Coventry City vs Rotherham Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 03/03/2024, 13:45  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 05/03/2024 at 06:45 in Championship Prediction

Coventry City may be in the FA Cup quarter finals but they need some wins in the Championship. They are ninth in the table and host Rotherham who are rock bottom. The Sky Blues are five points behind the final promotion play-off position after two successive league defeats. Last Friday saw them lose 2-1 at local rivals West Bromwich Albion and before that had lost 3-0 at home to Preston. Sandwiched inbetween those two losses was their 5-0 home win over Maidstone United in the FA Cup. Coventry have won seven of their 17 home league games with eight draws and only a couple of losses. They'd gone nine home league games without defeat before the loss to Preston.

Rotherham United already look doomed to relegation. The Millers are a massive 19 points from safety, all but 20 because of their miserable -37 goal difference. The weekend saw them lose 1-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday who are one place above them. That left United 16 points adrift at the bottom and it's only a matter of time before relegation to League One occurs. Rotherham have lost their last seven league games with no win in their last 11. On the road, they are yet to win a league match this season with just four points earned from 17 fixtures. The last three have all been lost with nine goals conceded. We back Coventry to win this and lead at both half and full time.