Our prediction for this Championship match:
Coventry
Match Time & Date:
23/11/2021
20:45
Prediction: 1-0
Birmingham City
Coventry Building Society Arena will host Tuesday’s football game between Coventry City and Birmingham City, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. The Sky Blues are enjoying a season to remember, with the team sitting in top five ahead of the midweek clash. Coventry City are a real force to be reckoned with at home, and you should bear in mind that they are eyeing their eighth home win of the process.
All Josh Pask, Jake Clarke-Salter, and Martyn Waghorn are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team. The Blues, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team losing to both Reading and Hull City in the previous two league fixtures. Birmingham City are not regarded as good travelers, and given Coventry’s impressive home record, the visitors are likely to return home empty-handed. Gary Gardner misses out through suspension, while all Pedersen, Colin, Chong, George, Friend, and Graham are injured.
Highlighted Player (Wesley Jobello):
Wesley Jobello is a Martiniquais professional footballer who plays for Coventry City in the English Football League One. He was born in Gennevilliers, France, on the 23rd of January 1994. The 26-year-old is a Marseille youth product, having featured for both the club's first team and the b-team over 50 times.
His debut appearance came as a substitute against Sochaux in Ligue 1 match on the 20th of May 2012. Apart from Marseille, his resume includes playing for teams Clermont Foot and Gazelec Ajaccio. He signed for Coventry City on the 30th of June 2019, on a three-year contract. Jobello has played ten games for the English outfit so far, providing a goal and an assist apiece in the process. Incidentally, Coventry marks his first time playing outside France.
On the International forefront, Jobello, initially a youth International for France, represented the nation at the under-18 level before switching to play for The Martinique national football team. His International career highlight is getting selected for Martinique's 40 man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Jobello is predominantly a left midfielder but is capable of playing on the right as well.
Highlighted Team (Birmingham City):
Birmingham City are a club located in the city of Birmingham, England. Birmingham City were founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, but the club’s named was changed to Small Heath in 1888. 17 years later they became Birmingham and in 1943 they finally changed their name to Birmingham City.
The Blues welcome their rivals at St. Andrew’s, the stadium that was opened in 1906. Birmingham City compete in the Championship and their fiercest rivals are WBA and Aston Villa. The Blues made it to the FA Cup final twice, but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. In 1931 they were beaten by their local rivals WBA in the title game (1-2), whilst in 1956 they were outplayed by Manchester City in the title game.
The colour of Birmingham’s home kit is blue with white stripe. Trevor Francis, Gil Merrick, Bob Latchford, Jeff Hall, Alex Govan, Joe Bradford and Christophe Dugarry are notable footballers who played for the St. Andrew’s outfit in the past.
