Our prediction for this Championship match:
Blackburn Rovers
Match Time & Date:
16/10/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-2
Coventry
Ewood Park will host Saturday’s Championship game between Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City. The Riversiders have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team crushing Cardiff City 5-1 at home, while losing to both Huddersfield and Blackpool on the road. Blackburn obviously produce much, much better displays at home than on the travels, but this match will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side.
Since Sam Gallagher suffered an injury in the last league match, and given Ben Brereton’s international commitments with Chile, we are not tempted to put our money on the home side. The Sky Blues, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a heavy 5-0 loss to Luton Town, with the team rolling over promotion-chasing Fulham 4-1, and given the number of absentees in the home team, away win should be considered. Defender Ian Maatsen is banned for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Lewis Holtby):
Lewis Holtby is a left-footed footballer who plays for Hamburg as a midfielder. Holtby began his senior career at Alemannia Aachen and he played for the club between 2007 and 2009. The German player then joined Schalke in 2009, but he was quickly sent to Bochum on loan.
After ending his loan spells with Bochum and Mainz, he returned to Schalke and it has to be noted that he made 55 goals for the club, scoring 10 goals in Bundesliga. On 28 January, 2013 Holtby signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur, but he was playing below expectations for the Premier League club.
In September, 2014 Holtby joined Hamburg on loan and on 1 July, 2015 he signed a permanent contract with the club. His contract with Hamburg expires on 30 June, 2018. Lewis Holtby has 24 caps for Germany U21 and he made his debut for German national team on 17 November, 2010 in a goalless draw with Sweden. He started the game, but he was substituted by Andre Schurrle after 77 minutes.
Highlighted Team (Coventry):
Nicknamed the Sky Blues, Coventry City are an English football club that compete in the League One. Coventry City, who were founded on August 13, 1883 as Singers FC, wear sky blue kit when playing on home soil, whilst their away colour is white.
Aston Villa and Leicester City are considered the club’s main rivals, but they have rivalry with fellow West Midlands clubs Wallsall and Burton Albion as well. Coventry City have yet to win the Premier League trophy, but they did well to go all the way in the FA Cup in the 1986/1987 season, with the team beat Charlton Athletic in the two-legged final. They share stadium with Birmingham City, with both clubs playing their home games at St. Andrew’s Stadium.
Built in December, 1906, St. Andrew’s Stadium can hold up to 29,409 spectators. Dion Dublin is one of the most famous Coventry City players, with the legendary centre-forward scoring 61 goals in 145 appearances for the club in the league.
