It's a big one in the Championship tonight as two of the bigger stories of the season merge through a meeting of "Wrexham Hollywood" and league leaders Coventry City at the Racecourse Ground.
Despite three successive promotions, the pressure is growing on Phil Parkinson after an underwhelming start to the season for Wrexham. The Red Dragons most recently lost an all-Welsh affair to League One side Cardiff City in midweek in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.
Frank Lampard led Coventry to the playoff semi-finals last season and now the Sky Blues sit at the top-of-the-table in the Championship. They remain unbeaten after a brilliant campaign in which they are running rampant, heading into this one on the back of six successive victories. Incredibly, the 18 goals they have managed on the road is at least double that of any other team.
AllSportsPeople brings you our betting preview, complete with the latest tips, predictions and odds as Coventry seek to extend their unbeaten run.
Wrexham vs. Coventry: Who will win tonight?
Known for his obdurate and defensive style of football, Phil Parkinson is managing to get a tune out of his Wrexham side in the league, at least in terms of the avoidance of defeat.
They are struggling to get over the line, though, and claim all three points which will give Coventry confidence they can continue their unbeaten start to the season (8W 4D 0L).
Coventry have, perhaps inevitably as league leaders, been overperforming their underlying data - not by a concerning amount, but they won't find it easy in north Wales. Starting with a draw against Derby five weeks ago, Wrexham have conceded exactly one goal in five of their last six league matches, beating Oxford 1-0 in the other.
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Head-to-Head: Wrexham vs. Coventry
- The most recent outing between these two sides saw non-league Wrexham defeat Coventry away from home in the third round of the 2022/23 FA Cup, winning 4-3 on that occasion.
- Coventry had been unbeaten in the previous four matches between the two sides and they have had the better of it between the two sides.
- Overall, the two sides have clashed on 11 occasions with Wrexham winning three of them and Coventry having come out on top in the other eight games.
Wrexham vs. Coventry Form Guide
Wrexham — Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)
- Wrexham 1-2 Cardiff City (EFL Cup)
- Middlesbrough 1-1 Wrexham (Championship)
- Wrexham 1-0 Oxford United (Championship)
- Stoke City 1-0 Wrexham (Championship)
- Wrexham 1-1 Birmingham City (Championship)
Coventry – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)
- Coventry City 3-1 Watford (Championship)
- Portsmouth 1-2 Coventry City (Championship)
- Coventry City 3-0 Blackburn Rovers (Championship)
- Sheffield Wednesday 0-5 Coventry City (Championship)
- Millwall 0-4 Coventry City (Championship)
Wrexham vs. Coventry Score Prediction
Wrexham now haven’t conceded more than a goal in a Championship game in since a 3-2 victory at Carrow Road against Norwich City in mid-September; which is a run of six matches.
The Sky Blues, as mentioned, have been naturally overperforming their expected goals output, having scored 34 goals in their 12 games. They are the top scorers both at home (16) and away (18).
Despite their attacking edge, we've gone for a score draw in a tight Friday night affair.
Prediction: Wrexham 1-1 Coventry (6/1 with Bet365)
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Wrexham vs. Coventry Team News
Wrexham Team News
- Up against Cardiff, Wrexham heavily rotated their starting eleven and they will be expected to make a few more changes and revert back to normal with the likes of Ryan Barnett and George Thomason dropping back out of the side.
- Kieffer Moore scored from the bench the other day and he will come back into their eleven alongside key men such as Issa Kabore and Josh Windass.
- The hosts have quite a few injury issues as summer signing Ben Sheaf is sidelined alongside experienced striker Jay Rodriguez and defender Lewis Brunt (sidelined for 12 weeks with a thigh injury).
Coventry Team News
- Coventry are close to welcoming back key midfielder Jack Rudoni, who has been missing for large parts of the start of this season as they run rampant at the top.
- Full-back Milan van Ewijk is missing through suspension for this weekend with Kaine Kesler Hayden a more than capable deputy for the Sky Blues.
- Coventry will be without goalkeeper Oliver Dovin, but could yet include Joel Latibeaudiere or Victor Torp, who missed the win over Watford as a precaution.
Wrexham vs. Coventry Predicted Lineups
This is how we think these two sides will lineup tonight.
Wrexham predicted lineup to play Coventry
(4-2-3-1) Okonkwo (GK) — Cleworth, Hyam, Scarr — Kabore, Dobson, James, Longman — Windass, O’Brien — Moore
Coventry predicted lineup to play Wrexham
(3-4-2-1) Rushworth (GK) — Kesler Hayden, Thomas, Kitching, Dasilva — Allen, Grimes — Sakamoto, Thomas-Asante, Mason-Clark — Wright
Wrexham vs. Coventry Betting Odds
- Wrexham to Win: 3/1 with Sky Bet
- Coventry to Win: 17/20 with Paddy Power
- Draw: 14/5 with Betfair
Bet Builder Tips: Wrexham vs. Coventry
Our bet builder for Wrexham vs. Coventry is under 3.5 goals, George Dobson to be carded, Haji Wright to have a shot on target, Kieffer Moore to have three or more shots and over 8.5 corners in the match which comes to overall odds of 12.07/1 with Sky Bet.
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How to watch Wrexham vs. Coventry: Live stream, TV channel
Here's all the key information on how to watch Wrexham vs. Coventry tonight:
- Date: Friday, October 31
- Venue: Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, England
- Time: 8:00 p.m.
- TV/Stream: Sky Sports / Sky Go
EFL Championship fixture schedule this week
Friday, October 31
- Wrexham vs. Coventry
Saturday, November 1
- Leicester vs. Blackburn
- Norwich vs. Hull City
- West Brom vs. Sheffield United
- Southampton vs. Preston
- QPR vs. Ipswich
- Sheffield United vs. Derby
- Watford vs. Middlesbrough
- Birmingham vs. Portsmouth
- Stoke City vs. Bristol City
- Oxford United vs. Millwall
- Charlton vs. Swansea