FM Preview: Coventry City v Swansea City 22 Feb 2011

Last updated : 21 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Coventry City v Swansea City fixture

Swansea City face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 9 out of 13 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, with Swansea City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Tue 14 SepSwansea City2 - 1Coventry CityCHMP
2009/2010Tue 26 JanSwansea City0 - 0Coventry CityCHMP
2009/2010Sat 22 AugCoventry City0 - 1Swansea CityCHMP
2008/2009Fri 26 DecSwansea City0 - 0Coventry CityCHMP
2008/2009Tue 25 NovCoventry City1 - 1Swansea CityCHMP
1982/1983Sat 22 JanCoventry City0 - 0Swansea CityPREM
1982/1983Tue 31 AugSwansea City2 - 1Coventry CityPREM

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Swans have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 31 games played so far, Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 56 points from 32 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Coventry City6114694
Swansea City631211710

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been an indifferent run of form for the Swans of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Ricoh Arena with Swansea City coasting to victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Coventry City Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Swansea City Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.