Date: Saturday 5th April 2025
Time: 12.30 GMT
Location: Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Odds: Coventry City 2/1* – Draw 21/10* – Burnley 13/10*
Playoff-chasing Coventry City host title-chasing Burnley at the Coventry Building Society Arena on April 5th.
This top-of-the-table clash between two of the league’s most in-form teams will be a closely fought affair, with both sides desperate for three points that will take them one step closer to the English Premier League.
Here, we look closer at the fixture between Coventry City and Burnley and introduce betting tips and insights. We also reveal how you can bet on this match, and all other EFL Championship matches throughout the season at talkSPORT BET Sportsbook.
Coventry City v Burnley Betting Tips
- Burnley have the best defence in the Championship by far. Incredibly, after 39 games, the Clarets have only conceded 11 goals. Therefore, backing Burnley to win to nil could be a good shout ahead of this match, while a 1-0 or 2-0 correct score wager could also offer decent returns.
- This isn’t a good game to pick for your both teams to score accumulator. In fact, both teams have failed to score in the last three league meetings between Burnley and Coventry City. So, if you’re planning a BTTS accumulator this weekend, you could select this as a fixture in which both teams won’t score.
- Burnley are the form team going into this match, winning four and drawing one of their last five games. Coventry City, on the other hand, have lost two of their previous five matches, following an incredible run under Frank Lampard. Though we expect this fixture to be close, we think Burnley will edge it to crank up the pressure on Leeds United and Sheffield United in the race for automatic promotion.
This Fixture in History
Coventry City and Burnley have only met competitively 51 times in the English football pyramid. Their first meeting was in an FA Cup tie in February 1911 – Burnley ran out 5-0 winners against the Sky Blues.
Throughout history, Burnley have a good record against Coventry, winning 26 of their 51 meetings. Coventry City have won 12 games, while there have been 13 draws between the teams.
In more recent times, Burnley also have the upper hand against Coventry. For instance, in eleven competitive matches between the teams since May 2007, Coventry City have only beaten the Clarets once – a 1-0 home win in November 2010.
Moreover, Burnley have won four of the last five matches against Coventry and have only conceded two goals against the Sky Blues. So, while Coventry are enjoying a good season, history shows us that Burnley are the favourites in this one.
Coventry City Man to Watch: Haji Wright
Coventry’s American centre forward Haji Wright fired in a hat-trick in City’s comprehensive 3-0 win over Sunderland in March. Though he’s struggled with injuries this term, Wright has bagged ten league goals for Coventry and is their main threat in the penalty area.
If he’s fit and firing, he will cause problems for Burnley’s outstanding defence.
Burnley Man to Watch: Josh Brownhill
Josh Brownhill has established himself as Scott Parker’s key player this season, scoring 13 goals and laying on four assists for his teammates. It’s his best-ever goalscoring return in the Championship, and he’s already scored six more goals than his second-best season in 2022-23.
Though Brownhill is at the heart of Burnley’s engine room, he’s earned his reputation as one of the Championship’s most dangerous goal-scoring midfielders, and Coventry will need to keep him quiet this weekend.
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Coventry City v Burnley Betting Options
You have several options when it comes to betting on Coventry City v Burnley at talkSPORT BET:
- Match betting: Bet on Coventry City or Burnley to win this Championship clash. You can also bet on the draw.
- Total goals: If you can’t pick a winner, bet on the total number of goals you think these teams will score, over or under 1.5 or 2.5, for instance. Considering Burnley’s mean defence, an under bet could be a good option.
- Both teams to score: Do you think Coventry and Burnley will both find the net? Back both teams to score in this much-loved football wager. Alternatively, you can bet on both teams not to score if you think Burnley or Coventry will keep a clean sheet.
- First or anytime scorer: Pick any player you think will score first or at any time in Coventry.
Burnley hosted Coventry City at Turf Moor on November 26th. The game finished 2-0 to the home side, with goals from Jeremy Sarmiento and CJ Egan-Riley.
You can back Burnley to gain promotion to the Premier League at the end of this season at odds of 4/9*. Coventry City are priced at 5/1* to gain promotion under Frank Lampard. You can bet on all Championship outright markets at talkSPORT BET.
*Odds correct at the time of writing.
