Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn will be looking to keep their place in the play-offs and try to break away from their direct rivals Coventry City. Nevertheless, it will be difficult for Yon-Dal Tomasson’s team to realize their plans. He excels neither in defense (xga = 1.17) nor in attack (xg = 0.98 – 3rd from the bottom).
Also, the “vagabonds” are clearly not in the best shape to play right now. They cannot win 5 matches in a row in all tournaments, which will certainly affect the mental state of the players.
City of Coventry
“Coventry” is a line below its opponent, 1 point behind them. Should the Sky Blues win, they will be able to break into the playoffs for a while, which will be a powerful motivator.
As practice shows, in most of its matches, Mark Robins’ team plays open, vertical football. Thanks to this, she manages to create many sharp chances on the opponent’s goal (xg = 1.39 – 3rd place), but fails to achieve credibility close to her own (xg = 1.23).
Key midfielder Jamie Allen (6+2) will not help the club in the upcoming meeting, the absence of which will adversely affect the balance of the game.
Forecast
Despite the importance of the match and the high cost of error, I assume the match will be open and productive. Coventry City’s unbalanced play and Blackburn’s unsettled defense of late will only add to this.