Middlesbrough were arguably lucky to earn all three points at Huddersfield, although Boro do have the potential to dominate teams at the Riverside.
Coventry rested some of their key men from the start on Friday night and should be good enough to force a share of the spoils on Teesside.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 42.76%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 32.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.97%) and 2-0 (7.03%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 0-1 (7.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.