In this week 17 match on the 22nd of October, Stoke City will host Coventry City at Bet365 Stadium in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Stoke City sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Preston North End. Will Smallbone struck first for Stoke City in the 58th minute, then Tyrese Campbell added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Lewis Baker At the end of 90 a dissapointed Preston North End couldn’t manage to score, and Stoke City took the shutout win. Stoke City is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 24th placed Coventry City is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Cardiff City. Viktor Gyökeres struck first for Coventry City in the 34th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cardiff City couldn’t muster any offence and Coventry City ran away with the shutout win. Coventry City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Coventry City won the head to head battle with 1 win. Liam Delap has been the most prolific scorer on Stoke City in the last five matches with two goals.