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Coventry City and AS Roma go head-to-head at St George's Park in a thrilling friendly on Tuesday. With their 2024-25 EFL Championship opener on the horizon, the Sky Blues will be looking to close out their pre-season fixtures on a high.
Coventry City continue to struggle for consistency in the off-season as they fell to a narrow 2-1 loss against German outfit Werder Bremen on Saturday.
The Sky Blues have now failed to win three of their five pre-season games while claiming victories over English sides Stevenage and Everton respectively.
Coventry City will follow Tuesday’s game with a journey to the bet365 Stadium to take on Stoke City in their 2024-25 Championship curtain-raiser on August 10.
AS Roma, on the other hand, played out a somewhat disappointing 1-1 draw with Greek outfit Olympiacos at the Stadio Centro d'Italia on Saturday.
Daniele De Rossi’s men have failed to win their three friendly matches so far, claiming two draws and losing once while conceding three goals and scoring once.
Roma have come into pre-season off the back of a decent 2023-24 campaign as they picked up 63 points from 38 games to finish sixth in the Serie A table and secure a place in the Europa League.
Coventry City vs AS Roma Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first-ever meeting between Coventry City and Roma, and both sides will be looking to begin their head-to-head record on a positive note.
- Roma have won just two of their last 11 matches all across competitions while losing four and picking up five draws since April.
- Coventry have failed to win 10 of their last 12 matches, losing eight and claiming two draws since early April.
- Roma are winless in seven of their last eight away matches across all competitions, losing three and claiming four draws in that time.
Coventry City vs AS Roma Prediction
Coventry will look to wrap up their pre-season on a high and pick up a morale-boosting result ahead of their Championship opener against Stoke City.
However, given the gulf in quality between the two sides, we are backing Roma to secure the win at St George's Park.
Prediction: Coventry City 1-2 AS Roma
Coventry City vs AS Roma Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Roma to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in four of Roma’s last five outings)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in Roma’s last seven games)
