The Mark Robins derby takes place in the Championship on Saturday lunchtime as Coventry host Stoke at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry v Stoke best bets

• Coventry to win and Jack Rudoni to score or assist – 11/8 with Sky Bet
• Coventry to win 3-1 – 11/1 with Sky Bet

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Coventry v Stoke odds

Find the latest match odds for Coventry v Stoke on Sky Bet. Odds are subject to change.

• Coventry – 8/15
• Draw – 3/1
• Stoke – 19/4

Coventry v Stoke prediction

Saturday lunchtime sees Stoke boss Mark Robins return to the side he spent seven and a half years, guiding the Sky Blues from League Two to a penalty shoot-out defeat in the Championship play-off final, before being his marching orders in November last year after a slow start to the campaign.

Coventry head into the weekend high on confidence having broken into the Championship’s top six after last weekend’s 3-2 win at Oxford, their fourth win in a row and their eighth win in their last nine matches.

After an inconsistent start to life as Coventry manager after taking over in late November, Frank Lampard has turned his team into a winning machine, taking over a side down in 17th place and two points above the relegation zone and taking them into fifth place where they currently reside.

The West Midlands side have lost only one of their last 11 home games against Championship opposition since, which came at the hands of league leaders Leeds last month.

The high flying Sky Blues take on a Stoke side managed by their former long term manager, who have had a troubling season so far and head into the weekend just five points above the relegation zone after four defeats and just one win in their last six games.

The Potters have lost three of their last four matches on the road and have just one win away from home in the league since early November, a run spanning 10 matches, winning only three of their 17 games on their travels in the league this season.

The Staffordshire side have won only two of their last 10 games against Coventry in all competitions but are both of those came in their last four meetings, and head into Saturday’s clash unbeaten in three of their last four games against the Sky Blues.

Coventry will head into Saturday’s bout in electric form and as strong favourites for victory, though have found clean sheets hard to come by in recent games – leading me to predict a 3-1 home win to kick off the Sky Blues’ weekend.

Coventry v Stoke betting tips

Coventry are flying high on confidence with eight wins in their last nine league games while Stoke have won just one of their last six, a run which includes four defeats.

Jack Rudoni has proved to be one of the signings of the season in the Championship, joining the Sky Blues from Huddersfield, and no second tier player has assisted more goals in all competitions than the midfielder, who has also scored in each of his last two games.

• Coventry to win and Jack Rudoni to score or assist – 11/8 with Sky Bet
• Coventry to win 3-1 – 11/1 with Sky Bet

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How to watch Coventry v Stoke

• Location: Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
• Date and time: Saturday 8th March 2025, 12:30pm
• How to watch: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Ultra HDR

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