Coventry City vs Bristol City: Prediction, Lineups & Odds (13/12/25)

Coventry City will look to bounce back to winning ways when they welcome on of the Championship’s most in-form teams in Bristol City to the CBS Arena on Saturday.

Our Three Predictions For Coventry City vs Bristol City

• First Prediction: Coventry City To Win – 4/6
• Second Prediction: Both Teams To Score – 4/6
• Third Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals – 4/6

First Prediction For Coventry City vs Bristol City – Coventry City To Win – 4/6

Coventry are in their worst form of the season heading into this game, although that shows just how strong they’ve been. They suffered their second loss of the campaign last weekend when they went down 3-0 at Ipswich Town and followed that with a disappointing 1-1 draw against 10-men Preston North End.

Still, both of those games came away from home and they’ve won their last 6 league outings at the CBS Arena. Only Norwich City and Hull City have left the West Midlands with a point and it is likely that the Sky Blues will be looking to put their woes on the road behind them on a return to home soil.

Bristol City have been fairly inconsistent since the beginning of November, which has seen them fall to 10th. They’ve won just 2 of their last 8, although they did secure a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth in their last away outing.

That success at Pompey was their first away from Ashton Gate since visiting Norwich City in October, although that was at a time when everyone was winning at Carrow Road. Since then, they were comprehensively beaten 5-1 by Stoke City, drew 1-1 at Watford and were defeated 2-0 by Wrexham. 

Second Prediction For Coventry City vs Bristol City – Both Teams To Score – 4/6

Coventry are fairly middle of the road when it comes to this market, with 60% of their fixtures seeing both teams score. However, this does rise to 67% at the CBS Arena.

The Sky Blues’ antics in front of goal have been well documented and they’ve not failed to find the back of the net at home since a 0-0 draw with Hull on the opening day of the season. Still, they are susceptible at the back and they’ve kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 10 games.

Bristol City rank lower here, with half their fixtures seeing both nets breached. This does fall to 44% away from home, although they have scored in their last 4 trips on the road.

Third Prediction For Coventry City vs Bristol City – Over 2.5 Goals – 4/6

Unsurprisingly, Coventry are one of the division’s highest when it comes to games that have featured at least 3 goals. A whopping 70% of their fixtures have achieved this feat, with the recent 1-1 draw with Preston the only one in their last 5 outings that has fallen short.

The last 4 games at the CBS Arena have generated 17 goals, with the Sky Blues scoring 3 in each of them. Only a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers in October has dipped below this market since a 1-1 draw with Norwich in mid-September.

Bristol City aren’t the most entertaining from a neutral perspective, with 45% of their games being high scoring affairs. This does include their last 3, but they are facing a different animal here. 

Best Odds For Coventry City vs Bristol City

Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head:

Coventry looked like they were storming to the Championship title a week ago when they opened up a 10 point gap a the top of the table. However, a 3-0 defeat at Ipswich and a 1-1 draw with Preston has seen that cut to 5.

The recent mini blip followed a run of 5 successive wins though. They emerged victorious against Sheffield United (3-1), Stoke City (1-0), West Bromwich Albion (3-2), Middlesbrough (4-2) and Charlton Athletic (3-1) prior to last weekend’s trip to Portman Road.

Bristol City have fallen away from the play-off positions following a run of form which has seen them win just 2 of their last 8. A 5-1 reverse at Stoke at the beginning of November kicked off their poor spell before losing 1-0 to Blackburn Rovers 3 days later.

The last game before the most recent international break saw The Robins draw 1-1 with Watford, but they returned to action with a 3-0 win over Swansea City. This proved to be a false dawn though, and they followed that with a 2-0 loss at Wrexham.

Gerhard Struber’s team last tasted victory at Fratton Park, beating Portsmouth 1-0. They head into this game on the back of a 1-0 home defeat to Millwall, although the 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Wednesday was a decent point.

There is very little to separate the 2 teams over the years, although Coventry won the last meeting in January. Bristol City last tasted success against the Sky Blues in 2023, although they haven’t won in the West Midlands in the league since 2014.

Overall, Coventry edge the head-to-head record, winning 27 of the previous 78 clashes. City have 25 victories, whilst the pair have played out 26 draws, the last of which came last season at Ashton Gate. 

Confrontation

13/12/2025

Championship Championship

Coventry

Bristol City

1

0

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Championship Championship

Coventry City

Bristol City

1

0

24/08/2024

Championship Championship

Bristol City

Coventry City

1

1

13/08/2024

League Cup League Cup

Bristol City

Coventry City

0

1

30/01/2024

Championship Championship

Coventry City

Bristol City

2

2

Last Results - Coventry

10/01/2026

FA Cup FA Cup

Stoke

Coventry

1

0

L

04/01/2026

Championship Championship

Birmingham

Coventry

3

2

L

01/01/2026

Championship Championship

Charlton

Coventry

1

1

D

29/12/2025

Championship Championship

Coventry

Ipswich

0

2

L

26/12/2025

Championship Championship

Coventry

Swansea

1

0

W

Last Results - Bristol City

10/01/2026

FA Cup FA Cup

Bristol City

Watford

5

1

W

04/01/2026

Championship Championship

Bristol City

Preston

0

2

L

01/01/2026

Championship Championship

Bristol City

Portsmouth

5

0

W

29/12/2025

Championship Championship

Millwall

Bristol City

2

1

L

26/12/2025

Championship Championship

West Brom

Bristol City

1

2

W

Where To Watch Coventry City vs Bristol City

Where can I watch this game, either in person or on TV?

• Location: The CBS Arena, Judds Lane, Coventry, CV6 6GE
• Date: December 13th, 2025
• TV Channel: This game is not scheduled for TV broadcast.

Probable Lineups For Coventry City vs Bristol City

Predicted Coventry City Lineup

• Lineup: Rushworth; Kesler-Hayden, Thomas, Kitching, Dasilva; Torp, Grimes; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Wright
• Injured/Suspended: Dovin, Eccles, van Ewijk, Thomas-Asante
• Manager: Frank Lampard

Predicted Bristol City Lineup

• Lineup: Vitek; Tanner, Dickie, Borges; McCrorie, Sykes, Randell, Mehmeti, Pring; Armstrong, Jakobsen
• Injured/Suspended: Bird, Atkinson, Williams, McNally
• Manager: Gerhard Struber

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