Wolves vs Coventry City Prediction & Betting Tips - FA Cup

Prediction published on 15/03/2024, 23:57  by Ian John in FA Cup Predictions

Wolves face Coventry City in the FA Cup Quarter Final on Saturday (12.15pm kickoff) in a game that pits a mid-table Premier League team against a Playoff-chasing Championship rival. Wolves fine run of form of late with 3 defeats in their last 15 games in all competitions has seen them move up to 9th in the Premier League table, ahead of Newcastle United and Chelsea. A 2-1 home win of Fulham last weekend set them up nicely for this quarter final tie. In the FA Cup Third Round Wolves drew 1-1 away at Brentford before beating the Bees 3-2 in a replay, then they beat West Brom 2-0 at the Hawthorns in the 4th Round and in the 5th Round eked out a 1-0 win over Brighton at Molineux. Having already faced two Premier League teams and a playoff bound Championship team in this competition thus far, Wolves are already battle-hardened for the game against their local rivals on Saturday.

Coventry City boss Mark Robins will have one eye on an FA Cup Semi Final at Wembley, but another on reaching the playoffs once again as the Sky Blues lie 8th in the Championship, just one point out of the playoff spots with nine games of the season remaining. They have won their last two Championship matches, after succumbing to two defeats in their previous two, but their form in the FA Cup has been sensational this season. They defeated Oxford 6-2 in the third Round of the competition, before drawing 1-1 away at Sheffield Wednesday in the Fourth Round, winning the replay 4-1 at home. They then thrashed Maidstone United 5-0 in the 5th Round meaning they have scored 16 goals in their four FA Cup games. Wolves will certainly be glad, based on that kind of home form in the Cup, that this game will be played at Molineux.