Blackburn v Coventry prediction, betting tips and bet builder – Can Sky Blues soar to promotion?

Apr 16, 2026 - 07:15

Coventry head to Ewood Park to take on Blackburn on Friday night knowing that even a draw would guarantee promotion to the Premier League.

Blackburn v Coventry best bets

Coventry to win and both teams to score at 10/3 with Sky Bet
Haji Wright to score at 6/4 with Betfred
Taylor Gardner-Hickman to be carded at 11/4 with Sky Bet
Coventry to win, both teams to score, Wright to score, Gardner-Hickman carded at 17/2 with Sky Bet

Blackburn v Coventry latest odds

Find the latest Blackburn v Coventry betting odds here, odds courtesy of Betfred and are subject to change.

Blackburn – 13/5
Draw – 5/2
Coventry – EVS

Blackburn v Coventry prediction

Coventry make the trip to Lancashire on Friday night needing just one point from their final four matches of the Championship campaign to guarantee themselves promotion into the Premier League for their first top flight season in 26 years.

Frank Lampard’s side currently boast a 12 point lead over third placed Millwall with just four matches of the season to play, leaving them needing just a point from their trip to Ewood Park to guarantee promotion.

The Sky Blues have been stuttering towards the finish line in their bid for promotion, winning only two of their last five matches including back to back 0-0 draws against Hull and bottom of the table Sheffield Wednesday in their last two outings.

The West Midlands side do have a very strong recent away record though, with 13 points picked up from their last five games, a run of fixtures which has seen them concede just once on the road since the end of January.

Blackburn have their own reasons to pumped up for Friday’s match though as they continue their battle to avoid relegation, currently sat four points above the drop zone but having played a game more than all of the teams around them.

Michael O’Neill’s side have lost only one of their last six matches as they’ve continued to tick over their points total as they look to extend their eight-year stay in the second tier.

Rovers have only won two of their last 10 matches though, and just one win in five leaves them vulnerable to be caught up by the chasing pack, some of whom have managed to find some form as the end of the season approaches.

Only Sheffield Wednesday have picked up fewer wins and fewer points at home than the Lancashire side this season though, though one defeat in their last five at Ewood Park suggest they’re on the right track, even if they’re winless in their last four off the back of three consecutive stalemates.

Coventry are unbeaten in their last 10 matches against Blackburn, a run including clean sheets in their last five meetings and wins in their last three – it’s difficult to see the Sky Blues not confirming promotion on Friday night, a 2-1 away win perhaps the most likely outcome.

Blackburn v Coventry betting tips

Sky Blues soar the Premier League

Coventry are just a point away from promotion to the Premier League after 26 years outside the top flight and will be eager to get the job done at the first time of asking with three games to spare.

The Sky Blues have won four of their last five league games, while Blackburn are winless in their last four at home.

Coventry to win and both teams to score at 10/3 with Sky Bet

The Wright man

Swansea’s Zan Vipotnik is the only player in the Championship to have score more goals than Haji Wright this season.

The USA international has score 17 goals in all competitions this season, including six in his last eight starts.

Haji Wright to score at 6/4 with Betfred

Card-ner-Hickman

No player on either team has received more yellow cards this season than Blackburn’s Taylor Gardner-Hickman, the on loan midfielder having picked up his ninth of the campaign in Tuesday night’s defeat against Southampton.

Taylor Gardner-Hickman to be carded at 11/4 with Sky Bet

Blackburn v Coventry predicted lineups

Blackburn (3-4-3): Toth (GK); Atcheson, McLoughlin, Cashin; Hedges, Baradji, Gardner-Hickman, Ribeiro; Ohashi, Jorgensen, Morishita

Coventry (4-2-3-1): Rushworth (GK); van Ewijk, Latibeaudiere, Kitching, Dasilva; Grimes, Onyeka; Esse, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Wright

How to watch Blackburn v Coventry

Location: Ewood Park, Blackburn, UK
Date and time: Friday 17th April 2026, 8pm
How to watch: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Ultra HDR

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