There was a solemn feeling around the Ricoh Arena last weekend as Ipswich delivered a fatal blow to Coventry's survival hopes, scoring a 96th minute winner in a 3-2 thriller.
That latest loss leaves the Sky Blues seven points from safety and they will go into this Saturday's clash with Reading as clear underdogs. The bookies have priced them at 9/2 to win at the Madejski Stadium, small wonder when you consider they haven't won away from home all season (losing 11), and are on a terrible run of losing their last seven away matches on the bounce. Reading have been made clear favourites at 8/15 with the draw priced at 3/1.
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I can see this one being kept tight for as long as possible by the Sky Blues, who will make life difficult for the Royals, not as an attacking force as such, but they will look to upset the rhythm of Brian McDermott's side by keeping wingers Jimmy Kebe and Jobi McAnuff quiet as well as keeping a keen eye on veteran striker Jason Roberts. Reading have won 3 and lost 3 in their last six games, so their recent form is erratic, and if Coventry avoid conceding early then I fancy under 2.5 goals to be a real runner. In this fixture, the last 3 have all ended in draws - all of which finished unders. That statistic is backed up by another - 3 of the last 7 meetings between these sides have finished with a scoreline of 0-0.
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