Pick of the stats: Portsmouth v Coventry City
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No club has taken more points on the road than the 11 managed by Championship leaders Coventry City this season.
The Sky Blues are also one of only three teams unbeaten on their travels in the division.
Home side Portsmouth are struggling for goals with only Sheffield United (4) and Blackburn Rovers (7) having scored fewer than their seven.
Portsmouth have won four of their past five home league games against Coventry City (D1) since a 3-0 reverse in April 2011.
Coventry have won two of their past three league matches against Portsmouth (L1), this after only winning one of their previous seven prior (D2 L4).
After their 1-0 win over Middlesbrough, Portsmouth could win back-to-back home league games without conceding for the first time since October 2023.
Coventry have won both of their past two away league games by an aggregate score of 9-0. They could become the first side in English league history to win three successive away games in the second tier by 4+ goals.
Coventry have won both of their past two midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games, including one against Portsmouth in April (1-0). The Sky Blues last won three in a row in December 2022.
