Pick of the stats: Coventry City v Stoke City
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Four months after being sacked by the Sky Blues, Mark Robins returns to Coventry on Saturday (12:30 GMT) as Stoke visit the CBS Arena in a game with plenty at stake for both clubs.
With 11 Championship games remaining, the Sky Blues sit fifth on the back of eight wins in nine league games and are seeking to take a grip on a play-off spot.
The Potters are 20th, five points above the relegation zone, having picked up just four points from their past five league games.
Coventry City have lost just two of their past nine league games against Stoke City (W4 D3), though have failed to score in three of their last four games against the Potters.
After winning the reverse fixture 1-0 back in August, Stoke City are looking to record a league double over Coventry City for the first time since the 1979-80 season.
Coventry City have won eight of their past nine league games (L1), winning each of their last four since a 2-0 defeat to table-topping Leeds.
Since Frank Lampard's first game in charge, only Leeds (12) have won more Championship games than the Sky Blues (11).
Stoke boss Mark Robins has picked up just 10 points in 10 league games as Potters boss (W2 D4 L4). He was in charge of Coventry for their 1-0 defeat to Stoke on the opening day of this season, with this his first league meeting against his former side since September 2015, a 1-0 win for Scunthorpe in League One.
Six of Coventry City's past eight Championship goals have been headers and they've netted 17 headed goals this season, the most by a team in one season since 2021-22, when Cardiff (20) and Fulham (22) both scored as many.