There are two big games in the Championship tonight, and Paul Robinson has used them to make up two thirds of his near 4/15.00 Daily Acca.
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Sky Blues to finally beat Preston
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Leicester to avoid defeat at Elland Road
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Sociedad to make it back to back successes
The Sky Blues face one of their bogey teams in the shape of Preston this evening, but given the results that Mark Robins' men have been achieving of late, I am expecting them to end their Preston hoodoo.
Coventry haven't beaten the Lancashire club in the seven meetings since they were promoted back to the Championship in 2020. They didn't even manage a victory against them in the six fixtures they faced them in during their League One campaigns between 2012 and 2015.
Only Norwich, Stoke and West Brom have beaten Coventry at the CBS Arena since the start of 2023 though, and only the Baggies defeat was this season.
Ryan Lowe's visitors are in good form - currently unbeaten in five - but they can be a bit streaky, and it's three defeats from their last five on the road.
The top two in the Championship meet at Elland Road this evening, and I am surprised that the leaders can be backed at 8/111.73 to avoid defeat.
The Foxes are nine points clear at the top of the league, and have been the stand-out side all season. They have lost just five of 33 outings, which is quite the achievement in the Championship, and it's just two losses from 16 away from the King Power.
Daniel Farke's hosts are on an eight match winning streak in the Championship, and perhaps even more impressively they kept seven clean sheets during that run, but they didn't face a team of Leicester's calibre - who will be looking to avenge their November loss.
Real Sociedad's lack of wins in recent weeks has seen them slip out of the top four race in La Liga, and they are now looking over their shoulder when it comes to Europa League qualification.
I do fancy them to win at home tonight though, as they had a morale boosting victory at Mallorca last weekend, and they can make it back to back victories in the league for the first time since November.
Villarreal are the visitors, and while they are unbeaten in five, four of those were draws. Their overall profile is a bit patchy, and they have the third worst defensive record in the division.