+1.43 points a game is the venue form gap, in Coventry City's favour: Coventry City takes 2.25 a game at home over the last two seasons, Fulham 0.82 away.
Coventry City: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season in the Championship. Fulham: 45 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Coventry City -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 2 of 3, scoring 4 and conceding 7. Last season at home in the Championship: won 16, drew 3, lost 2 of 21, scoring 44 and conceding 18 -- 2.43 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 away; beat Newcastle United 4-1 at home; beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 away; lost to Brighton & Hove Albion 0-5 at home; lost to Manchester City 0-1 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 33 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Frank Lampard. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Fulham -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 2 of 3, scoring 1 and conceding 3. Last season away: won 4, drew 5, lost 10 of 19, scoring 17 and conceding 31 -- 0.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Hull City 1-0 at home; lost to Ipswich Town 1-2 away; drew with Manchester United 1-1 at home; drew with Liverpool 0-0 away; lost to Crystal Palace 2-3 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 45 matches with one recorded (38, 7 apiece), most recently Álvaro Arbeloa Coca with 7. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:08 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.