-0.26 points a game is the venue form gap, in Coventry City's favour: Everton takes 1.30 a game at home over the last two seasons, Coventry City 1.56 away.
Everton: 47 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season. Coventry City: 50 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season in the Championship.
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
Everton -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 1, lost 1 of 4, scoring 5 and conceding 4. Last season at home: won 6, drew 5, lost 8 of 19, scoring 26 and conceding 27 -- 1.21 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Newcastle United 1-0 away; lost to Arsenal 0-2 away; lost to Chelsea 0-2 at home; drew with Hull City 2-2 away; beat Ipswich Town 1-0 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 46 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by David Moyes. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Coventry City -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 3 of 4, scoring 2 and conceding 7. Last season away in the Championship: won 10, drew 6, lost 5 of 21, scoring 39 and conceding 21 -- 1.71 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Sunderland 3-1 at home; lost to Fulham 0-1 at home; lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 away; beat Newcastle United 4-1 at home; beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 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.
Built 02:25 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.