Pick of the stats: Bristol City v Coventry City
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Bristol City will hope to bring joy to Ashton Gate following a dismal FA Cup defeat away to Port Vale in the week with a big win over Championship leaders Coventry City on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
The Robins suffered a 1-0 loss to the Valiants in extra time to end their FA Cup run and with seven points separating from the top six, their play-off dream also seems to be heading for disappointment.
But they can revive the last embers of hope if they beat the Sky Blues - though they would need to upset a four-match winning streak to do so.
Bristol City have won one of their last 10 league matches against Coventry (D4 L5), a 1-0 home win in the 2023-24 season.
Coventry City are looking for their first league double over Bristol City since the 2021-22 campaign.
Bristol City go into this game 21 points behind Coventry in the Championship table – the Robins have lost eight of their last 11 league games when trailing a side by 21+ points before the game (W2 D1), with their most recent game seeing them lose 4-0 to Leeds in April 2025.
Coventry City won 13 points in the Championship in February (W4 D1), only two fewer than they won across 12 matches in December and January this season (15 – W4 D3 L5).
Haji Wright scored five goals in the Championship in February, the most of any player. Wright is just one goal (currently 43 in 104 games) behind the record for Championship goals for Coventry (since 2004-05), with Gary McSheffrey netting 44.
