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    16th September COVENTRY - ASTON VILLA

    PREVIEW

    • Wed 20:00 Coventry Vs Aston Villa
    • Predicted Score: Coventry 0 - 2 Aston Villa

    Probable Lineups

    ( 3-4-2-1 ) Coventry

    Aston Villa ( 4-2-3-1 )

    • Rushworth
    • 6.5
    • Pinnock
    • 6.6
    • Amenda
    • 6.8
    • Thomas
    • 6.1
    • Dasilva
    • 6.5
    • Torp
    • 8.3
    • Yirenkyi
    • 7.1
    • Ewijk
    • 6.1
    • Cherif
    • 6.5
    • Hamer
    • 6.5
    • Thomas-Asante
    • 6.5
    • Bizot
    • 6.1
    • Ruggeri
    • 6.9
    • Mings
    • 6.1
    • Harwood-Bellis
    • 6.1
    • Wan-Bissaka
    • 6.1
    • Gomes
    • 6.9
    • Bogarde
    • 6.1
    • Mbaye
    • 6.1
    • Manzambi
    • 6.1
    • Alysson
    • 6.1
    • Abraham
    • 6.1
    • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    Injuries and Suspensions

    CoventryVsAston Villa

    PlayerRatingStatus
    Taiwo Awoniyi ★7.77 Out - suspended
    Luke Woolfenden- Out - injured
    Haji Wright- Out - injured
    Kaine Kesler-Hayden- Out - injured
    Frank Onyeka- Doubtful - injured
    PlayerRatingStatus
    Amadou Onana- Out - injured
    Brian Madjo- Out - injured
    Leon Goretzka- Out - injured
    Pau Torres- Out - injured
    Ian Maatsen- Out - injured
    • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

    Team News

    • Taiwo Awoniyi will miss out due to suspension after receiving a red card against Brighton on Saturday.

    • Brandon Thomas-Asante is likely to take his place in the starting XI.

    • Joao Gomes is eligible for selection after completing a three-match suspension.

    • Pau Torres and Ian Maatsen, both defenders, have joined the injury list over the weekend, with Tyrone Mings and Matteo Ruggeri expected to step in.

    • Marco Bizot might be selected in goal, with summer arrivals Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Johan Manzambi, Ibrahim Mbaye and Alejandro Garnacho all in contention for their maiden starts.

    Odds

    Coventry Win: 3.1

    DRAW: 3.5

    Aston Villa Win: 2.15

    Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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    Game Analysis

    • There is a clear but slim favourite here. Aston Villa is the shortest price on a book of 3.1 / 3.5 / 2.15 (1 / X / 2), an implied 43.3%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 30.1% / 26.6% / 43.3% on an overround of 7.3%.

    • Coventry team news: Taiwo Awoniyi will miss out due to suspension after receiving a red card against Brighton on Saturday.

    • Coventry team news: Brandon Thomas-Asante is likely to take his place in the starting XI.

    • Aston Villa team news: Joao Gomes is eligible for selection after completing a three-match suspension.

    • Aston Villa team news: Pau Torres and Ian Maatsen, both defenders, have joined the injury list over the weekend, with Tyrone Mings and Matteo Ruggeri expected to step in.

    • Coventry are without 5 — Taiwo Awoniyi (Out - suspended), Luke Woolfenden (Out - injured), Haji Wright (Out - injured), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Out - injured), Frank Onyeka (Doubtful - injured). Of those, Taiwo Awoniyi (7.77/10) is the one this team genuinely misses.

    • Aston Villa are without 5 — Amadou Onana (Out - injured), Brian Madjo (Out - injured), Leon Goretzka (Out - injured), Pau Torres (Out - injured), Ian Maatsen (Out - injured).

    • Early lineups are in: Coventry set up 3-4-2-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

    • Coventry lean hardest on Jay Dasilva (8.5), Milan van Ewijk (8.5), Bobby Thomas (8.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Taiwo Awoniyi is out for Coventry — index 8.5, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Frank Onyeka is out for Coventry — index 7.7, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Aston Villa lean hardest on Matteo Ruggeri (6.9), João Gomes (6.9), Tyrone Mings (6.1) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Pau Torres is out for Aston Villa — index 7.9, against 9.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Ian Maatsen is out for Aston Villa — index 6.7, against 9.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • The projected score for this one is Coventry 0 - 2 Aston Villa, an away win by 2 with 2 goals in it — short of the 2.5 line.

    • The read: Aston Villa at 2.15 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

    • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 15th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


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    Written by: BTFNews

    Date: 06:50 15 Sep, 2026

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