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Coventry City vs Middlesbrough: EFL Championship Playoff Live Stream, Form Guide, Head to Head, Schedule, Fixture and Probable Lineups

These two teams faced off in their final league-fixture last Monday and the match ended in a 1-1 draw after Middlesbrough attacker Cameron Archer canceled out Gustavo Hamer's 22nd-minute opener.

By Sreejith C R | May 14, 2023 | 3 Min Read

Coventry City will play host to Middlesbrough in the first leg of their EFL Championship semi-final playoff tie at Coventry Building Society Arena on Sunday. These two teams finished fifth and fourth respectively in the English second tier standings and this will be the second meeting between them in the space of less than a week, having met in their final league-match on Monday. The match ended in a 1-1 draw after Middlesbrough attacker Cameron Archer canceled out Gustavo Hamer’s 22nd-minute opener.

It begins on home soil! 🏡

✊ It’s matchday in the @SkyBetChamp Play-Offs.#PUSB pic.twitter.com/Qb8E80LPbV

— Coventry City (@Coventry_City) May 14, 2023

Coventry are heading into the match on the back of a seven-game unbeaten run in the second tier, winning three times in the period. The Sky Blues recorded 18 league-wins this season and their latest success came against Birmingham City towards the end of April thanks to two unanswered goals from Josh Eccles and Viktor Gyokeres. After languishing at the relegation zone in the first couple of months, Marck Robins’s men turned things around in style, losing just one of their final 17 Championship-matches to earn a fifth spot. Meanwhile, Coventry’s home-form has been pretty good, having recorded five wins, three draws and just two defeats from their last ten league-games at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Middlesbrough, on the other hand, are winless in their last four away matches in the second tier, while losing three outings in the period. Since it became clear that Boro would not finish in the automatic promotion places and a top-four was all but guaranteed, their results have dropped off. This is partly due to the injuries to some of the key players. Like Coventry, Middlesbrough spent time in the drop zone in the early stages of the season, before Michael Carrick took charge of the team and instigated a remarkable turn around. Boro recorded just three league-defeats across November and March, while winning 16 Championship-games in the period. However, Just two wins from their last eight matches is hardly ideal form heading into the playoff tie.

Probable Lineups

Coventry City probable starting lineup: Wilson, McNally, McFadzean, Doyle, Norton-Cuffy, Hamer, Kelly, Eccles, Bidwell, Gyokeres, Godden

Middlesbrough probable starting lineup: Steffen, Smith, McNair, Lenihan, Giles, Hackney, Mowatt, Jones, Akpom, McGree, Archer

Form Guide

Coventry City

Opponents	Score
Middlesbrough	1-1 (D)
Birmingham	2-0 (W)
Reading	2-1 (W)
Blackburn	1-1 (D)
QPR	0-3 (W)

Middlesbrough

Opponents	Score
Coventry	1-1 (D)
Rotherham	1-0 (L)
Luton	2-1 (L)
Hull	3-1 (W)
Norwich	5-1 (W)

Head to Head

Last 5 match-results	Score
Middlesbrough draw Coventry	1-1
Coventry beat Middlesbrough	1-0
Middlesbrough beat Coventry	1-0
Coventry beat Middlesbrough	2-0
Middlesbrough beat Coventry	1-2

Coventry City vs Middlesbrough Live Schedule and Fixture

The first leg of the EFL championship semi-final playoff tie between Coventry City and Middlesbrough will take place at Coventry Building Society Arena on Sunday at 4:30 pm IST.