Where does Coventry City stand in the Opta Power Rankings? “Below Sunderland”have work to do if they hope to return to the top six for a second consecutive season.
Coventry City advanced to the play-off final at Wembley after finishing fifth in the previous year.
But regrettably, Luton Town won the penalty shootout and they missed out on a Premier League spot.
Although the Sky Blues haven’t had the best start to the season, Mark Robins would have liked to see them advance even farther this year.
In the Opta Power Rankings, Coventry City
It is said that the Opta Power Rankings are a “global ranking system.” Using information from both on and off the field activities, it ranks more than 13,000 domestic football teams globally.
With a score of 100%, Manchester City is shockingly at the top. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are right behind them.
Coventry City is ranked 210th globally. With a score of 79%, they rank eighth for Opta relative to their Championship rivals, even though they are positioned 15th in the actual Championship table.
They are somewhat below Middlesbrough and Sunderland and sit above teams like Hull City and Watford.
After holding an 80.2% rating in October, the Robins’ team dropped 74 spots.
The next season
Even though Coventry City is now in the bottom half of the second division, they can yet close the nine-point difference between them and the top six.
They haven’t lost in their last three games against two teams in the top six, and if they can maintain this form into the holiday season, they could be able to make it into 2024.
Coventry City’s next game is a journey up to Sunderland, which is usually entertaining. They then play back-to-back home games against struggling Swansea City and Sheffield Wednesday before traveling to Middlesbrough to kick off the new year.