"Coventry City are in uncharted waters. And they might already be disappearing over the horizon from the Championship's chasing pack. Never has a side been as many as 10 points clear at the top after 18 games of a Championship season. It's also 66 years since a team has scored 50 goals by this stage of a second-tier campaign, Sheffield Wednesday doing so in 1958-59. Frank Lampard's imperious side have won 11 of their past 12 league games and are on course to break all manner of Championship records, including most points, most wins and most goals."
"Opta's supercomputer gives Coventry a 90.5% chance of becoming champions and a 96.8% likelihood of at least automatic promotion. Only one team in history has ever had upwards of 43 points (or equivalent when a win was worth two points) after 18 games and failed to finish in the top two in the second tier. That happened 120 years ago when Manchester United had the equivalent of 47 points and went on to finish third in the old Division Two."
Coventry City sit 10 points clear at the top after 18 Championship games, an unprecedented margin at this stage. The team has scored 50 goals by this point, a feat last achieved in the second tier 66 years ago. Frank Lampard's side have won 11 of their past 12 league matches and are on pace to challenge Championship records for points, wins and goals. Statistical models give Coventry over a 90% chance of becoming champions and nearly a 97% chance of at least automatic promotion. Historical examples of similar leads collapsing are extremely rare.
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