While Tottenham Hotspur boast a stronger overall record against Coventry, their Premier League meetings tell a different story – suggesting that securing a win in matchweek seven may be anything but straightforward.Despite suffering four defeats on the bounce in their return to the Premier League, Coventry City have managed to bounce back.Frank Lampard’s side now stand as one of the teams to beat following two consecutive league wins – a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest away from home and a 4-1 thrashing of Newcastle United at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Monday 12th October Premier League CoventryCoventry4|1NewcastleNewcastle Saturday 19th September Premier League Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest0|1CoventryCoventry Sunday 13th September Premier League CoventryCoventry0|5BrightonBrighton Saturday 5th September Premier League Manchester CityManchester City1|0CoventryCoventry Saturday 29th August Premier League CoventryCoventry0|1Hull CityHull City Friday 21st August Premier League ArsenalArsenal3|0CoventryCoventryWith confidence high, the newly promoted side are set to travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face 19th-placed Spurs.Photo by Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty ImagesTottenham’s poor start and historical record vs CoventryIn contrast to Coventry, Tottenham have endured an abysmal start to their Premier League campaign, still yet to taste victory.Spurs have played six, drawn three, lost three, scoring just three goals while conceding nine. It is a poor run of form, with only Fulham holding a worse record. Saturday 10th October Premier League Manchester UnitedManchester United1|1TottenhamTottenham Saturday 19th September Premier League TottenhamTottenham2|3Aston VillaAston Villa Saturday 12th September Premier League TottenhamTottenham0|0EvertonEverton Saturday 5th September Premier League Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest0|0TottenhamTottenham Saturday 29th August Premier League TottenhamTottenham0|2NewcastleNewcastle Saturday 22nd August Premier League BrentfordBrentford3|0TottenhamTottenhamWith Frank Lampard’s newly-promoted side next, Tottenham will certainly fancy their chances, and the historical record will give them confidence.The two sides have met a remarkable 92 times across League Division Two, League Division One, the League Cup, FA Cup and Premier League. Of those encounters, Spurs have been the dominant side, winning 44, while Coventry have won 26, with 22 ending in draws. Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts 14 CoventryCoventry6 2 0 4 5 11 -6 6 15 Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest6 1 2 3 5 8 -3 5 16 Aston VillaAston Villa6 1 2 3 6 11 -5 5 17 SunderlandSunderland6 1 1 4 6 12 -6 4 18 BournemouthBournemouth6 0 3 3 7 13 -6 3 19 TottenhamTottenham6 0 3 3 3 9 -6 3 20 FulhamFulham6 0 2 4 6 10 -4 2 Premier League record favours CoventryWhile Tottenham boast an impressive overall record against Coventry, the Premier League head-to-head tells a different story.The two sides have played 18 matches in the Premier League, with Coventry holding the better record – winning eight, compared to Spurs’ seven, with the remaining fixture ending in a draw.In their most recent meeting, however, Tottenham came out on top, beating Coventry 3-0 at White Hart Lane in the 2000-01 season.SeasonDateResultScore (Spurs–Coventry)Attendance92/9319/08/1992Loss0–224,38893/9401/01/1994Loss1–226,01594/9509/05/1995Loss1–324,13495/9630/03/1996Win3–126,80896/9711/05/1997Loss1–233,02997/9813/04/1998Draw1–133,46398/9906/02/1999Draw0–034,37699/0019/09/1999Win3–235,22400/0117/03/2001Win3–035,606Looking specifically at Spurs’ home record against Coventry in the Premier League, it is the visitors who have the edge. Coventry have won four of the nine games at Tottenham’s ground, while Spurs have managed just three wins, with two draws.PlayedSpurs WinsDrawsCoventry WinsSpurs GoalsCoventry GoalsGoal Difference932413130The historical records in the Premier League do not favour Spurs, and they will need to improve on that if they are to secure their first win of the season.READ MORE: Spurs fans share injury fears as Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pitch is relaid for Coventry clashThe post Tottenham need a win but the stats show Coventry are a historical bogey team appeared first on Spurs Web.