In that time, no team has been 10 points ahead at any point in the season and failed to finish first.

The greatest important points advantage reversed is nine. Birmingham City were nine points ahead in 2006-07 before being caught, although they finished second and won promotion.

Watford did, however, lead by nine points in 2007-08 before collapsing to finish sixth and losing in the play-off semi-final to Hull City.

The most noticeable quality is that Coventry currently has the best goal scoring record in Europe. Bayern Munich and Dutch Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven are the nearest contenders, each with 44 points, but no one else in England’s top four divisions comes close.

Coventry have 20 more goals than any other Championship team, and 15 more than the second-highest scorers in the Premier League and EFL.

They have scored three or more goals in ten of their 18 league games, including a 4-2 victory against nearest title challengers Middlesbrough last week.

“They are where they are for a reason and score the volume of goals they do for a reason,” said Boro coach Adi Viveash, who worked as Mark Robins’ assistant at Coventry from 2017 to 2024.

“Two goals has been enough for us to win at home this season but against the best team in the league at the moment, it wasn’t.” Sky Blues forward Ephron Mason-Clark said: “It’s an incredible statistic, but we’d like to have 50 more and more. That’s our goal.

Nothing is ever satisfactory until the end of the season.”

So, how has Coventry performed so well in front of goal? Aside from outstanding finishing, it’s important to note how they used the ball.

Coventry is only eighth in the division in terms of average possession per game (54%), but they have 79 more touches in the opposing penalty area (544) than the next highest team (Sheffield United, 465).

It demonstrates their ability to get the ball forward into dangerous areas fast, which has helped them generate the most shots (325), 41 more than second-place Ipswich’s 284, and the most shots on target (107), ahead of Southampton (92).

Coventry also has the fewest touches in their own defensive third and the most touches in the attacking third, which allows them to control the game and contain opponents by playing higher up the pitch.

They are very strong defensively, with the second worst defence (18 surrendered) in the league, after only Stoke.

Lampard believes that the balanced style has led to his success thus far. “If you look at our performances, we have found different ways to win games but still keeping the feeling of what we are as a team,” Lampard told the BBC’s CWR network.

“We’re not trying to switch between ultra possession and ultra transition, but we can do a lot of things, and that’s a tactical development as a team that we should be proud of.”

“The players want to take in information. We create our gameplan, we look at the opposition, but we always strive to stay true to who we want to be, which is an exciting team with a lot of energy and skill.”

Any successful promotion campaign is built on stability and the availability of key participants. Lampard has had a really decent run with his relatively small squad.

Only Stoke (21) has used less players in their first 18 Championship games than the Sky Blues (22). Coventry’s success is built on their stability, notably along the team’s spine.

Keeper Carl Rushworth, defender Liam Kitching, and holding midfielder Matt Grimes have started every game, while Bobby Thomas, Milan van Ewijk, and Jay Dasilva have each made 17 starts. Eight players have started 15 of 18 games, and 11 have played more than 1,050 league minutes this season.

While attacking midfielder Jack Rudoni missed nine games due to a calf injury, the Sky Blues have been able to rely on their finest players in most games.

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