Blackpool FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackpool FC

1 – 4

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Coventry City FC

Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 15:00 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 14' Viktor Gyokeres

Y 34' Kyle McFadzean

Y 83' Gustavo Hamer

Overview

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Blackpool FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Bloomfield Road.

Blackpool FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Blackpool FC 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-18 Blackpool FC 1–4 Coventry City FC 2022-10-29 Coventry City FC 1–2 Blackpool FC 2022-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2021-08-17 Blackpool FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2019-09-07 Coventry City FC 3–2 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	1–4	L
14 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	6–1	W
11 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	0–2	L
04 Mar	Burnley FC	H	0–0	D
25 Feb	Reading FC	A	1–3	L
21 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Blackpool FC	A	4–1	W
14 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D
11 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	1–1	D
04 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	4–0	W
28 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
25 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Blackpool FC vs Coventry City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' A quiet spell here at Bloomfield Road. Blackpool FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' A tactical swap from Blackpool FC — Ken Dougall on, Jordan Thorniley off on 10 minutes.
14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Viktor Gyokeres.
19' Blackpool FC have won 484 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' Coventry City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ben Sheaf on 20.
25' The 26-year-old Josh Eccles has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
34' Kyle McFadzean catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
34' Goal! Jerry Yates scores his 70 goal in 57 matches.
35' Brilliant from the forward! Jerry Yates makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 35.
40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackpool FC that had 395 games and scored 484 goals.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' A stunning finish from Curtis Nelson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
50' Kyle McFadzean makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Coventry City FC are in front.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Coventry City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
58' Another substitution for Blackpool FC to replace Charlie Patino by Sonny Carey on 58 minute.
59' The Blackpool FC bench stirs into life. Lewis Fiorini is withdrawn and Keshi Anderson gets his opportunity.
64' Brooke Norton-Cuffy is replacing Fankaty Dabo for the Coventry City FC side.
69' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Andy Lyons has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
73' Brilliant from the ! Matt Godden makes it 2-4 with a superb finish on 73.
78' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
80' Blackpool FC make a change. Morgan Rogers trudges off to be replaced by Josh Bowler on 80 minutes.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gustavo Hamer on 83 minutes.
88' Luke McNally, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
Full Time. Coventry City FC beats Blackpool FC

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Ken Dougall ↑ 10'
10
Keshi Anderson ↑ 59'
32
Daniel Grimshaw
26
Ian Carlo Poveda ↑ 80'
11
Josh Bowler ↑ 80'
23
Dominic Thompson ↑ 80'
16
Sonny Carey ↑ 58'

Coach Mick McCarthy

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Viktor Gyokeres
19
Tyler Walker ↓ Matt Godden 64'
5
Kyle McFadzean
27
Jake Bidwell
13
Ben Wilson
28
Josh Eccles
14
Ben Sheaf
38
Gustavo Hamer
23
Fankaty Dabo ↓ Brooke Norton-Cuffy 64'
16
Luke McNally
3
Callum Doyle

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gary Madine	3
Jerry Yates	3
Matt Godden	2
Sullay Kaikai	2
Viktor Gyokeres	2
Joe Dodoo	1
Kyle McFadzean	1
Armand Gnanduillet	1

Head to Head

Blackpool FC Form

2023-03-18 Blackpool FC 1–4 Coventry City FC L 2023-03-14 Blackpool FC 6–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-03-11 Bristol City FC 2–0 Blackpool FC L 2023-03-04 Blackpool FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2023-02-25 Reading FC 3–1 Blackpool FC L 2023-02-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2023-03-18 Blackpool FC 1–4 Coventry City FC W 2023-03-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-03-11 Coventry City FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2023-03-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Coventry City FC W 2023-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2023-02-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 Blackpool FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.63 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Coventry City FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackpool FC31% Draw27% Coventry City FC42%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Coventry City FC

69%

Blackpool FC or Coventry City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackpool FC24% Draw44% Coventry City FC32%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

1 – 0

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.7%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap	Blackpool FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.