Bristol City FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Bristol City FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.
- Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
- Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee David Webb
- Assistant 1 Rob Smith
- Assistant 2 Rob Merchant
3 games this season
🟨 2.0/game
⚽ 6.0 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City AFC | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham United FC | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough FC | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City FC | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City FC | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic FC | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham City FC | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall FC | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln City FC | 8 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 8 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham AFC | 8 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 8 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 8 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich City FC | 8 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield United FC | 8 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth FC | 7 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford FC | 8 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff City FC | 8 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby County FC | 8 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston North End FC | 8 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley FC | 8 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | Coventry City FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Oct | Leeds United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 04 Oct | Rotherham United FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Sep | Stoke City FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 23 Sep | Leicester City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Sep | Plymouth Argyle FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | Bristol City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Oct | Norwich City FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 04 Oct | Blackburn Rovers FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Sep | Queens Park Rangers FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 25 Sep | Huddersfield Town AFC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Sep | Cardiff City FC | A | 2–3 | L |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
Bristol City FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Bristol City FC
| Dominic Ballard | 3 G | |
| Lorent Tolaj | 2 G | 1 A |
| Scott Twine | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Bristol City FC vs Coventry City FC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Pring made 22 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 30' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' Sweden international Yasin Ayari has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 39' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Jason Knight comes on to replace Haydon Roberts.
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' GOAL! Rob Dickie scores on 45.
- 51' Mark Sykes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 55' Andreas Weimann has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
- 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 66' Harry Cornick has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tommy Conway on 66 minute.
- 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 75' Ephraim Yeboah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Bell at the 75 minute mark.
- 76' Haji Wright is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ellis Simms at the 76 minute mark.
- 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Josh Eccles.
- 81' Coventry City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
- 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jay Dasilva, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 89' Luis Binks picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 89' Joel Latibeaudiere is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyle McFadzean at the 89 minute mark.
- 90' Ephraim Yeboah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- Full Time. Bristol City FC beats Coventry City FC
Lineups
Bristol City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 14
- 3
- 10
- 6
- 16
- 17
-
24
Haydon Roberts ↓ Jason Knight 39'
-
20
Sam Bell ↓ Ephraim Yeboah 75'
-
15
Tommy Conway ↓ Harry Cornick 66'
- 1
- 22
Bench
-
9
Harry Cornick ↑ 66'
- 24
-
12
Jason Knight ↑ 39'
- 23
- 11
- 27
-
29
Ephraim Yeboah ↑ 75'
- 30
- 34
Coach
Nigel Pearson
Coventry City FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 3
- 5
- 13
- 24
- 28
- 14
- 27
- 7
- 2
- 4
-
9
Ellis Simms ↓ Haji Wright 76'
Bench
- 40
- 21
-
11
Haji Wright ↑ 76'
- 15
-
22
Joel Latibeaudiere ↑ 89'
-
26
Yasin Ayari ↑ 75'
- 49
- 54
- –
Coach
Mark Robins
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Matt Godden | 5 |
| Viktor Gyokeres | 2 |
| Chris Martin | 2 |
| Rob Dickie | 2 |
| Nahki Wells | 2 |
| George Tanner | 1 |
| Leo Ostigard | 1 |
| Kasey Palmer | 1 |
Head to Head
Bristol City FC Form
2023-10-21
Bristol City FC
1–0
Coventry City FC
W
2023-10-07
Leeds United FC
2–1
Bristol City FC
L
2023-10-04
Rotherham United FC
1–2
Bristol City FC
W
2023-09-30
Bristol City FC
2–3
Stoke City FC
L
2023-09-23
Leicester City FC
1–0
Bristol City FC
L
2023-09-19
Bristol City FC
4–1
Plymouth Argyle FC
W
Coventry City FC Form
2023-10-21
Bristol City FC
1–0
Coventry City FC
L
2023-10-07
Coventry City FC
1–1
Norwich City FC
D
2023-10-04
Coventry City FC
1–0
Blackburn Rovers FC
W
2023-09-30
Queens Park Rangers FC
1–3
Coventry City FC
W
2023-09-25
Coventry City FC
1–1
Huddersfield Town AFC
D
2023-09-19
Cardiff City FC
3–2
Coventry City FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4
Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17
Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for:
Bristol City FC or Coventry City FC 72%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bristol City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Bristol City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Coventry City FC
57%
Bristol City FC or Coventry City FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Bristol City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC
| Handicap | Bristol City FC covers | Push | Coventry City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 12% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 21% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 17% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
32%
✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.