Sunday , 16 August 2026

Bristol City FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Bristol City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Rob Dickie 45+1' 1–0
Andreas Weimann 55' Y
Y 76' Josh Eccles
Y 81' Yasin Ayari
Y 89' Luis Binks
Ephraim Yeboah 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Rob Merchant

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
6
Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2023-01-01 Coventry City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2022-10-04 Bristol City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2022-02-22 Bristol City FC 1–2 Coventry City FC 2021-11-06 Coventry City FC 3–2 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Coventry City FC
#29 Position #1
0 Points 95
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
0 Scored 97
0 Conceded 45
+0 GD +52
– PPG 2.07
– Win % 61%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Ashton Gate that hosts another battle between Bristol City FC and Coventry City FC.
  • 5' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nigel Pearson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Haydon Roberts has done his job and it is now time for Jason Knight to step up.
  • 44' Bristol City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 46' Magnificent from Rob Dickie! That is 19 goals in 366 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Andreas Weimann gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 66' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 66 minute. Tommy Conway leaves to be changed by Harry Cornick.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Bristol City FC make a change. Sam Bell trudges off to be replaced by Ephraim Yeboah on 75 minutes.
  • 76' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Ellis Simms exits the field as Haji Wright enters on 76.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Josh Eccles.
  • 81' Yasin Ayari is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 86' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 89' Coventry City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 89' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Kyle McFadzean by Joel Latibeaudiere on 89 minute.
  • 90' Ephraim Yeboah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bristol City FC players.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Godden 5
Chris Martin 2
Rob Dickie 2
Nahki Wells 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
George Tanner 1
Leo Ostigard 1
Kasey Palmer 1

Head to Head

2023-10-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2023-01-01 Coventry City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2022-10-04 Bristol City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2022-02-22 Bristol City FC 1–2 Coventry City FC 2021-11-06 Coventry City FC 3–2 Bristol City FC

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
3 / 4
0.75 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Bristol City FC or Draw 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC37% Draw37% Coventry City FC26%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 41%
59%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Coventry City FC
63%
Bristol City FC or Coventry City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC20% Draw65% Coventry City FC15%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.3%
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
1.6%
3 – 0
1.6%
3 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 22% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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