Bristol City FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

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Coventry City FC

Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 11:30 UTC Ashton Gate 21,454 HT 45' · FT 45'

George Tanner 45+2' 1–0

1–1 76' Kasey Palmer

Y 40' Jake Bidwell

George Tanner 74' Y

Joe Williams 77' Y

Y 77' Haji Wright

Y 81' Luis Binks

Y 87' Kasey Palmer

Overview

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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
Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
Assistant 2 George Byrne

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 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

Bristol City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2024-01-30 Coventry City FC 2–2 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
17 Aug	Millwall FC	H	4–3	W
10 Aug	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
04 May	Stoke City FC	A	0–4	L
27 Apr	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	1–1	D

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	3–2	W
10 Aug	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
04 May	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
30 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–2	L
27 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
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' The wait is over. Bristol City FC get us underway at Ashton Gate.
5' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 376 games and scored 474 goals.
20' Brandon Thomas-Asante, a Ghana , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' The 25-year-old Max Bird has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
40' Coventry City FC player sees a card in front of him.
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
47' The England George Tanner breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
51' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Rob Dickie is withdrawn and Kal Naismith gets his opportunity.
56' Kasey Palmer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Victor Torp at the 56 minute mark.
61' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
62' The crowd applauds Sinclair Armstrong as he leaves the pitch. Fally Mayulu steps in for Bristol City FC.
67' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
72' Brandon Thomas-Asante is replacing Ellis Simms for the Coventry City FC side.
73' Jay Dasilva is replacing Jake Bidwell for the Coventry City FC side.
74' Bristol City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 74.
76' What a moment for Kasey Palmer! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
77' Joe Williams picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
79' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Earthy is hanging Mark Sykes on the field on 79 minute.
81' That looks like a foul for a card for Luis Binks.
86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
87' Kasey Palmer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Cameron Pring
6
Max Bird ↓ Nahki Wells 79'
8
Joe Williams
14
Zak Vyner
16
Rob Dickie ↓ Kal Naismith 51'
10
Scott Twine ↓ Anis Mehmeti 62'
17
Mark Sykes ↓ George Earthy 79'
12
Jason Knight
19
George Tanner
1
Max O'Leary
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↓ Fally Mayulu 62'

Bench

21
Nahki Wells ↑ 79'
4
Kal Naismith ↑ 51'
27
Harry Cornick
29
Marcus McGuane
24
Haydon Roberts
23
Stefan Bajic
11
Anis Mehmeti ↑ 62'
9
Fally Mayulu ↑ 62'
40
George Earthy ↑ 79'

Coach Liam Manning

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Jake Bidwell ↓ Jay Dasilva 73'
28
Josh Eccles
11
Haji Wright
5
Jack Rudoni
27
Milan van Ewijk
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Ephron Mason-Clark 56'
2
Luis Binks
9
Ellis Simms ↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante 72'
1
Oliver Dovin
29
Victor Torp ↓ Kasey Palmer 56'

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Godden	5
Rob Dickie	2
Nahki Wells	2
Viktor Gyokeres	2
Chris Martin	2
Ian Maatsen	1
Antoine Semenyo	1
Tomas Kalas	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2024-08-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-08-17 Bristol City FC 4–3 Millwall FC W 2024-08-10 Hull City AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-05-04 Stoke City FC 4–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-04-27 Bristol City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2024-04-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2024-08-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-08-16 Coventry City FC 3–2 Oxford United FC W 2024-08-10 Stoke City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-05-04 Coventry City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-04-30 Coventry City FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.34 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC46% Draw29% Coventry City FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Coventry City FC

54%

Bristol City FC or Coventry City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC30% Draw50% Coventry City FC20%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

11.8%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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