Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Bristol City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Bristol City FC launch into their encounter with Coventry City FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Max O'Leary has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Joe Williams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Bristol City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Jake Bidwell is booked for Coventry City FC — card on 40.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Max Bird suffering a number of foals already.
  • 47' A goal from the England international George Tanner! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-0!
  • 51' Kal Naismith has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rob Dickie on 51 minute.
  • 56' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Victor Torp by Kasey Palmer on 56 minute.
  • 61' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Fally Mayulu on, Sinclair Armstrong off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Coventry City FC make a change. Ellis Simms trudges off to be replaced by Brandon Thomas-Asante on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Jake Bidwell has done his job and it is now time for Jay Dasilva to step up.
  • 74' George Tanner has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 74.
  • 76' Brilliant from the ! Kasey Palmer makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 76.
  • 77' Joe Williams has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 77.
  • 79' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Mark Sykes has done his job and it is now time for George Earthy to step up.
  • 81' Luis Binks has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
  • 86' Cameron Pring needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 87' Kasey Palmer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The points are shared — Bristol City FC 1-1 Coventry City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Godden 5
Rob Dickie 2
Nahki Wells 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Chris Martin 2
Jake Bidwell 1
Jamie Paterson 1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
0.69 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.47 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Bristol City FC or Draw 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC39% Draw40% Coventry City FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Coventry City FC
61%
Bristol City FC or Coventry City FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC19% Draw69% Coventry City FC12%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34%
1 – 0
19.9%
0 – 1
12.8%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3%
1 – 2
2.5%
3 – 0
1.6%
2 – 2
1.1%
3 – 1
0.9%
0 – 3
0.5%

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% 24% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 16% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗

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