Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Cardiff City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Tue 19 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Dimitrios Goutas 8' 1–0
1–1 35' Matt Godden
Karlan Grant 61' 2–1
Kion Etete 84' 3–1
3–2 90+6' Matt Godden
Jamilu Collins 66' Y
Y 82' Matt Godden
Y 90' Joel Latibeaudiere
Perry Ng 90' Y
Y 90' Kyle McFadzean

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell

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

4
3
3
Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2022-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2022-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC 2021-09-15 Coventry City FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Coventry City FC H 3–2 W
16 Sep Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W
02 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 2–3 L
26 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
19 Aug Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
12 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Cardiff City FC A 2–3 L
15 Sep Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
02 Sep Watford FC H 3–3 D
26 Aug Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D
19 Aug Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
12 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Coventry City FC
#21 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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Coventry City FC is underway.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erol Bulut will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 8' What a moment for Dimitrios Goutas! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 9' A goal from the Greece international Dimitrios Goutas! He fires home on 9 to make it 2-0!
  • 14' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 19' Manolis Siopis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 24' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 29' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
  • 34' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 35' A stunning finish from Matt Godden — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact 3-4-3.
  • 50' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' Milan van Ewijk makes way for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto at the 53 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
  • 58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' The England forward Karlan Grant breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 3-1!
  • 62' Karlan Grant is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jamilu Collins.
  • 71' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Ike Ugbo is withdrawn and Yakou Meite gets his opportunity.
  • 73' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Luis Binks departs to be replaced by Liam Kitching.
  • 78' England international Kyle McFadzean has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matt Godden.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Joe Ralls as he leaves the pitch. Callum Robinson steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 84' Goal! Kion Etete scores his 10 goal in 10 matches.
  • 84' The whistle greets Haji Wright as he departs to be replaced by Ellis Simms.
  • 85' Kion Etete does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
  • 90' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Manolis Siopis is withdrawn and Ebou Adams gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Coventry City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Viktor Gyokeres 3
Matt Godden 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Alex Robertson 2
Dimitrios Goutas 1
Kion Etete 1
Karlan Grant 1
Tyler Walker 1

Head to Head

2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2022-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2022-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC 2021-09-15 Coventry City FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W 2023-09-16 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2023-09-02 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-08-26 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-08-19 Leicester City FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2023-08-12 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2023-09-15 Hull City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC D 2023-08-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2023-08-19 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.84 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Cardiff City FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC41% Draw36% Coventry City FC23%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 42%
58%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Coventry City FC
59%
Cardiff City FC or Coventry City FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC23% Draw64% Coventry City FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
26.9%
1 – 0
18.7%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
2.2%
2 – 2
1.6%
3 – 1
1.5%
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 24% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 16% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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