Thursday , 1 October 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Coventry City FC gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 8' Dimitrios Goutas doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 9' Dimitrios Goutas doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Karlan Grant made 376 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erol Bulut might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 24' 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 Manolis Siopis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Haji Wright needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Coventry City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' What composure from Matt Godden! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 53' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Milan van Ewijk by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto on 53 minute.
  • 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Magnificent from Karlan Grant! That is 15 goals in 376 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 62' Against the run of play, Karlan Grant has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jamilu Collins.
  • 71' Yakou Meite has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ike Ugbo on 71 minute.
  • 73' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 73 minute. Luis Binks leaves to be changed by Liam Kitching.
  • 78' 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.
  • 82' Coventry City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 83' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 83 minute. Joe Ralls leaves to be changed by Callum Robinson.
  • 84' Kion Etete has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 84' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Haji Wright exits the field as Ellis Simms enters on 84.
  • 85' Kion Etete with the second goal in the match!
  • 90' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Manolis Siopis is withdrawn and Ebou Adams gets his opportunity.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Joel Latibeaudiere gets a Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cardiff City FC players.

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
Kion Etete 1
Karlan Grant 1
Tyler Walker 1
Ellis Simms 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
3 / 4
1.49 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC47% Draw27% Coventry City FC26%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Coventry City FC
53%
Cardiff City FC or Coventry City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC32% Draw48% Coventry City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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