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

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Championship · 2024-25

Cardiff City FC

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Coventry City FC

Wed 1 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 19,045 HT 45' · FT 45'

Alex Robertson 6' 1–0

1–1 46' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Callum Robinson 47' R

Perry Ng 83' Y

Jak Alnwick 90' Y

Overview

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

Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2024-11-30 Coventry City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2022-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
29 Dec	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Oxford United FC	A	2–3	L
21 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
14 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	2–2	D
11 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	4–0	W
21 Dec	Portsmouth FC	A	1–4	L
14 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
11 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Coventry City FC is underway.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Milan van Ewijk made 95 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
6' Goal! Alex Robertson scores his 5 goal in 212 matches.
11' It’s high time Frank Lampard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Coventry City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
26' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Jesper Daland has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
36' 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.
41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 374 games and scored 474 goals.
46' What an equalizer from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto!
47' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
57' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
59' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Perry Ng is hanging Jesper Daland on the field on 59 minute.
64' Coventry City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
69' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yakou Meite is hanging Cian Ashford on the field on 69 minute.
73' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Josh Eccles by Brandon Thomas-Asante on 73 minute.
77' The supporters are chanting for Norman Bassette. He replaces Victor Torp on 77 minute.
82' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
83' The referee calls foul for Perry Ng. He receives a card.
85' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Alex Robertson by Joe Ralls on 85 minute.
90' Jak Alnwick is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raphael Borges Rodrigues is hanging Tatsuhiro Sakamoto on the field on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

19
Yakou Meite ↑ 69'
1
Ethan Horvath
8
Joe Ralls ↑ 85'
38
Perry Ng ↑ 59'
15
Wilfride Kanga
23
Joel Bagan ↑ 85'
27
Rubin Colwill
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 69'
44
Ronan Kpakio

Coach Omer Riza

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Jake Bidwell
28
Josh Eccles ↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante 73'
14
Ben Sheaf
5
Jack Rudoni
27
Milan van Ewijk
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Raphael Borges Rodrigues 90'
4
Bobby Thomas
9
Ellis Simms
1
Oliver Dovin
29
Victor Torp ↓ Norman Bassette 77'

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Matt Godden	2
Kieffer Moore	2
Alex Robertson	2
Karlan Grant	1
Tyler Walker	1
Ellis Simms	1
Yakou Meite	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-01-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2024-12-26 Oxford United FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-12-14 Stoke City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2025-01-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2024-12-26 Coventry City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-12-21 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-12-14 Coventry City FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2024-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.38 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Coventry City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC43% Draw28% Coventry City FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Coventry City FC

57%

Cardiff City FC or Coventry City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC29% Draw49% Coventry City FC22%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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