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

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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	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

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

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' The game is set. Coventry City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
6' GOAL! Alex Robertson fires home to make it 1-0!
11' The 25-year-old Jack Rudoni has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
16' The energy levels are beginning to show. Omer Riza might look to freshen things up shortly.
21' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
26' Callum Robinson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joel Bagan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
41' It’s high time Frank Lampard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Coventry City FC are in front.
47' The referee has no hesitation. Callum Robinson is booked for Cardiff City FC — card on 47.
52' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
59' Perry Ng has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jesper Daland on 59 minute.
64' Norman Bassette, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
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' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Josh Eccles is withdrawn and Brandon Thomas-Asante gets his opportunity.
77' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Victor Torp is withdrawn and Norman Bassette gets his opportunity.
82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
83' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
85' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Alex Robertson is replaced by Joe Ralls.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jak Alnwick.
90' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto departs to be replaced by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
The final score is 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
Victor Torp	1
Mark Harris	1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	1
Joel Bagan	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

0.74 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.61 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Cardiff City FC or Draw 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC37% Draw38% Coventry City FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes26% 0% No74%

Avg goals/match: 1.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	71%	29%
± 1.5	40%	60%
± 2.5	16%	84%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Coventry City FC

63%

Cardiff City FC or Coventry City FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC19% Draw65% Coventry City FC16%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

28.8%

1 – 0

17.5%

0 – 1

14.1%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 1

4.4%

0 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

1.6%

2 – 2

1.5%

3 – 1

1.1%

0 – 3

0.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	8%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	22%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	18%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✗

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

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