Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Coventry City FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Coventry City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Fri 2 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Leo Ostigard 24' Y
Y 68' Adam Smith
Gustavo Hamer 69' R
Y 69' Steve Cook
Y 73' Dan Gosling

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Philip Dermott
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

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

1
3
Coventry City FC 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-02 Coventry City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 1–3 L
26 Sep Barnsley FC A 0–0 D
18 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–2 W
12 Sep Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
07 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 1–0 W
01 Mar Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Coventry City FC A 3–1 W
27 Sep Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
12 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–2 W
26 Jul Everton FC A 3–1 W
19 Jul Southampton FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AFC Bournemouth kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Matt Godden has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 7' Assisted by Dominic Solanke with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jefferson Lerma makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 12' AFC Bournemouth is showing some good football. However, AFC Bournemouth are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 22' AFC Bournemouth 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.
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Leo Ostigard is booked for Coventry City FC — Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' 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 Dan Gosling suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Against the run of play, Matt Godden has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 44' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Leo Ostigard as he leaves the pitch. Michael Rose steps in for Coventry City FC.
  • 51' Brilliant from the ! Dan Gosling makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 51.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' What a strike from Dan Gosling! The score is 1-3.
  • 65' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Bournemouth backline.
  • 68' Adam Smith was booked on 68.
  • 69' Coventry City FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 73' Dan Gosling catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 77' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Lewis Cook is replaced by Philip Billing.
  • 82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 84' Jack Simpson is replacing Diego Rico for the AFC Bournemouth side.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Ryan John Giles is replaced by Sam McCallum on 87 minute.
  • 90' Nnamdi Ofoborh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dan Gosling at the 90 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AFC Bournemouth to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Tindall

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dominic Solanke 3
Dan Gosling 2
Matt Godden 2
Arnaut Danjuma 2
David Brooks 1
Matty James 1
Philip Billing 1
Jaidon Anthony 1

Head to Head

2020-10-02 Coventry City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth

Coventry City FC Form

2020-10-02 Coventry City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2020-09-26 Barnsley FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2020-09-18 Coventry City FC 3–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2020-09-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2020-03-07 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2020-03-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W

AFC Bournemouth Form

2020-10-02 Coventry City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2020-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-09-12 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-07-26 Everton FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-07-19 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC28% Draw27% AFC Bournemouth45%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
55%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
72%
Coventry City FC or AFC Bournemouth
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC21% Draw43% AFC Bournemouth36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 21% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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