Coventry City FC vs Barnsley FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Coventry City FC vs Barnsley FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.
- Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
- Barnsley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb | Barnsley FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Feb | Cardiff City FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 12 Feb | Reading FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 08 Feb | Blackpool FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Feb | Southampton FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Jan | Middlesbrough FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb | Coventry City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Feb | Queens Park Rangers FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Feb | Luton Town FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Feb | Huddersfield Town AFC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Feb | Cardiff City FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Jan | AFC Bournemouth | H | 0–1 | L |
Key Stats
17%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Coventry Building Society Arena will turn into a battlefield for Coventry City FC and Barnsley FC.
- 5' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Barnsley FC that had 385 games and scored 496 goals.
- 15' The travelling Barnsley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Quina has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Barnsley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Barnsley FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' 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.
- 50' Carlton Morris has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 55' 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.
- 60' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Viktor Gyokeres, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 28 goals in the last 21 games.
- 70' Barnsley FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
- 75' 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.
- 80' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' The referee shows Barnsley FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- Another three points for Coventry City FC.
Lineups
Coventry City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 9
- 5
- 8
- 1
- 10
- 20
- 15
- 14
- 3
- 18
Bench
- 27
- 13
- 30
- 26
- 4
- 23
Coach
Mark Robins
Barnsley FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 28
- 17
- 2
- 40
- 4
- 14
- 30
- 6
- 21
- 26
Bench
- 1
- 15
- 44
- 24
- 10
- 23
- 33
Coach
Poya Asbaghi
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Dominic Hyam | 2 |
| Dominik Frieser | 2 |
| Jordan Willis | 1 |
| Jordan Willis | 1 |
| Luke Thomas | 1 |
| Jordy Hiwula | 1 |
| Cauley Woodrow | 1 |
| Alex Mowatt | 1 |
Head to Head
Coventry City FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.22
Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76
Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Coventry City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Coventry City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Barnsley FC
50%
Coventry City FC or Barnsley FC
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 2
1.3%
Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC
| Handicap | Coventry City FC covers | Push | Barnsley FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 13% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 25% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 15% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
47%
✗
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

