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Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Coventry City FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Michael Rose 14' R
Y 20' Barry Douglas
Y 51' Adam Armstrong
Ben Sheaf 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Natalie Aspinall
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton

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

5
6
1
Coventry City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–4 L
20 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
17 Oct Brentford FC A 0–2 L
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
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Coventry City FC A 4–0 W
21 Oct Watford FC A 1–3 L
17 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
03 Oct Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
26 Sep Derby County FC A 4–0 W
19 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC H 5–0 W

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#1 Position #6
95 Points 1
46 Played 1
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
97 Scored 2
45 Conceded 2
+52 GD +0
2.07 PPG 1.00
61% Win % 0%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Coventry City FC have kicked off against Blackburn Rovers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harvey Elliot, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 14' Poor challenge from Michael Rose. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 15' Adam Armstrong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
  • 20' Barry Douglas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Coventry City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Adam Armstrong gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 51' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Matt Godden exits the field as Maxime Biamou enters on 60.
  • 61' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Barry Douglas has done his job and it is now time for Amari'i Bell to step up.
  • 62' The England Harvey Elliot breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 0-3!
  • 64' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Adam Armstrong by Sam Gallagher on 64 minute.
  • 68' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Trybull departs to be replaced by John Buckley.
  • 73' Amari'i Bell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Ben Sheaf will be fuming at that decision.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Gervane Kastaneer on, Callum O'Hare off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' 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 Michael Rose suffering a number of foals already.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 88' Goal! Sam Gallagher scores his 42 goal in 348 matches.
  • The final score is 0-4.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Gallagher 3
Adam Armstrong 2
Haji Wright 2
Brandon Thomas-Asante 2
Harry Pickering 1
Harvey Elliot 1
Jamie Allen 1
Ben Wilson 1

Head to Head

2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC

Coventry City FC Form

2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-10-20 Coventry City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2020-10-17 Brentford FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-10-21 Watford FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-09-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.23 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.42 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC36% Draw23% Blackburn Rovers FC41%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
64%
Coventry City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC30% Draw35% Blackburn Rovers FC35%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
1 – 1
5.9%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.9%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 3
4%
2 – 4
3.3%
1 – 4
3%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 16% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 17% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

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