Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Coventry City FC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Wed 4 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Haji Wright 85' 1–0

Luis Binks 60' Y

Y 66' James Hill

Josh Eccles 67' Y

Overview

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Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Simpson
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Coventry City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-04-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-04-02 Coventry City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-10-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
30 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–1	W
25 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
19 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	2–3	L
15 Sep	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
02 Sep	Watford FC	H	3–3	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Oct	Leicester City FC	H	1–4	L
23 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	3–4	L
20 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	1–3	L
16 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
02 Sep	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	0–3	L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Coventry City FC launch into their encounter with Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hayden Carter is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
10' 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.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Wharton, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
27' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Kelly departs to be replaced by Yasin Ayari.
32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
47' Coventry City FC have won 483 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
49' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Adam Wharton trudges off to be replaced by Sondre Tronstad on 49 minutes.
54' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
59' Liam Kelly has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 383 appearances.
60' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 60.
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 383 games and scored 483 goals.
66' James Hill is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
67' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Josh Eccles will be fuming at that decision.
69' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Dilan Markanday is replaced by Arnor Sigurdsson on 69 minute.
70' Lewis Travis is replacing Joe Rankin-Costello for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
72' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Luis Binks is withdrawn and Liam Kitching gets his opportunity.
77' Coventry City FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
82' The 25-year-old Dilan Markanday has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
85' Magnificent from Haji Wright! That is 35 goals in 416 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
86' The supporters are chanting for Semir Telalovic. He replaces Tyrhys Dolan on 86 minute.
90' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Matt Godden exits the field as Tatsuhiro Sakamoto enters on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Lewis Travis 70'
4
James Hill
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Semir Telalovic 86'
18
Dilan Markanday ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 69'
24
Andrew Moran
23
Adam Wharton ↓ Sondre Tronstad 49'
12
Leopold Wahlstedt

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Coventry City FC Form

2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-09-30 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-09-25 Coventry City FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2023-09-15 Hull City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Leicester City FC L 2023-09-23 Ipswich Town FC 4–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L 2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-09-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.55 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC52% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC22%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

48%

Coventry City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC34% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

2 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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