Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Coventry City FC

3 – 0

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 1 Oct 2024 · 18:45 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 24,583 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jake Bidwell 11' 1–0

Haji Wright 48' 2–0

Brandon Thomas-Asante 84' 3–0

Ben Sheaf 58' Y

Y 60' Todd Cantwell

Y 67' Hayden Carter

Y 81' John Buckley

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 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Mark Russell
Assistant 2 Richard Woodward

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 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

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
28 Sep	Leeds United FC	A	0–3	L
21 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	1–2	L
14 Sep	Watford FC	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	0–1	L
24 Aug	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
28 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W
31 Aug	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Coventry City FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#1	Position	#20
95	Points	52
46	Played	46
28 / 11 / 7	W / D / L	13 / 13 / 20
97	Scored	42
45	Conceded	56
+52	GD	-14
2.07	PPG	1.13
61%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Coventry City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Lewis Travis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
10' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Tatsuhiro Sakamoto by Ephron Mason-Clark on 10 minute.
11' Jake Bidwell puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
16' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
21' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
26' Todd Cantwell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 368 appearances.
31' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Andreas Weimann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 33 Yellow cards this season.
48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Haji Wright makes it 2-0.
53' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Tyrhys Dolan by Ryan Hedges on 55 minute.
58' Coventry City FC player sees a card in front of him.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Todd Cantwell.
65' 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.
67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hayden Carter on 67.
71' The whistle greets Harry Pickering as he departs to be replaced by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
72' Makhtar Gueye is replacing Todd Cantwell for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
73' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Lewis Travis is replaced by John Buckley.
78' Joel Latibeaudiere is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Sheaf at the 78 minute mark.
81' Poor challenge from John Buckley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
84' Brilliant from the ! Brandon Thomas-Asante makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 84.
86' Coventry City FC make a change. Josh Eccles trudges off to be replaced by Victor Torp on 86 minutes.
87' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 87 minute. Brandon Thomas-Asante leaves to be changed by Ellis Simms.
Another three points for Coventry City FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

23
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Ellis Simms 87'
21
Jake Bidwell
13
Ben Wilson
28
Josh Eccles ↓ Victor Torp 86'
14
Ben Sheaf ↓ Joel Latibeaudiere 78'
11
Haji Wright
15
Liam Kitching
5
Jack Rudoni
27
Milan van Ewijk
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Ephron Mason-Clark 10'
4
Bobby Thomas

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Andreas Weimann
1
Aynsley Pears
8
Todd Cantwell ↓ Makhtar Gueye 72'
15
Danny Batth
27
Lewis Travis ↓ John Buckley 73'
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 71'
23
Yuki Ohashi
6
Sondre Tronstad ↓ Lewis Baker 72'
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Ryan Hedges 55'

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	2
Haji Wright	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Bobby Thomas	1
Scott Wharton	1
Viktor Gyokeres	1
Harry Pickering	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-09-28 Leeds United FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-09-21 Coventry City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-08-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-09-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-08-31 Burnley FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.88 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.55 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC63% Draw23% Blackburn Rovers FC14%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

37%

Coventry City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC47% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC8%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

16%

2 – 0

15.2%

0 – 0

10.6%

1 – 1

9.7%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

5.3%

4 – 0

4.4%

0 – 1

4 – 1

2.6%

1 – 2

2.3%

2 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	21%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	26%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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