Thursday , 2 July 2026

Coventry City FC vs Blackpool FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Coventry City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Tue 8 Feb 2022 · 19:45 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Sheaf 14' Y
Dominic Hyam 36' Y
Y 46' Reece James
Jake Clarke-Salter 71' Y
Gustavo Hamer 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Blackpool FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

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

3
1
3
Coventry City FC 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals Blackpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2021-08-17 Blackpool FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2019-09-07 Coventry City FC 3–2 Blackpool FC 2019-01-26 Coventry City FC 0–2 Blackpool FC 2018-08-21 Blackpool FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
05 Feb Southampton FC A 1–2 L
29 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
25 Jan Stoke City FC H 1–0 W
22 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
15 Jan Peterborough United FC A 4–1 W
Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
05 Feb Bristol City FC H 3–1 W
29 Jan Fulham FC A 1–1 D
22 Jan Millwall FC H 1–0 W
01 Jan Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Blackpool FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' 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.
  • 14' Ben Sheaf is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 19' Blackpool FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 24' GOAL! Gary Madine scores on 24.
  • 25' Gary Madine adds to his 0 season tally! Blackpool FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackpool FC that had 384 games and scored 466 goals.
  • 35' Richard Keogh has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Dominic Hyam will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' 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.
  • 42' Magnificent from Viktor Gyokeres! That is 135 goals in 336 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' The referee calls foul for Reece James. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their trying to find a way past Blackpool FC's compact .
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' Jordan Thorniley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Richard Keogh on 65 minute.
  • 66' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jordan Shipley by Martyn Waghorn on 66 minute.
  • 70' Callum Connolly has so much to prove this time. He replaces Reece James on 70 minute.
  • 71' Jake Clarke-Salter is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Gustavo Hamer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 87' The Blackpool FC manager makes a substitution. Ethan Robson departs to be replaced by Kevin Stewart.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gary Madine 3
Jerry Yates 3
Matt Godden 2
Sullay Kaikai 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Wesley Jobello 1
Mark Cullen 1
Joe Dodoo 1

Head to Head

2022-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2021-08-17 Blackpool FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2019-09-07 Coventry City FC 3–2 Blackpool FC 2019-01-26 Coventry City FC 0–2 Blackpool FC 2018-08-21 Blackpool FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2022-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-02-05 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2022-01-29 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-01-25 Coventry City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2022-01-22 Coventry City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-01-15 Peterborough United FC 1–4 Coventry City FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2022-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-02-05 Blackpool FC 3–1 Bristol City FC W 2022-01-29 Fulham FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-01-22 Blackpool FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2022-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2021-12-29 Blackpool FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Blackpool FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC37% Draw30% Blackpool FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Blackpool FC
63%
Coventry City FC or Blackpool FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC25% Draw51% Blackpool FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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