Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Coventry City FC launch into their encounter with Blackpool FC.
  • 5' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool 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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 14' Ben Sheaf catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Blackpool FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 24' What a moment for Gary Madine! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 25' What a moment for Gary Madine! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Dominic Hyam. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 41' Dujon Sterling, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' A stunning finish from Viktor Gyokeres — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Blackpool FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 51' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jake Clarke-Salter made 282 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Jordan Thorniley is replacing Richard Keogh for the Blackpool FC side.
  • 66' Coventry City FC make a change. Jordan Shipley trudges off to be replaced by Martyn Waghorn on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Blackpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Connolly is hanging Reece James on the field on 70 minute.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Jake Clarke-Salter. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 76' Blackpool FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 79.
  • 84' Daniel Grimshaw has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 87' Kevin Stewart is replacing Ethan Robson for the Blackpool FC side.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Callum O'Hare 1
Wesley Jobello 1
Mark Cullen 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.