Thursday , 2 July 2026

Coventry City FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Coventry City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Mon 5 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Y 31' Famara Diedhiou
Tyler Walker 67' Y
Y 69' Kasey Palmer
Liam Kelly 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Rob Smith
  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham

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

6
4
2
Coventry City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-05 Coventry City FC 3–1 Bristol City FC 2020-09-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Bristol City FC H 3–1 W
02 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–3 L
20 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
16 Mar Luton Town FC A 0–2 L
06 Mar Derby County FC H 1–0 W
02 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–3 L
02 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–2 L
20 Mar Rotherham United FC H 0–2 L
17 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
13 Mar Birmingham City FC A 3–0 W
06 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Bristol City FC
#1 Position #12
95 Points 62
46 Played 46
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 17 / 11 / 18
97 Scored 59
45 Conceded 59
+52 GD +0
2.07 PPG 1.35
61% Win % 37%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Coventry City FC launch into their encounter with Bristol City FC.
  • 5' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 9' Coventry City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leo Ostigard on 9.
  • 14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Bristol City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 19' Bristol City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marko Marosi made 235 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for Bristol City FC. Famara Diedhiou will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Henri Lansbury is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Nagy at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Adrian Mariappa by Kasey Palmer on 55 minute.
  • 60' Famara Diedhiou has been relatively quiet despite scoring 46 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 63' What composure from Matt Godden! The England international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 65' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tommy Rowe is hanging Steven Sessegnon on the field on 65 minute.
  • 67' Tyler Walker picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Viktor Gyokeres is hanging Matt Godden on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' What composure from Nahki Wells! The Bermuda international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 84' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 87' Magnificent from Viktor Gyokeres! That is 135 goals in 336 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Liam Kelly exits the field as Gustavo Hamer enters on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Godden 5
Chris Martin 2
Rob Dickie 2
Nahki Wells 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Leo Ostigard 1
Kasey Palmer 1
Andreas Weimann 1

Head to Head

2021-04-05 Coventry City FC 3–1 Bristol City FC 2020-09-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2021-04-05 Coventry City FC 3–1 Bristol City FC W 2021-04-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2021-03-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2021-03-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2021-03-06 Coventry City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2021-03-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2021-04-05 Coventry City FC 3–1 Bristol City FC L 2021-04-02 Bristol City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2021-03-20 Bristol City FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC L 2021-03-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC W 2021-03-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.05 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Coventry City FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC57% Draw23% Bristol City FC20%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Bristol City FC
43%
Coventry City FC or Bristol City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC42% Draw42% Bristol City FC16%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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