Sunday , 6 September 2026

Coventry City FC vs Burnley FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Coventry City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Burnley FC
Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 11:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 28,704 HT 45' · FT 45'
Haji Wright 5' 1–0
1–1 16' Jaidon Anthony
1–2 46' Jaidon Anthony
Liam Kitching 18' Y
Y 18' Josh Brownhill
Y 70' CJ Egan-Riley
Y 84' Hannibal Mejbri
Milan van Ewijk 90' Y
Y 90' Josh Laurent

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Elliot Bell (England)
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
Coventry City FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Burnley FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-05 Coventry City FC 1–2 Burnley FC 2024-11-26 Burnley FC 2–0 Coventry City FC 2023-01-14 Burnley FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2022-10-08 Coventry City FC 0–1 Burnley FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Burnley FC H 1–2 L
28 Mar Sheffield United FC A 1–3 L
15 Mar Sunderland AFC H 3–0 W
11 Mar Derby County FC A 0–2 L
08 Mar Stoke City FC H 3–2 W
01 Mar Oxford United FC A 3–2 W
Burnley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
29 Mar Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
15 Mar Swansea City AFC A 2–0 W
11 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
08 Mar Luton Town FC H 4–0 W
04 Mar Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Burnley FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burnley FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burnley FC
Zian Flemming 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Coventry City FC and Burnley FC get this one started.
  • 5' Magnificent from Haji Wright! That is 35 goals in 406 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Burnley FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' The travelling Burnley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 16' Brilliant from the forward! Jaidon Anthony makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 18' Liam Kitching picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 23' The 25-year-old Jack Rudoni has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' Burnley FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Lampard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Sensational shot from Jaidon Anthony. Burnley FC is back in the lead.
  • 51' Liam Kitching, a England , has 36 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Josh Brownhill is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
  • 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 66' Lucas Pires has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 69' Marcus Edwards makes way for Zian Flemming at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Burnley FC.
  • 70' Burnley FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 74' Victor Torp gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Jamie Allen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Burnley FC ring the changes. Josh Brownhill has done his job and it is now time for Hannibal Mejbri to step up.
  • 81' Burnley FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 82' Ellis Simms gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' The referee shows Burnley FC player a card on 84.
  • 88' Burnley FC ring the changes. Lyle Foster has done his job and it is now time for Jeremy Sarmiento to step up.
  • 90' Milan van Ewijk has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Coventry City FC 1-2 Burnley FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Burnley FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jaidon Anthony 2
Haji Wright 1
Nathan Tella 1
Louis Beyer 1
Jeremy Sarmiento 1
CJ Egan-Riley 1

Head to Head

2025-04-05 Coventry City FC 1–2 Burnley FC 2024-11-26 Burnley FC 2–0 Coventry City FC 2023-01-14 Burnley FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2022-10-08 Coventry City FC 0–1 Burnley FC

Coventry City FC Form

2025-04-05 Coventry City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC W 2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W

Burnley FC Form

2025-04-05 Coventry City FC 1–2 Burnley FC W 2025-03-29 Burnley FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2025-03-15 Swansea City AFC 0–2 Burnley FC W 2025-03-11 Burnley FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2025-03-08 Burnley FC 4–0 Luton Town FC W 2025-03-04 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Burnley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Burnley FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Burnley FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC29% Draw29% Burnley FC42%
Actual: Burnley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Burnley FC
71%
Coventry City FC or Burnley FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC22% Draw49% Burnley FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
10%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Burnley FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Burnley FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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