Sunday , 16 August 2026

Coventry City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Mon 1 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Ellis Simms 22' 1–0
1–1 29' Liam Kitching og
1–2 67' Liam Kitching og
Y 35' David Turnbull
Haji Wright 64' Y
Y 90' Aaron Ramsey

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Cardiff City 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
3
4
Coventry City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2022-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2022-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
29 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–1 W
16 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 3–2 W
09 Mar Watford FC A 2–1 W
05 Mar Rotherham United FC H 5–0 W
01 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
29 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L
16 Mar Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
09 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W
06 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
02 Mar Bristol City FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Cardiff City FC
#1 Position #21
95 Points 0
46 Played 0
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
97 Scored 0
45 Conceded 0
+52 GD +0
2.07 PPG –
61% Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Coventry City FC host Cardiff City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Netherlands international Milan van Ewijk has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 22' What a moment for Ellis Simms! That strike on 22 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 27' Ben Sheaf has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 156 appearances.
  • 29' What composure from Liam Kitching! The England international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 372 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Perry Ng, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Bradley Collins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 64' Haji Wright catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
  • 67' Brilliant from the ! Liam Kitching makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 67.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Victor Torp comes on to replace Josh Eccles.
  • 73' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Kasey Palmer departs to be replaced by Callum O'Hare.
  • 76' The crowd applauds David Turnbull as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Wintle steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Ramsey, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' The whistle greets Joe Ralls as he departs to be replaced by Aaron Ramsey.
  • 90' That is a card for Cardiff City FC. Aaron Ramsey will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The whistle greets Josh Bowler as he departs to be replaced by Ollie Tanner.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cardiff City FC players.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Viktor Gyokeres 3
Matt Godden 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Alex Robertson 2
Dimitrios Goutas 1
Kion Etete 1
Karlan Grant 1
Tyler Walker 1

Head to Head

2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2022-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-10-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2022-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-03-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2024-03-16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2024-03-05 Coventry City FC 5–0 Rotherham United FC W 2024-03-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-03-16 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-03-09 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-03-06 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-03-02 Bristol City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.73 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC33% Draw38% Cardiff City FC29%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 41%
59%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
67%
Coventry City FC or Cardiff City FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC19% Draw65% Cardiff City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.6%
1 – 0
16.4%
0 – 1
14.8%
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
1.7%
3 – 0
1.4%
3 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 21% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 19% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

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