Coventry City FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Coventry City FC

3 – 2

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Derby County FC

Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 19:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 31,349 HT 45' · FT 45'

Frank Onyeka 12' 1–0

1–1 38' Ben Brereton

Jack Rudoni 68' 2–1

2–2 77' Ben Brereton pen

Jack Rudoni 80' 3–2

Y 29' Lewis Travis

Y 63' John Eustace

Y 81' Patrick Agyemang

Overview

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Coventry City FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Derby County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Nield
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2

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	Millwall FC	0	0
7	Southampton FC	0	0
8	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
9	Wrexham AFC	0	0
10	Derby County FC	0	0
11	Norwich City FC	0	0
12	Birmingham City FC	0	0
13	Swansea City AFC	0	0
14	Bristol City FC	0	0
15	Sheffield United FC	0	0
16	Preston North End FC	0	0
17	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
18	Watford FC	0	0
19	Stoke City FC	0	0
20	Portsmouth FC	0	0
21	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
22	Blackburn Rovers FC	0	0
23	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
24	Burnley FC	0	0
25	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	0
26	Cardiff City FC	0	0
27	West Ham United FC	0	0
28	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
29	Lincoln City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Coventry City FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Derby County FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC 2025-08-16 Derby County FC 3–5 Coventry City FC 2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC 2024-11-06 Coventry City FC 1–2 Derby County FC 2022-03-19 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Derby County FC	H	3–2	W
21 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	3–0	W
14 Mar	Southampton FC	H	1–2	L
11 Mar	Preston North End FC	H	3–0	W
07 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
28 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	2–1	W

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	2–3	L
21 Mar	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
16 Mar	Portsmouth FC	A	1–0	W
10 Mar	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–1	W
28 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Coventry City FC		Derby County FC
#1	Position	#10
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

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Derby County FC are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Coventry City FC vs Derby County FC — let the football do the talking.
5' England international David Ozoh has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' 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.
12' A stunning finish from Frank Onyeka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' Coventry City FC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
27' Victor Torp has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
29' Lewis Travis picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Derby County FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' Goal! Ben Brereton scores his 61 goal in 382 matches.
43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Lampard will be considering his options from the bench.
48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for John Eustace.
63' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Josh Eccles is replaced by Jack Rudoni.
65' Patrick Agyemang has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlton Morris on 65 minute.
68' What a strike from Jack Rudoni! The score is 2-1.
72' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Oscar Fraulo comes on to replace Jaydon Banel.
77' Ben Brereton doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
80' GOAL! Jack Rudoni fires home to make it 3-2!
81' Derby County FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
86' Cruz Allen has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Ozoh on 86 minute.
90' Victor Torp is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matt Grimes at the 90 minute mark.
Another three points for Coventry City FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Derby County FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	2
Jack Rudoni	2
Matt Godden	2
Jerry Yates	1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	1
Matt Clarke	1
Marcus Harness	1
Colin Kazim-Richards	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC W 2026-03-21 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2026-03-14 Coventry City FC 1–2 Southampton FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-03-07 Bristol City FC 0–2 Coventry City FC W 2026-02-28 Coventry City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W

Derby County FC Form

2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC L 2026-03-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2026-03-16 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Derby County FC W 2026-03-10 Millwall FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2026-03-07 Derby County FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-02-28 Derby County FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.02 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.81 Derby County FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC43% Draw32% Derby County FC25%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	55%	45%
± 2.5	28%	72%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Derby County FC

57%

Coventry City FC or Derby County FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC25% Draw57% Derby County FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

18.7%

1 – 0

15%

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

11.6%

2 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

2.8%

3 – 0

2.6%

3 – 1

2.3%

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Derby County FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	11%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	23%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	18%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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