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Coventry City FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Coventry City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Doncaster Rovers FC
Sat 27 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Herbie Kane
Y 78' Tom Anderson

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Boyeson
  • Referee Matthew Smith
  • Referee Ron Ganfield
  • Referee David Plowright

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Coventry City FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Doncaster Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-27 Coventry City FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–1 W
23 Oct Bradford City AFC A 4–2 W
20 Oct Southend United FC A 2–1 W
13 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
06 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W
02 Oct Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L
Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
23 Oct Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
20 Oct Gillingham FC H 3–3 D
13 Oct Rochdale AFC A 3–2 W
06 Oct Fleetwood Town FC H 0–4 L
02 Oct Accrington Stanley FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Mallik Wilks is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
  • 14' Herbie Kane picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 19' James Coppinger is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
  • 21' Magnificent from Jordy Hiwula! That is 17 goals in 374 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 26' It looks surprising Doncaster Rovers FC does not make any changes. John Marquis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 41' GOAL! Luke Thomas scores on 41.
  • 46' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' Jonson Clarke-Harris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' Doncaster Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jermaine Anderson is hanging Alistair Crawford on the field on 57 minute.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Paul Taylor. He replaces Mallik Wilks on 58 minute.
  • 63' Liam Kelly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Bayliss at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 69' Joe Wright does the damage! The net is bulging and Doncaster Rovers FC surge ahead!
  • 71' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Conor Chaplin exits the field as Jodi Jones enters on 71.
  • 76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alistair Crawford suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Tom Anderson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Jordy Hiwula is withdrawn and Abumere Ogogo gets his opportunity.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lee Burge made 374 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grant McCann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luke Thomas 1
Jordy Hiwula 1
Joe Wright 1
John Marquis 1
Kieran Sadlier 1
Amadou Bakayoko 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Jordan Shipley 1

Head to Head

2018-10-27 Coventry City FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC

Coventry City FC Form

2018-10-27 Coventry City FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2018-10-23 Bradford City AFC 2–4 Coventry City FC W 2018-10-20 Southend United FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2018-10-13 Coventry City FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2018-10-06 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2018-10-02 Coventry City FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2018-10-27 Coventry City FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2018-10-23 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2018-10-20 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–3 Gillingham FC D 2018-10-13 Rochdale AFC 2–3 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2018-10-06 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–4 Fleetwood Town FC L 2018-10-02 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC52% Draw26% Doncaster Rovers FC22%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
48%
Coventry City FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC33% Draw47% Doncaster Rovers FC20%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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