Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sat 13 Jan 2024 · 12:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 29,914 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 44' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall pen
Callum O'Hare 79' 1–1
Milan van Ewijk 88' 2–1
Callum O'Hare 90+4' 3–1
Kasey Palmer 38' Y
Bobby Thomas 42' Y
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 43' Y
R 45' Abdul Issahaku
Y 78' Harry Winks
Y 83' Cesare Casadei
Y 84' Hamza Choudhury
Jay Dasilva 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Assistant 1 Derek Eaton
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)
6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Coventry City FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-13 Coventry City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC 2023-08-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jan Leicester City FC H 3–1 W
06 Jan Oxford United FC H 6–2 W
01 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 3–1 W
29 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
26 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
23 Dec Sunderland AFC A 3–0 W
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jan Coventry City FC A 1–3 L
06 Jan Millwall FC A 3–2 W
01 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 4–1 W
29 Dec Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
23 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Coventry Building Society Arena!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bobby Thomas made 356 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Jannik Vestergaard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their 4-4-1-1 trying to find a way past Leicester City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Kasey Palmer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' Bobby Thomas was booked on 42.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Bobby Thomas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall does the damage! The net is bulging and Leicester City FC surge ahead!
  • 45' Abdul Issahaku was booked on 45.
  • 46' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kasey McAteer is hanging Stephy Mavididi on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Coventry City FC are deployed in a 4-4-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 67' The whistle greets Jake Bidwell as he departs to be replaced by Jay Dasilva.
  • 72' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, a Japan , has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 77' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 78' Harry Winks was booked on 78.
  • 79' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Kasey Palmer by Ellis Simms on 79 minute.
  • 79' Callum O'Hare has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Hamza Choudhury has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thomas Cannon on 83 minute.
  • 83' Thomas Cannon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' The referee has no hesitation. Hamza Choudhury is booked for Leicester City FC — Yellow card on 84.
  • 88' GOAL! Milan van Ewijk fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Jay Dasilva will be fuming at that decision.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Coventry City FC players.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 3
Callum O'Hare 2
Milan van Ewijk 1
Kyle McFadzean 1

Head to Head

2024-01-13 Coventry City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC 2023-08-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2024-01-13 Coventry City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC W 2024-01-06 Coventry City FC 6–2 Oxford United FC W 2024-01-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-12-29 Coventry City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2023-12-26 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2024-01-13 Coventry City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-01-06 Millwall FC 2–3 Leicester City FC W 2024-01-01 Leicester City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-12-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2023-12-26 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2023-12-23 Leicester City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC50% Draw24% Leicester City FC26%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Leicester City FC
50%
Coventry City FC or Leicester City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC36% Draw42% Leicester City FC22%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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