Sunday , 16 August 2026

Coventry City FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2022-23 PLAYOFFS

Championship · 2022-23
Coventry City FC
6 – 7
5 – 6 pen
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 27 May 2023 · 15:45 UTC Wembley HT 45' · FT 45'
Luke McNally 46' Y
Y 99' Jordan Clark
Y 100' Jordan Clark

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Wembley.

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Richard West
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Michael Oliver

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

1
4
6
Coventry City FC 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-27 Coventry City FC 6–7 Luton Town FC 2023-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-09-14 Luton Town FC 2–2 Coventry City FC 2022-03-08 Coventry City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2021-09-29 Luton Town FC 5–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 May Luton Town FC H 6–7 L
17 May Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
14 May Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D
08 May Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
29 Apr Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
22 Apr Reading FC H 2–1 W
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 May Coventry City FC A 7–6 W
16 May Sunderland AFC H 2–0 W
13 May Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
08 May Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
01 May Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
24 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Coventry City FC launch into their encounter with Luton Town FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Luton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Cody Drameh is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
  • 12' The crowd applauds Tom Lockyer as he leaves the pitch. Reece Burke steps in for Luton Town FC.
  • 17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Luton Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' Jordan Clark adds to his 0 season tally! Luton Town FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' Assisted by Elijah Adebayo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jordan Clark makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 29' Luton Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 34' Coventry City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
  • 39' Pelly Ruddock has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Jake Bidwell, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Jamie Allen makes way for Matt Godden at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
  • 46' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Luke McNally will be fuming at that decision.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Luton Town FC backline.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' Magnificent from Gustavo Hamer! That is 42 goals in 232 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Luton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' The whistle greets Gustavo Hamer as he departs to be replaced by Kasey Palmer.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Fred Onyedinma comes on to replace Alfie Doughty.
  • 89' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Coventry City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Luton Town FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Elijah Adebayo 5
Carlton Morris 3
Jordan Clark 2
Harry Cornick 2
Gustavo Hamer 2
Matthew Pearson 2
Tom Lockyer 1
James Collins 1

Head to Head

2023-05-27 Coventry City FC 6–7 Luton Town FC 2023-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-09-14 Luton Town FC 2–2 Coventry City FC 2022-03-08 Coventry City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2021-09-29 Luton Town FC 5–0 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-05-27 Coventry City FC 6–7 Luton Town FC L 2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-29 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-04-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC W

Luton Town FC Form

2023-05-27 Coventry City FC 6–7 Luton Town FC W 2023-05-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC W 2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2023-05-08 Luton Town FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2023-05-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2023-04-24 Luton Town FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.04 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.18 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC36% Draw24% Luton Town FC40%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Luton Town FC
64%
Coventry City FC or Luton Town FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC30% Draw37% Luton Town FC33%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–7 not predicted
6 – 7
Actual
1 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 3
5%
1 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.2%
0 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 16% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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