Sunday , 16 August 2026

Coventry City FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Coventry City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 26 Oct 2024 · 11:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 26,409 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Carlton Morris pen
0–2 37' Elijah Adebayo
Ellis Simms 59' 1–2
Victor Torp 76' 2–2
Haji Wright 90+2' 3–2
Liam Kitching 13' Y
Y 17' Alfie Doughty
Y 18' Carlton Morris
Y 22' Mark McGuinness
Y 54' Tom Holmes
Ben Sheaf 80' Y
YR 90' Tom Holmes

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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
2024-10-26 Coventry City FC 3–2 Luton Town FC 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

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Luton Town FC H 3–2 W
22 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
19 Oct Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
05 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–2 L
01 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
28 Sep Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Coventry City FC A 2–3 L
23 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–2 L
19 Oct Watford FC H 3–0 W
05 Oct Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
01 Oct Oxford United FC H 2–2 D
27 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Coventry Building Society Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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 Haji Wright suffering a number of foals already.
  • 13' That looks like a foul for a card for Liam Kitching.
  • 15' GOAL! Carlton Morris scores on 15.
  • 17' The referee has no hesitation. Alfie Doughty is booked for Luton Town FC — card on 17.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a card for Carlton Morris.
  • 22' Mark McGuinness catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
  • 27' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' Assisted by Tom Krauss with the perfectly-timed delivery and Elijah Adebayo makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact 3-4-1-2.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Jack Rudoni. He replaces Liam Kitching on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' A moment of madness from Tom Holmes on 54 minutes earns him a card. Luton Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 59' Ellis Simms has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Brown. He replaces Carlton Morris on 60 minute.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Milan van Ewijk made 95 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 66 minute. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto leaves to be changed by Victor Torp.
  • 68' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marvelous Nakamba is hanging Tahith Chong on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Victor Torp gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 78' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 78 minute. Tom Krauss leaves to be changed by Liam Walsh.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Sheaf.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Coventry City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Luton Town FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

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
Jonson Clarke-Harris 1
Jordan Shipley 1

Head to Head

2024-10-26 Coventry City FC 3–2 Luton Town FC 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

Coventry City FC Form

2024-10-26 Coventry City FC 3–2 Luton Town FC W 2024-10-22 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-10-19 Preston North End FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-10-05 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-09-28 Leeds United FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2024-10-26 Coventry City FC 3–2 Luton Town FC L 2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-10-19 Luton Town FC 3–0 Watford FC W 2024-10-05 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2024-10-01 Luton Town FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D 2024-09-27 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.95 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC49% Draw24% Luton Town FC27%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Luton Town FC
51%
Coventry City FC or Luton Town FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC36% Draw41% Luton Town FC23%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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