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Coventry City FC vs Manchester United FC, FA Cup 2023-24 SEMI FINALS

FA Cup · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
5 – 7
2 – 4 pen
Full Time
Manchester United FC
Sun 21 Apr 2024 · 14:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 23' Scott McTominay
0–2 45+1' Harry Maguire
0–3 58' Bruno Fernandes
Ellis Simms 71' 1–3
Callum O'Hare 79' 2–3
Haji Wright pen 90+5' 3–3
Bobby Thomas 82' Y
Y 86' Andre Onana
Jay Dasilva 111' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Manchester United FC — FA Cup at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Head-to-Head

1
Coventry City FC 1 games · Avg 12.0 goals Manchester United FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–7 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Manchester United FC H 5–7 L
13 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–3 L
09 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Leeds United FC H 2–1 W
01 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
29 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–1 W
Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Coventry City FC A 7–5 W
13 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D
07 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
04 Apr Chelsea FC A 3–4 L
30 Mar Brentford FC A 1–1 D
17 Mar Liverpool FC H 4–3 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Manchester United FC gets underway.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Manchester United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Milan van Ewijk has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 23' Scott McTominay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' Bruno Fernandes, a Portugal , has 77 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Harry Maguire has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 51' Bradley Collins has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' GOAL! Bruno Fernandes scores on 58.
  • 63' Victor Torp is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Eccles at the 63 minute mark.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Manchester United FC — Antony on, Alejandro Garnacho off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' GOAL! Ellis Simms fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 72' A tactical swap from Manchester United FC — Christian Eriksen on, Kobbie Mainoo off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Manchester United FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 79' GOAL! Callum O'Hare fires home to make it 2-3!
  • 80' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Jay Dasilva comes on to replace Jake Bidwell.
  • 82' Bobby Thomas was booked on 82.
  • 86' Andre Onana catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Marcus Rashford is replaced by Amad Diallo on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 5-7.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Maguire 1
Scott McTominay 1
Bruno Fernandes 1
Callum O'Hare 1
Haji Wright 1
Ellis Simms 1

Head to Head

2024-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–7 Manchester United FC

Coventry City FC Form

2024-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–7 Manchester United FC L 2024-04-13 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-04-09 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-04-06 Coventry City FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-03-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Coventry City FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2024-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–7 Manchester United FC W 2024-04-13 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2024-04-07 Manchester United FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2024-04-04 Chelsea FC 4–3 Manchester United FC L 2024-03-30 Brentford FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2024-03-17 Manchester United FC 4–3 Liverpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.66 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.15 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC34% Draw21% Manchester United FC45%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes88% 0% No12%
Avg goals/match: 5.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 92%
8%
± 3.5 81%
19%
± 4.5 67%
33%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Manchester United FC
66%
Coventry City FC or Manchester United FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC30% Draw30% Manchester United FC40%
Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–7 not predicted
5 – 7
Actual
2 – 3
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 3
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
2 – 4
4.2%
1 – 3
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 4
3.7%
2 – 1
3.5%
1 – 4
3.3%
4 – 3
3.2%
1 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 10% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 14% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 16% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 14% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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