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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' The wait is over. Coventry City FC get us underway at Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' USA international Haji Wright has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Brilliant from the ! Scott McTominay makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 23.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 415 games and scored 686 goals.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erik ten Hag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' Coventry City FC have won 475 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Christian Eriksen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
  • 46' Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with the perfectly-timed delivery and Harry Maguire makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 51' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Sheaf made 163 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' GOAL! Bruno Fernandes scores on 58.
  • 63' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 63 minute. Josh Eccles leaves to be changed by Victor Torp.
  • 66' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Antony is hanging Alejandro Garnacho on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ellis Simms makes it 1-3.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Manchester United FC! Christian Eriksen comes on to replace Kobbie Mainoo.
  • 77' Diogo Dalot has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 79' Callum O'Hare makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Coventry City FC are in front.
  • 80' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Jake Bidwell departs to be replaced by Jay Dasilva.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Bobby Thomas argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 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.
  • Manchester United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.