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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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Coventry Building Society Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Jamaica international Joel Latibeaudiere has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 420 games and scored 689 goals.
  • 20' The 22-year-old Alejandro Garnacho has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 23' A goal from the Scotland international Scott McTominay! He fires home on 23 to make it 0-1!
  • 28' Haji Wright has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 33' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Harry Maguire doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 51' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bruno Fernandes makes it 0-3.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Victor Torp. He replaces Josh Eccles on 63 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Antony. He replaces Alejandro Garnacho on 66 minute.
  • 71' Goal! Ellis Simms scores his 53 goal in 327 matches.
  • 72' Christian Eriksen is replacing Kobbie Mainoo for the Manchester United FC side.
  • 77' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Andre Onana has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' What a moment for Callum O'Hare! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Jake Bidwell as he leaves the pitch. Jay Dasilva steps in for Coventry City FC.
  • 82' Bobby Thomas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' Manchester United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 90' Manchester United FC make a change. Marcus Rashford trudges off to be replaced by Amad Diallo on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Coventry City FC 5-7 Manchester United FC. Honours even.

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.