Thursday , 2 July 2026

Coventry City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Coventry City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 11 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Gustavo Hamer 26' Y
Y 32' Jonathan Howson
Y 63' Soul Bamba
Y 75' Grant Hall

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

9
2
3
Coventry City FC 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-11 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2021-03-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2020-10-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W
28 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–2 L
21 Aug Reading FC H 2–1 W
17 Aug Blackpool FC A 1–0 W
14 Aug Barnsley FC A 0–1 L
08 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Coventry City FC A 0–2 L
28 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
21 Aug Derby County FC A 0–0 D
18 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–3 L
14 Aug Bristol City FC H 2–1 W
08 Aug Fulham FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Middlesbrough FC
#1 Position #5
95 Points 80
46 Played 46
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10
97 Scored 72
45 Conceded 47
+52 GD +25
2.07 PPG 1.74
61% Win % 48%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Coventry City FC and Middlesbrough FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' 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.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Gustavo Hamer. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan Howson.
  • 37' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 47' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 62' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Uche Ikpeazu by James Lea Siliki on 62 minute.
  • 63' The whistle greets Onel Hernandez as he departs to be replaced by Andraz Sporar.
  • 63' Soul Bamba picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' Ian Maatsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
  • 71' GOAL! Viktor Gyokeres fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 75' Grant Hall picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Jake Clarke-Salter is replaced by Michael Rose.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 83 minute. Ian Maatsen leaves to be changed by Todd Kane.
  • 88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • It finishes all square. Coventry City FC and Middlesbrough FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Haji Wright 3
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Jack Rudoni 2
Gustavo Hamer 2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Martyn Waghorn 1
Andraz Sporar 1
Cameron Archer 1

Head to Head

2021-09-11 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2021-03-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2020-10-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2021-09-11 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-08-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2021-08-21 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2021-08-17 Blackpool FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2021-08-14 Barnsley FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2021-08-08 Coventry City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-09-11 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-08-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-08-21 Derby County FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-08-18 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2021-08-08 Fulham FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC53% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC21%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
47%
Coventry City FC or Middlesbrough FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC37% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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