Coventry City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Coventry City FC

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 1 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Fankaty Dabo 49' Y

Kasey Palmer 56' Y

Y 64' Isaiah Jones

Jake Bidwell 90' Y

Overview

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

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

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

Coventry City FC 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2022-01-29 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–0	W
17 Sep	Birmingham City FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Luton Town FC	A	2–2	D
03 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	0–3	L
31 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L
27 Aug	Hull City AFC	A	2–3	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Sep	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D
13 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	2–3	L
05 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	1–0	W
30 Aug	Watford FC	A	1–2	L
27 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W

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 wait is over. Middlesbrough FC get us underway at Coventry Building Society Arena.
5' Marc Bola, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Tommy Smith has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 369 appearances.
15' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
17' What a strike from Viktor Gyokeres! The score is 1-0.
22' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' Dael Fry has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 374 games and scored 474 goals.
46' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Duncan Watmore departs to be replaced by Chuba Akpom.
49' The referee has no hesitation. Fankaty Dabo is booked for Coventry City FC — Yellow card on 49.
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Matt Clarke is withdrawn and Ryan John Giles gets his opportunity.
56' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Kasey Palmer gets a Yellow card.
61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
64' Isaiah Jones catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
69' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Alex Mowatt is withdrawn and Riley McGree gets his opportunity.
76' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Paddy McNair comes on to replace Anfernee Dijksteel.
78' The whistle greets Kasey Palmer as he departs to be replaced by Josh Eccles.
82' Coventry City FC make a change. Matt Godden trudges off to be replaced by Martyn Waghorn on 82 minutes.
87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Jake Bidwell is booked for Coventry City FC — Yellow card on 90.
1-0 the final result. Middlesbrough FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Matt Clarke ↓ Ryan John Giles 55'
14
Tommy Smith ↓ Isaiah Jones 55'
18
Duncan Watmore ↓ Chuba Akpom 46'
4
Alex Mowatt ↓ Riley McGree 74'
6
Dael Fry
16
Jonathan Howson
27
Marc Bola
15
Anfernee Dijksteel ↓ Paddy McNair 76'
25
Matty Crooks
1
Zack Steffen
9
Rodrigo Muniz

Bench

21
Marcus Forss
3
Ryan John Giles ↑ 55'
17
Paddy McNair ↑ 76'
23
Liam Roberts
29
Chuba Akpom ↑ 46'
8
Riley McGree ↑ 74'
2
Isaiah Jones ↑ 55'

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Haji Wright	3
Viktor Gyokeres	2
Jack Rudoni	2
Gustavo Hamer	2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	2
Anfernee Dijksteel	1
Bobby Thomas	1
Martyn Waghorn	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2022-10-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-09-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2022-09-14 Luton Town FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D 2022-09-03 Norwich City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2022-08-27 Hull City AFC 3–2 Coventry City FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-10-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-09-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2022-09-13 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Cardiff City FC L 2022-09-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2022-08-30 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-08-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.88 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC49% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC23%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

51%

Coventry City FC or Middlesbrough FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC33% Draw50% Middlesbrough FC17%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

12.1%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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