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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Coventry Building Society Arena will turn into a battlefield for Coventry City FC and Middlesbrough FC.
5' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 384 games and scored 484 goals.
17' Against the run of play, Viktor Gyokeres has scored! This game has turned on its head.
22' Ryan John Giles needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
42' Riley McGree, a Australia midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' Chuba Akpom is replacing Duncan Watmore for the Middlesbrough FC side.
49' Fankaty Dabo was booked on 49.
54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fankaty Dabo, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
55' Matt Clarke makes way for Ryan John Giles at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
56' Kasey Palmer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' 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.
64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Isaiah Jones on 64 minutes.
69' The 34-year-old Tommy Smith has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
74' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 74 minute. Alex Mowatt leaves to be changed by Riley McGree.
76' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Paddy McNair comes on to replace Anfernee Dijksteel.
78' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Josh Eccles on, Kasey Palmer off on 78 minutes.
82' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Matt Godden exits the field as Martyn Waghorn enters on 82.
87' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' Jake Bidwell was booked on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Coventry City FC players.

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
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	2
Viktor Gyokeres	2
Jack Rudoni	2
Gustavo Hamer	2
Matt Godden	1
Britt Assombalonga	1
Djed Spence	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

1.13 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC43% Draw31% Middlesbrough FC26%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 1.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

57%

Coventry City FC or Middlesbrough FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC27% Draw55% Middlesbrough FC18%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.4%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

10.4%

2 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

3.2%

3 – 0

3.1%

3 – 1

2.8%

1 – 3

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	23%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	17%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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