Saturday , 14 November 2026

Coventry City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 11:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 24,080 HT 45' · FT 45'
Matt Godden 11' 1–0
Haji Wright 70' 2–0
Darragh Lenihan og 90+1' 3–0
Y 31' Michael Carrick
Joel Latibeaudiere 47' Y
Y 81' Hayden Hackney

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 Lee Venamore
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

9
2
3
Coventry City FC 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2023-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2022-10-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
06 Aug Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
27 May Luton Town FC H 6–7 L
17 May Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
14 May Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D
08 May Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
05 Aug Millwall FC H 0–1 L
17 May Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
14 May Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
08 May Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
01 May Rotherham United FC A 0–1 L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Coventry City FC and Middlesbrough FC is underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 11' A goal from the England international Matt Godden! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-0!
  • 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 398 games and scored 498 goals.
  • 21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ellis Simms is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 26' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Middlesbrough FC backline.
  • 31' Middlesbrough FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 47' Joel Latibeaudiere picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Morgan Rogers made 392 appearances and scored 36 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Daniel Barlaser by Jonny Howson on 65 minute.
  • 66' Coventry City FC make a change. Ellis Simms trudges off to be replaced by Haji Wright on 66 minutes.
  • 70' What composure from Haji Wright! The USA international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 75' England international Josh Eccles has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' The whistle greets Kasey Palmer as he departs to be replaced by Liam Kelly.
  • 78' The whistle greets Jay Dasilva as he departs to be replaced by Jake Bidwell.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Liam Kelly comes on to replace Kasey Palmer.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. Hayden Hackney gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rav van den Berg is hanging Paddy McNair on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Kai Andrews on, Matt Godden off on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2023-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2022-10-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-08-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2023-05-27 Coventry City FC 6–7 Luton Town FC L 2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC57% Draw25% Middlesbrough FC18%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
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
82%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
43%
Coventry City FC or Middlesbrough FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC37% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC16%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+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
40% ✗
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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