Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Sun 11 Feb 2024 · 12:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Romain Esse
Haji Wright pen 67' 1–1
Haji Wright 70' 2–1
Y 23' Romain Esse

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Millwall FCChampionship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 James Wilson
  • Assistant 2 Shaun Hudson

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Millwall FC H 2–1 W
06 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–1 W
03 Feb Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
30 Jan Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
26 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
20 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
03 Feb Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
27 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
20 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–2 L
13 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–3 L
06 Jan Leicester City FC H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Millwall FC
#1 Position #3
95 Points 83
46 Played 46
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 24 / 11 / 11
97 Scored 64
45 Conceded 49
+52 GD +15
2.07 PPG 1.80
61% Win % 52%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Millwall FC are 3rd (83 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Coventry Building Society Arena!
  • 5' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 12' A stunning finish from Romain Esse — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' 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.
  • 23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Romain Esse on 23.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Coventry City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Millwall FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 38' Montenegro international Matija Sarkic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' Joe Bryan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Millwall FC tonight.
  • 53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Josh Eccles by Bobby Thomas on 56 minute.
  • 57' Ellis Simms has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kasey Palmer on 57 minute.
  • 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Duncan Watmore, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 63' Another change for Millwall FC made on 63 minute. Romain Esse leaves to be changed by Duncan Watmore.
  • 67' Goal! Haji Wright scores his 35 goal in 406 matches.
  • 70' Haji Wright does the damage! The net is bulging and Coventry City FC surge ahead!
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' George Saville is ready to make an impact after coming on for George Honeyman at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' 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.
  • It finishes all square. Coventry City FC and Millwall FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.01 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC61% Draw22% Millwall FC17%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Millwall FC
39%
Coventry City FC or Millwall FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC43% Draw42% Millwall FC15%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 1
4.2%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 19% 81%
-2 19% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% 63%
-1 37% 23% 40%
-0.5 60% 40%
+0.5 83% 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
39%
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
14%

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