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

Championship · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 41' Jonathan Rowe
Ben Gibson og 88' 1–1
Y 74' Jonathan Rowe
Yasin Ayari 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
8
Coventry City FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2023-01-21 Coventry City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC 2022-09-03 Norwich City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC 2021-02-17 Coventry City FC 0–2 Norwich City FC 2021-01-09 Norwich City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
04 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
30 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W
25 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–1 D
19 Sep Cardiff City FC A 2–3 L
15 Sep Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
04 Oct Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
30 Sep Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
23 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–6 L
20 Sep Leicester City FC H 0–2 L
16 Sep Stoke City FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Norwich City FC
#1 Position #24
95 Points 0
46 Played 0
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
97 Scored 0
45 Conceded 0
+52 GD +0
2.07 PPG –
61% Win % –

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Coventry City FC to score. At the same time, Norwich City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Shane Duffy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Norwich City FC so far.
  • 20' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Ben Wilson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Angus Gunn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kenny McLean, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 41' A stunning finish from Jonathan Rowe — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Greece international Dimitris Giannoulis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christian Fassnacht made 236 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Sam McCallum has done his job and it is now time for Dimitris Giannoulis to step up.
  • 68' The 35-year-old Danny Batth has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Joel Latibeaudiere comes on to replace Liam Kitching.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Jonathan Rowe argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jay Dasilva by Milan van Ewijk on 75 minute.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Jamie Allen as he leaves the pitch. Luis Binks steps in for Coventry City FC.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Liam Gibbs is replaced by Danny Batth on 87 minute.
  • 88' A stunning finish from Ben Gibson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Yasin Ayari will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 4
Kieran Dowell 2
Onel Hernandez 2
Jamie Allen 2
Teemu Pukki 2
Borja Sainz 2
Emiliano Buendia 1
Callum O'Hare 1

Head to Head

2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2023-01-21 Coventry City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC 2022-09-03 Norwich City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC 2021-02-17 Coventry City FC 0–2 Norwich City FC 2021-01-09 Norwich City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-09-30 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-09-25 Coventry City FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-09-19 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2023-09-15 Hull City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Norwich City FC Form

2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2023-10-04 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-09-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 6–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-09-20 Norwich City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC L 2023-09-16 Norwich City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.7 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC31% Draw37% Norwich City FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Norwich City FC
69%
Coventry City FC or Norwich City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC17% Draw63% Norwich City FC20%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.4%
0 – 1
16.2%
1 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
1.9%
0 – 3
1.7%
1 – 3
1.3%
3 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 19% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 22% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗

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