Coventry City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Coventry City FC

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Norwich City FC

Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 11:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 27,353 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 49' Borja Sainz

Joel Latibeaudiere 45' Y

Luis Binks 64' Y

Y 64' Borja Sainz

Norman Bassette 70' Y

Overview

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

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 46 games · 65 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Davies (England)
Assistant 1 Graham Kane
Assistant 2 Matthew Smith

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 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2024-02-03 Norwich City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC 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

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	0–1	L
24 Aug	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	3–2	W
10 Aug	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
04 May	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
30 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–2	L

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Coventry City FC	A	1–0	W
24 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	1–1	D
17 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
10 Aug	Oxford United FC	A	0–2	L
16 May	Leeds United FC	A	0–4	L
12 May	Leeds United FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Coventry City FC		Norwich City FC
#1	Position	#9
95	Points	65
46	Played	46
28 / 11 / 7	W / D / L	19 / 8 / 19
97	Scored	63
45	Conceded	56
+52	GD	+7
2.07	PPG	1.41
61%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Norwich City FC gets underway.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Brandon Thomas-Asante needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
20' Coventry City FC currently sit 10 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' 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.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' The referee calls foul for Joel Latibeaudiere. He receives a card.
46' The crowd applauds Tatsuhiro Sakamoto as he leaves the pitch. Ephron Mason-Clark steps in for Coventry City FC.
49' A goal from the Spain international Borja Sainz! He fires home on 49 to make it 0-1!
54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' Norman Bassette has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ellis Simms on 58 minute.
63' 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.
64' Coventry City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
69' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Jay Dasilva comes on to replace Jake Bidwell.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Norman Bassette is booked for Coventry City FC — card on 70.
75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
78' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Brandon Thomas-Asante comes on to replace Haji Wright.
83' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
88' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
Another three points for Norwich City FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Jake Bidwell ↓ Jay Dasilva 69'
28
Josh Eccles
11
Haji Wright ↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante 78'
5
Jack Rudoni
27
Milan van Ewijk
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Ephron Mason-Clark 46'
2
Luis Binks
9
Ellis Simms ↓ Norman Bassette 58'
1
Oliver Dovin
29
Victor Torp ↓ Jamie Allen 78'

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Angus Gunn
4
Shane Duffy
23
Kenny McLean
3
Jack Stacey
9
Josh Sargent
14
Benjamin Chrisene
7
Borja Sainz
26
Marcelino Nunez
6
Callum Doyle
18
Amankwah Forson ↓ Anis Ben Slimane 46'
17
Ante Crnac ↓ Oscar Schwartau 46'

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Coventry City FC Form

2024-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-08-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-08-16 Coventry City FC 3–2 Oxford United FC W 2024-08-10 Stoke City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-05-04 Coventry City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-04-30 Coventry City FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2024-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-08-24 Norwich City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2024-08-17 Norwich City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-10 Oxford United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-05-16 Leeds United FC 4–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-05-12 Norwich City FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.74 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Norwich City FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC42% Draw26% Norwich City FC32%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Norwich City FC

58%

Coventry City FC or Norwich City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC34% Draw44% Norwich City FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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