Coventry City FC vs Oxford United FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3

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FA Cup · 2023-24

Coventry City FC

6 – 2

Full Time

Oxford United FC

Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 12:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 18,211 HT 45' · FT 45'

Joel Latibeaudiere 8' 1–0

1–1 10' Mark Harris

Ben Sheaf 11' 2–1

Kasey Palmer 17' 3–1

Callum O'Hare pen 50' 4–1

4–2 79' Tyler Goodrham

Matt Godden 84' 5–2

Matt Godden 88' 6–2

Y 15' Cameron Brannagan

Y 30' Ruben Rodrigues

Y 32' Josh McEachran

Ben Sheaf 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Oxford United FC — FA Cup at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Oxford United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Head-to-Head

Coventry City FC 8 games · Avg 4.0 goals Oxford United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-06 Coventry City FC 6–2 Oxford United FC 2019-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–3 Coventry City FC 2019-03-23 Coventry City FC 0–1 Oxford United FC 2018-09-09 Oxford United FC 1–2 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Oxford United FC	H	6–2	W
01 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	3–1	W
29 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D
26 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W
23 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	3–0	W
16 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Coventry City FC	A	2–6	L
01 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
29 Dec	Derby County FC	H	2–3	L
26 Dec	Cambridge United FC	H	2–1	W
23 Dec	Northampton Town FC	A	1–2	L
16 Dec	Burton Albion FC	H	3–0	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Oxford United FC gets underway.
5' Stanley Mills is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Oxford United FC tonight.
8' Joel Latibeaudiere doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mark Harris makes it 1-1.
11' The England Ben Sheaf breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 2-1!
15' Cameron Brannagan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 15.
17' What a moment for Kasey Palmer! That strike on 17 puts his side firmly in control.
22' Fin Stevens has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
27' Oxford United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' Oxford United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 30.
32' It’s a booking for Oxford United FC player. Josh McEachran gets a card.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Oxford United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' Cameron Brannagan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Oxford United FC so far.
46' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Milan van Ewijk departs to be replaced by Bobby Thomas.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Callum O'Hare makes it 4-1.
55' It looks surprising Oxford United FC does not make any changes. Milan van Ewijk has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
65' Coventry City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Oxford United FC's shape.
66' Coventry City FC make a change. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto trudges off to be replaced by Jay Dasilva on 66 minutes.
67' Cameron Brannagan makes way for James Henry at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oxford United FC.
68' Another substitution for Oxford United FC to replace Ruben Rodrigues by Tyler Goodrham on 68 minute.
72' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Matt Godden on, Ellis Simms off on 72 minutes.
77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
79' GOAL! Tyler Goodrham scores on 79.
80' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Kasey Palmer departs to be replaced by Jamie Allen.
84' What a strike from Matt Godden! The score is 5-2.
85' Oxford United FC ring the changes. Mark Harris has done his job and it is now time for Gatlin O'Donkor to step up.
88' Goal! Matt Godden scores his 94 goal in 387 matches.
90' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Ben Sheaf gets a card.
It finishes all square. Coventry City FC and Oxford United FC share the spoils 6-2.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Jay Dasilva ↑ 66'
5
Kyle McFadzean
1
Simon Moore
24
Matt Godden ↑ 72'
30
Fabio Tavares ↑ 67'
6
Liam Kelly
4
Bobby Thomas ↑ 46'
54
Kai Andrews

Coach Mark Robins

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Billy Bodin ↑ 46'
17
James Henry ↑ 67'
25
Alex Gorrin
39
Gatlin O'Donkor ↑ 85'
19
Tyler Goodrham ↑ 68'
7
Stanley Mills ↑ 46'
21
Ed McGinty
27
Max Woltman
43
Richard Mcintyre

Coach Des Buckingham

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Godden	3
Callum O'Hare	2
Elliott Moore	2
Haji Wright	2
Mark Harris	2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	1
Ole Romeny	1
Fankaty Dabo	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2024-01-06 Coventry City FC 6–2 Oxford United FC W 2024-01-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-12-29 Coventry City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2023-12-26 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-12-16 Leeds United FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Oxford United FC Form

2024-01-06 Coventry City FC 6–2 Oxford United FC L 2024-01-01 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Oxford United FC W 2023-12-29 Oxford United FC 2–3 Derby County FC L 2023-12-26 Oxford United FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2023-12-23 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Oxford United FC L 2023-12-16 Oxford United FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.32 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Oxford United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC58% Draw21% Oxford United FC21%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Oxford United FC

42%

Coventry City FC or Oxford United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC42% Draw38% Oxford United FC20%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Oxford United FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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