Coventry City FC vs Oxford United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Coventry City FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Oxford United FC

Fri 16 Aug 2024 · 19:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 28,051 HT 45' · FT 45'

Haji Wright 15' 1–0

1–1 22' Ciaron Brown

Milan van Ewijk 31' 2–1

2–2 55' Mark Harris

Haji Wright 90+6' 3–2

Y 16' Joe Bennett

Y 59' Tyler Goodrham

Y 90' Mark Harris

Overview

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

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Oxford United FC 46 games · 47 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Coote
Assistant 1 Akil Howson
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-16 Coventry City FC 3–2 Oxford United FC 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
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
27 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
24 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	2–3	L

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Coventry City FC	A	2–3	L
10 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	2–0	W
27 Apr	Exeter City FC	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	Stevenage FC	H	1–1	D
16 Apr	Lincoln City FC	H	0–1	L
13 Apr	Peterborough United FC	H	5–0	W

Season Stats

Coventry City FC		Oxford United FC
#1	Position	#4
95	Points	47
46	Played	46
28 / 11 / 7	W / D / L	11 / 14 / 21
97	Scored	45
45	Conceded	59
+52	GD	-14
2.07	PPG	1.02
61%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Oxford United FC are 4th (47 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Oxford United FC.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Oxford United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Oxford United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with the perfectly-timed delivery and Haji Wright makes no mistake. 1-0!
16' The referee shows Oxford United FC player a card on 16.
21' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Oxford United FC backline.
22' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ciaron Brown makes it 1-1.
27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
31' Goal! Milan van Ewijk scores his 13 goal in 95 matches.
36' 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.
41' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Oxford United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' What a moment for Mark Harris! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
57' Oxford United FC make a change. Przemyslaw Placheta trudges off to be replaced by Idris El Mizouni on 57 minutes.
59' Tyler Goodrham was booked on 59.
64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Des Buckingham might look to freshen things up shortly.
69' Oxford United FC is showing some good football. However, Oxford United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
70' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Ellis Simms is withdrawn and Brandon Thomas-Asante gets his opportunity.
73' Ephron Mason-Clark gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and will look to change the dynamic.
78' It is a substitution in Oxford United FC team. Tyler Goodrham is replaced by Louie Sibley on 78 minute.
80' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Jake Bidwell departs to be replaced by Jay Dasilva.
81' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Victor Torp has done his job and it is now time for Kasey Palmer to step up.
86' 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.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Mark Harris on 90 minutes.
90' The Oxford United FC manager makes a substitution. Mark Harris departs to be replaced by Dane Scarlett.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Oxford United FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Jake Bidwell ↓ Jay Dasilva 80'
28
Josh Eccles
11
Haji Wright
5
Jack Rudoni
27
Milan van Ewijk
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Ephron Mason-Clark 73'
2
Luis Binks
9
Ellis Simms ↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante 70'
1
Oliver Dovin
29
Victor Torp ↓ Kasey Palmer 81'

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Oxford United FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

9
Mark Harris ↓ Dane Scarlett 90'
12
Joe Bennett
3
Ciaron Brown
4
Will Vaulks
2
Sam Long
8
Cameron Brannagan
1
Jamie Cumming
5
Elliott Moore
20
Ruben Rodrigues ↓ Matt Phillips 57'
7
Przemyslaw Placheta ↓ Idris El Mizouni 57'
19
Tyler Goodrham ↓ Louie Sibley 78'

Bench

Coach Des Buckingham

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Godden	3
Mark Harris	2
Callum O'Hare	2
Elliott Moore	2
Haji Wright	2
John Mousinho	1
Milan van Ewijk	1
Jonathan Obika	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

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 2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2024-04-24 Coventry City FC 2–3 Hull City AFC L

Oxford United FC Form

2024-08-16 Coventry City FC 3–2 Oxford United FC L 2024-08-10 Oxford United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC W 2024-04-27 Exeter City FC 1–2 Oxford United FC W 2024-04-19 Oxford United FC 1–1 Stevenage FC D 2024-04-16 Oxford United FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2024-04-13 Oxford United FC 5–0 Peterborough United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.42 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Oxford United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC56% Draw22% Oxford United FC22%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Oxford United FC

44%

Coventry City FC or Oxford United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC44% Draw37% Oxford United FC19%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

3 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

5.1%

1 – 0

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.4%

4 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Oxford United FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	20%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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