Coventry City FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

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Wed 19 Oct 2022 · 18:45 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' James McAtee

Ben Sheaf 40' Y

Fankaty Dabo 42' Y

Jake Bidwell 58' Y

Kyle McFadzean 76' Y

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

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

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 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-19 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2022-03-12 Coventry City FC 4–1 Sheffield United FC 2021-11-20 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
15 Oct	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W
08 Oct	Burnley FC	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
01 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–0	W
17 Sep	Birmingham City FC	A	0–0	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
15 Oct	Blackpool FC	H	3–3	D
08 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	1–3	L
04 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
01 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
17 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Coventry City FC		Sheffield United FC
#1	Position	#13
95	Points	60
46	Played	46
28 / 11 / 7	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
97	Scored	66
45	Conceded	66
+52	GD	+0
2.07	PPG	1.30
61%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Coventry Building Society Arena that hosts another battle between Coventry City FC and Sheffield United FC.
5' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' England international James McAtee has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
12' James McAtee has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies on 12 minute.
17' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Adam Davies has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
22' Sheffield United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
27' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
32' Chris Basham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Sheffield United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' Poor challenge from James McAtee. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
40' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Ben Sheaf gets a Yellow card.
42' Fankaty Dabo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Eccles made 374 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
52' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gustavo Hamer is hanging Fankaty Dabo on the field on 56 minute.
58' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Jake Bidwell will be fuming at that decision.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
65' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Matt Godden has done his job and it is now time for Martyn Waghorn to step up.
70' Sheffield United FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield 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.
75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Sheffield United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
76' Coventry City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
79' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Thomas Doyle is replaced by John Fleck on 79 minute.
80' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Thomas Doyle has done his job and it is now time for John Fleck to step up.
85' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
87' Martyn Waghorn does the damage! The net is bulging and Coventry City FC surge ahead!
88' The crowd applauds Chris Basham as he leaves the pitch. Billy Sharp steps in for Sheffield United FC.
90' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Fabio Tavares comes on to replace Martyn Waghorn.
Coventry City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

33
Rhys Norrington-Davies ↓ James McAtee 12'
29
Iliman Ndiaye
9
Oliver McBurnie
23
Ben Osborn
15
Anel Ahmedhodzic
1
Adam Davies
16
Oliver Norwood
6
Chris Basham ↓ Billy Sharp 88'
2
George Baldock
12
John Egan
22
Thomas Doyle ↓ John Fleck 80'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Callum O'Hare	2
Tyrese Campbell	2
Gustavo Hamer	1
Rhian Brewster	1
Matt Godden	1
Jack Rudoni	1
Martyn Waghorn	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.01 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC64% Draw22% Sheffield United FC14%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

36%

Coventry City FC or Sheffield United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC46% Draw43% Sheffield United FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.5%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.3%

4 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	20%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	24%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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

Coventry City FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

Sheffield United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Clean Sheet