Coventry City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Coventry City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Tue 26 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 20' 1–0

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 89' 2–0

Joel Latibeaudiere 55' Y

Y 70' Akin Famewo

Overview

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

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
Assistant 2 George Byrne

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Coventry City FC 11 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-26 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-01-27 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-12-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
13 Dec	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
08 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	2–0	W
02 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
13 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–3	L
09 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
02 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–1	W

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Coventry City FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield Wednesday FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 393 games and scored 480 goals.
20' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto adds to his 1 season tally! Coventry City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
21' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto makes no mistake. 2-0!
22' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Anthony Musaba on, Callum Paterson off on 22 minutes.
27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
47' Milan van Ewijk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Latibeaudiere on 55.
60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
61' The crowd applauds George Byers as he leaves the pitch. Ashley Fletcher steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
66' Coventry City FC are deployed in a 4-4-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's 4-4-2 shape.
67' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 67 minute. Matt Godden leaves to be changed by Jay Dasilva.
68' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Jake Bidwell exits the field as Kasey Palmer enters on 68.
70' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Yellow card on 70.
75' England international Tyreeq Bakinson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
79' Tyreeq Bakinson is replacing Will Vaulks for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
80' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Liam Palmer is replaced by Pol Valentin Sancho.
84' Coventry City FC make a change. Callum O'Hare trudges off to be replaced by Ellis Simms on 84 minutes.
86' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Bailey Cadamarteri by Joey Phuti on 86 minute.
89' Goal! Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scores his 22 goal in 382 matches.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Coventry City FC 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

19
Tyreeq Bakinson ↑ 79'
27
Ashley Fletcher ↑ 61'
20
Michael Ihiekwe
14
Pol Valentin Sancho ↑ 80'
45
Anthony Musaba ↑ 22'
41
Djeidi Gassama ↑ 79'
36
Devis Vasquez
34
Joey Phuti ↑ 86'

Coach Danny Röhl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum O'Hare	3
Djeidi Gassama	2
Ellis Simms	2
Haji Wright	2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	2
Ben Sheaf	2
Shea Charles	1
Victor Torp	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.47 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC55% Draw27% Sheffield Wednesday FC18%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

45%

Coventry City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC36% Draw51% Sheffield Wednesday FC13%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

15.3%

0 – 0

13.3%

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 2

4.1%

2 – 2

3.2%

0 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	17%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	26%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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

Coventry City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

Sheffield Wednesday 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