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

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Championship · 2023-24

Coventry City FC

2 – 0

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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

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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

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 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

Season Stats

Coventry City FC		Sheffield Wednesday FC
#1	Position	#24
95	Points	0
46	Played	46
28 / 11 / 7	W / D / L	2 / 12 / 32
97	Scored	29
45	Conceded	89
+52	GD	-60
2.07	PPG	0.00
61%	Win %	4%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts).

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' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their 4-4-1-1 trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact 4-4-2.
10' England international Josh Eccles has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
21' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto does the damage! The net is bulging and Coventry City FC surge ahead!
22' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anthony Musaba is hanging Callum Paterson on the field on 22 minute.
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marvin Johnson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
37' Callum O'Hare has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 355 appearances.
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
47' Bobby Thomas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ashley Fletcher, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
55' Joel Latibeaudiere was booked on 55.
60' Coventry City 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.
61' The supporters are chanting for Ashley Fletcher. He replaces George Byers on 61 minute.
66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Coventry City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
67' Jay Dasilva gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Matt Godden and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 68 minute. Jake Bidwell leaves to be changed by Kasey Palmer.
70' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Yellow card on 70.
75' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
79' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Tyreeq Bakinson comes on to replace Will Vaulks.
80' Pol Valentin Sancho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Liam Palmer at the 80 minute mark.
84' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Ellis Simms on, Callum O'Hare off on 84 minutes.
86' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Bailey Cadamarteri departs to be replaced by Joey Phuti.
89' A goal from the Japan international Tatsuhiro Sakamoto! He fires home on 89 to make it 3-0!
The points are shared — Coventry City FC 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday FC. Honours even.

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
Haji Wright	2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	2
Ben Sheaf	2
Djeidi Gassama	2
Ellis Simms	2
Jamie Allen	1
Anthony Musaba	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.63 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.43 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC75% Draw16% Sheffield Wednesday FC9%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes32% 0% No68%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

91%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

25%

Coventry City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC61% Draw35% Sheffield Wednesday FC4%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

13.8%

1 – 0

12.5%

4 – 0

2 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 1

5.7%

5 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

5 – 1

2.2%

6 – 0

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	39%	—	61%
-2	39%	23%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	21%	17%
-0.5	83%	—	17%
+0.5	96%	—	4%
+1	96%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

65% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

Season Stats

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