Saturday , 14 November 2026

Coventry City FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Wed 13 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Haji Wright 50' 1–0
1–1 67' Samuel Edozie
Y 37' Kyle Walker-Peters
Y 70' Jan Bednarek
Kasey Palmer 90' Y
Y 90' Joe Aribo

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Assistant 1 George Byrne
  • Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2
3
Coventry City FC 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–1 Southampton FC 2022-02-05 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
28 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–0 W
25 Nov Millwall FC A 3–0 W
11 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
09 Dec Watford FC A 1–1 D
02 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
29 Nov Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
25 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
11 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Southampton FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
6/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/2
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Southampton FC
Cyle Larin 7 G
Kuryu Matsuki 4 G 1 A
Finn Azaz 3 G 5 A
Leo Scienza 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Coventry Building Society Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Coventry City FC and Southampton FC.
  • 5' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Southampton FC have won 447 goals from 363 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Southampton FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Jan Bednarek needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Southampton FC backline.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 47' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Haji Wright is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bobby Thomas, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 60' Samuel Edozie gets the nod from Southampton FC. He replaces Che Adams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 67' Samuel Edozie makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Southampton FC are in front.
  • 70' Jan Bednarek is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 75' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Kasey Palmer comes on to replace Callum O'Hare.
  • 86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kasey Palmer on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Carlos Alcaraz. He replaces William Smallbone on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyle Walker-Peters 2
Samuel Edozie 1
Haji Wright 1
Che Adams 1
Jake Bidwell 1
Stuart Armstrong 1
Viktor Gyokeres 1

Head to Head

2023-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–1 Southampton FC 2022-02-05 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-12-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-12-02 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2023-11-28 Coventry City FC 1–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-11-25 Millwall FC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-11-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Southampton FC Form

2023-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-11-29 Southampton FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2023-11-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-11-11 Southampton FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC39% Draw31% Southampton FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
69%
Draw or Southampton FC
61%
Coventry City FC or Southampton FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC26% Draw52% Southampton FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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