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Coventry City FC vs Southend United FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Coventry City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Southend United FC
Sat 3 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Liam Kelly 88' Y
Y 90' Harry Lennon

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Southend United FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee David Plowright
  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

4
Coventry City FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Southend United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-03 Coventry City FC 1–0 Southend United FC 2018-12-29 Coventry City FC 1–0 Southend United FC 2018-10-20 Southend United FC 1–2 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Aug Southend United FC H 1–0 W
04 May Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–2 L
28 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D
22 Apr Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L
19 Apr Bradford City AFC H 2–0 W
13 Apr Sunderland AFC A 5–4 W
Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Aug Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
04 May Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
27 Apr Rochdale AFC A 0–1 L
22 Apr Burton Albion FC H 3–2 W
19 Apr Walsall FC A 1–1 D
13 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Coventry City FC welcome Southend United FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southend United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Zain Westbrooke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southend United FC so far.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Southend United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Southend United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their trying to find a way past Southend United FC's compact .
  • 46' Southend United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Hutchinson is hanging Stephen McLaughlin on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Against the run of play, Zain Westbrooke has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan Ralph, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Southend United FC! Simon Cox comes on to replace Theo Robinson.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' Liam Kelly needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 72' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Southend United FC backline.
  • 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' Josh Eccles is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Shipley at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' Fankaty Dabo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' Liam Kelly catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Lennon.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Coventry City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordy Hiwula 2
Callum O'Hare 1
Maxime Biamou 1
Jodi Jones 1
Tom Hopper 1
Zain Westbrooke 1

Head to Head

2019-08-03 Coventry City FC 1–0 Southend United FC 2018-12-29 Coventry City FC 1–0 Southend United FC 2018-10-20 Southend United FC 1–2 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2019-08-03 Coventry City FC 1–0 Southend United FC W 2019-05-04 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2019-04-28 Coventry City FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2019-04-22 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2019-04-19 Coventry City FC 2–0 Bradford City AFC W 2019-04-13 Sunderland AFC 4–5 Coventry City FC W

Southend United FC Form

2019-08-03 Coventry City FC 1–0 Southend United FC L 2019-05-04 Southend United FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2019-04-27 Rochdale AFC 1–0 Southend United FC L 2019-04-22 Southend United FC 3–2 Burton Albion FC W 2019-04-19 Walsall FC 1–1 Southend United FC D 2019-04-13 Southend United FC 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.27 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Southend United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC52% Draw29% Southend United FC19%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Southend United FC
48%
Coventry City FC or Southend United FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC32% Draw54% Southend United FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
16.5%
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
11%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Southend United FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 26% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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