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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 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

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' The game is set. Coventry City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Zain Westbrooke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Southend United FC is showing some good football. However, Southend 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.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Kelly made 374 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Southend United 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.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' The travelling Southend United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Isaac Hutchinson. He replaces Stephen McLaughlin on 46 minute.
  • 51' GOAL! Zain Westbrooke scores on 51. Assisted by Jordy Hiwula
  • 56' Southend United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Southend United FC. Theo Robinson is replaced by Simon Cox.
  • 62' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Rose suffering a number of foals already.
  • 67' Southend United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 72' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Jordan Shipley is replaced by Josh Eccles.
  • 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 88' Liam Kelly was booked on 88.
  • 90' Harry Lennon is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final score is 1-0.

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
Jodi Jones 1
Tom Hopper 1
Zain Westbrooke 1
Callum O'Hare 1
Maxime Biamou 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.