Coventry City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Coventry City FC

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Stoke City FC

Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Gustavo Hamer 42' Y

Michael Rose 57' Y

Overview

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

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

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 13 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-01 Coventry City FC 0–4 Stoke City FC 2022-10-22 Stoke City FC 0–2 Coventry City FC 2022-05-07 Stoke City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2022-01-25 Coventry City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2021-04-21 Stoke City FC 2–3 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	0–4	L
18 Mar	Blackpool FC	A	4–1	W
14 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D
11 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	1–1	D
04 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	4–0	W
28 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	4–0	W
18 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	0–0	D
14 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–2	W
04 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	5–1	W
28 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC

Jack McGlynn	5 G	2 A
Ethan Galbraith	4 G	4 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Coventry City FC launch into their encounter with Stoke City FC.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
6' What composure from Jacob Brown! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-1.
11' England international Ben Sheaf has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
16' 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.
21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
26' Stoke City FC have won 422 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
31' Bersant Celina has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
36' The 26-year-old William Smallbone has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tyrese Campbell makes it 0-2.
42' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Gustavo Hamer will be fuming at that decision.
46' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jake Bidwell by Josh Wilson-Esbrand on 46 minute.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
57' Coventry City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
62' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
71' The deadlock is broken! William Smallbone gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
72' The supporters are chanting for Brooke Norton-Cuffy. He replaces Matt Godden on 72 minute.
77' A goal from the Netherlands international Ki-Jana Hoever! He fires home on 77 to make it 0-4!
78' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Morgan Fox on, Nick Powell off on 78 minutes.
79' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Thompson is hanging Ben Pearson on the field on 79 minute.
83' Bersant Celina is replacing Tyrese Campbell for the Stoke City FC side.
84' The whistle greets Dujon Sterling as he departs to be replaced by Josh Tymon.
89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jake Bidwell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Stoke City FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Coventry City FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Viktor Gyokeres
5
Kyle McFadzean ↓ Michael Rose 46'
27
Jake Bidwell ↓ Josh Wilson-Esbrand 46'
13
Ben Wilson
24
Matt Godden ↓ Tyler Walker 72'
28
Josh Eccles ↓ Ryan Howley 46'
14
Ben Sheaf
38
Gustavo Hamer
23
Fankaty Dabo ↓ Brooke Norton-Cuffy 72'
16
Luke McNally
3
Callum Doyle

Bench

19
Tyler Walker ↑ 72'
18
Sean Maguire
1
Simon Moore
4
Michael Rose ↑ 46'
36
Ryan Howley ↑ 46'
11
Josh Wilson-Esbrand ↑ 46'
7
Brooke Norton-Cuffy ↑ 72'

Coach Mark Robins

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

34
Frankie Fielding
23
Bersant Celina ↑ 83'
3
Morgan Fox ↑ 78'
8
Lewis Baker ↑ 83'
15
Jordan Thompson ↑ 79'
14
Josh Tymon ↑ 84'
32
Connor Taylor

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Victor Torp	2
Sam Clucas	2
Jacob Brown	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Bobby Thomas	1
Tyler Walker	1
Maxime Biamou	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2023-04-01 Coventry City FC 0–4 Stoke City FC L 2023-03-18 Blackpool FC 1–4 Coventry City FC W 2023-03-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-03-11 Coventry City FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2023-03-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Coventry City FC W 2023-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2023-04-01 Coventry City FC 0–4 Stoke City FC W 2023-03-18 Stoke City FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2023-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-03-04 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Stoke City FC W 2023-02-28 Stoke City FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.08 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC29% Draw26% Stoke City FC45%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Stoke City FC

71%

Coventry City FC or Stoke City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC18% Draw44% Stoke City FC38%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

9.4%

0 – 2

8.9%

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

5.7%

1 – 3

5.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	23%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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