Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 11 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 25,003 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 61' Mehdi Leris
Liam Kitching 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
  • Assistant 2 James Wilson

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

7
3
3
Coventry City FC 13 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 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

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
04 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–3 L
30 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
25 Oct Rotherham United FC A 0–2 L
21 Oct Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
07 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
04 Nov Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
28 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
25 Oct Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
21 Oct Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
07 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Stoke City FC
#1 Position #17
95 Points 55
46 Played 46
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 15 / 10 / 21
97 Scored 51
45 Conceded 56
+52 GD -5
2.07 PPG 1.20
61% Win % 33%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Coventry City FC welcome Stoke City FC for this crunch clash at Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Eccles made 374 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Stoke City FC have won 400 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Stoke City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Stoke City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 60' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Dwight Gayle departs to be replaced by Ryan Mmaee.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Mehdi Leris on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Stoke City FC will be frustrated.
  • 66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 68' The whistle greets Daniel Johnson as he departs to be replaced by Josh Laurent.
  • 70' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ellis Simms at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Lynden Gooch has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Liam Kitching will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Lynden Gooch. He replaces Ki-Jana Hoever on 80 minute.
  • 85' Joon-ho Bae, a South Korea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' England international Josh Laurent has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-11-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 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

Coventry City FC Form

2023-11-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2023-10-30 Coventry City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-10-25 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2023-10-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2023-11-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2023-10-28 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2023-10-25 Stoke City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2023-10-21 Stoke City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2023-10-07 Leicester City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.4 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC45% Draw30% Stoke City FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Stoke City FC
55%
Coventry City FC or Stoke City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC33% Draw51% Stoke City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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