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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
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Coventry City FC vs Stoke City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Stoke City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Wouter Burger, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Dwight Gayle has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Eccles, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 60' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Dwight Gayle is withdrawn and Ryan Mmaee gets his opportunity.
  • 61' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Mehdi Leris gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 68' Josh Laurent gets the nod from Stoke City FC. He replaces Daniel Johnson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ellis Simms at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Kitching.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Ki-Jana Hoever is replaced by Lynden Gooch.
  • 85' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Josh Laurent has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Stoke City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
0.91 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Stoke City FC or Draw 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC33% Draw34% Stoke City FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Stoke City FC
67%
Coventry City FC or Stoke City FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC21% Draw56% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 3
2.2%
1 – 3
2.1%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 21% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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