Sunday , 16 August 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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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 #26
95 Points 0
46 Played 0
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
97 Scored 0
45 Conceded 0
+52 GD +0
2.07 PPG –
61% Win % –

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Stoke City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Stoke City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 40' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Enda Stevens has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Mehdi Leris has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' Ryan Mmaee has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dwight Gayle on 60 minute.
  • 61' Mehdi Leris picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' Josh Laurent is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Johnson at the 68 minute mark.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Ellis Simms as he leaves the pitch. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto steps in for Coventry City FC.
  • 75' 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.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Kitching.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Lynden Gooch on, Ki-Jana Hoever off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Lynden Gooch has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Ben Pearson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Tyler Walker 1
Maxime Biamou 1
Jamie Allen 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
4 / 4
0.3 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC22% Draw50% Stoke City FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes12% 0% No88%
Avg goals/match: 0.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 50%
50%
± 1.5 19%
81%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Stoke City FC
78%
Coventry City FC or Stoke City FC
50%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC7% Draw80% Stoke City FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
19%
1 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
8.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
1.9%
2 – 0
1.7%
2 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
0.6%
2 – 2
0.4%
1 – 3
0.3%
3 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 13% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 21% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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