Saturday , 14 November 2026

Coventry City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Coventry City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 12:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 30,011 HT 45' · FT 45'
Victor Torp 22' 1–0
Victor Torp 31' 2–0
2–1 65' Sam Gallagher
2–2 86' Sam Gallagher
Bobby Thomas 90+7' 3–2
Y 77' Ashley Phillips
Matt Grimes 89' Y
Y 90' Wouter Burger
Y 90' Junior Tchamadeu

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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

7
3
3
Coventry City FC 13 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC 2024-08-10 Stoke City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2024-02-17 Stoke City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2023-11-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2023-04-01 Coventry City FC 0–4 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Stoke City FC H 3–2 W
01 Mar Oxford United FC A 3–2 W
22 Feb Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
11 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
08 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 1–4 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Coventry City FC A 2–3 L
01 Mar Watford FC H 0–0 D
25 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 1–3 L
22 Feb Norwich City FC A 2–4 L
15 Feb Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W
12 Feb Bristol City FC A 0–2 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' The wait is over. Stoke City FC get us underway at Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • 5' Coventry City 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.
  • 10' Stoke City FC come into this ranked 20 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 395 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 19' Jordan Thompson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Pearson on 19 minute.
  • 22' Goal! Victor Torp scores his 9 goal in 225 matches.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' GOAL! Victor Torp scores on 31. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 36' Liam Kitching, a England defender, has 41 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' Ireland international Andrew Moran has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Sam Gallagher is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Moran at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Ephron Mason-Clark departs to be replaced by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 63' Nathan Lowe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 65' Against the run of play, Sam Gallagher has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Haji Wright comes on to replace Ellis Simms.
  • 71' 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.
  • 76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Ashley Phillips argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 79' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamie Allen is hanging Victor Torp on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Ali Al-Hamadi is withdrawn and Nathan Lowe gets his opportunity.
  • 85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' The England Sam Gallagher breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 2-2!
  • 89' Matt Grimes is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • 90' Wouter Burger is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Coventry City FC and Stoke City FC share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Viktor Gyokeres 3
Sam Clucas 2
Jacob Brown 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Victor Torp 2
Ellis Simms 1
Lewis Baker 1
Bobby Thomas 1

Head to Head

2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC 2024-08-10 Stoke City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2024-02-17 Stoke City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2023-11-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2023-04-01 Coventry City FC 0–4 Stoke City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–4 Ipswich Town FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC L 2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2025-02-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-02-22 Norwich City FC 4–2 Stoke City FC L 2025-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-02-12 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC48% Draw25% Stoke City FC27%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Stoke City FC
52%
Coventry City FC or Stoke City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC32% Draw45% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.2%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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