Wednesday , 30 September 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)
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 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
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
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' The ball is rolling at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Stoke City FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Liam Kitching has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 13 appearances.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' Stoke City FC make a change. Ben Pearson trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Thompson on 19 minutes.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Victor Torp gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 31' Victor Torp adds to his 0 season tally! Coventry City FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 36' Viktor Johansson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 377 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 46' Andrew Moran makes way for Sam Gallagher at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Ephron Mason-Clark is replaced by Brandon Thomas-Asante on 58 minute.
  • 63' Sam Gallagher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
  • 65' Sam Gallagher has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Haji Wright has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ellis Simms on 66 minute.
  • 71' Stoke 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.
  • 76' Jay Dasilva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 77' Ashley Phillips is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 79' Jamie Allen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Torp on 79 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Lowe. He replaces Ali Al-Hamadi on 80 minute.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 86' The deadlock is broken! Sam Gallagher gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
  • 89' That is a card for Coventry City FC. Matt Grimes will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Stoke City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • Another three points for Coventry City FC.

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
Jacob Brown 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Victor Torp 2
Sam Clucas 2
Lewis Baker 1
Bobby Thomas 1
Tyler Walker 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.