Thursday , 2 July 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)

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
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

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' In just a few seconds Coventry Building Society Arena will turn into a battlefield for Coventry City FC and Stoke City FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jay Dasilva made 387 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 19' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Ben Pearson has done his job and it is now time for Jordan Thompson to step up.
  • 22' A stunning finish from Victor Torp — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Stoke City FC.
  • 31' GOAL! Victor Torp scores on 31. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frank Lampard might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' Sam Gallagher gets the nod from Stoke City FC. He replaces Andrew Moran and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' It’s high time Frank Lampard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Ephron Mason-Clark is replaced by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' Sam Gallagher is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 66' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Ellis Simms is withdrawn and Haji Wright gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' Stoke City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 77' Ashley Phillips is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 79' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Victor Torp by Jamie Allen on 79 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Lowe. He replaces Ali Al-Hamadi on 80 minute.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joon-ho Bae, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 86' Sam Gallagher makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Stoke City FC are in front.
  • 89' Matt Grimes was booked on 89.
  • 90' Stoke City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, Coventry City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
4 / 4
2.11 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC58% Draw22% Stoke City FC20%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Stoke City FC
42%
Coventry City FC or Stoke City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC42% Draw41% Stoke City FC17%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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