Sunday , 16 August 2026

Coventry City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Coventry City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Watford FC
Mon 10 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Kyle McFadzean 14' Y
Y 36' Hamza Choudhury
Josh Eccles 45' Y
Luke McNally 45' Y
Y 54' Ryan Andrews
Y 59' Leandro Bacuna
Y 62' Imran Louza
Y 88' Wesley Hoedt

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

5
4
1
Coventry City FC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC 2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2021-02-06 Coventry City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2020-11-07 Watford FC 3–2 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Watford FC H 2–2 D
07 Apr Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
01 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–4 L
18 Mar Blackpool FC A 4–1 W
14 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
11 Mar Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–2 D
07 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–3 L
01 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–2 L
18 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
14 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
11 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Watford FC
#1 Position #12
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

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Watford FC are 12th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Coventry City FC get us underway at Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • 5' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 6' A stunning finish from Joao Pedro — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 11' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Hamza Choudhury has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 12' The whistle greets Britt Assombalonga as he departs to be replaced by Henrique Araujo.
  • 14' Kyle McFadzean catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 34' The 29-year-old Gustavo Hamer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hamza Choudhury on 36.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Josh Eccles. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Imran Louza makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Andrews argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 58' Brilliant from the ! Matt Godden makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 58.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leandro Bacuna.
  • 62' Controversy at the stadium! Imran Louza argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 67' Ireland international Luke McNally has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Andrews departs to be replaced by Craig Cathcart.
  • 72' What an equalizer from Ben Sheaf!
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 82' Josh Eccles is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 84' Watford FC make a change. Hassane Kamara trudges off to be replaced by Ken Sema on 84 minutes.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Leandro Bacuna is replaced by Yaser Asprilla.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wesley Hoedt on 88.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellis Simms 4
Victor Torp 3
Andre Gray 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Haji Wright 2
Matt Godden 2
Matheus Martins 1
Ismaila Sarr 1

Head to Head

2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC 2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2021-02-06 Coventry City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2020-11-07 Watford FC 3–2 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-04-07 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-01 Coventry City FC 0–4 Stoke City FC L 2023-03-18 Blackpool FC 1–4 Coventry City FC W 2023-03-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-03-11 Coventry City FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D

Watford FC Form

2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-04-07 Watford FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-04-01 Luton Town FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-03-18 Watford FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-03-14 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-03-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.71 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC34% Draw36% Watford FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Watford FC
66%
Coventry City FC or Watford FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC17% Draw63% Watford FC20%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25%
0 – 1
15.9%
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
1.7%
1 – 3
1.4%
3 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 19% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 22% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

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