Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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 #16
95 Points 57
46 Played 46
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 14 / 15 / 17
97 Scored 53
45 Conceded 65
+52 GD -12
2.07 PPG 1.24
61% Win % 30%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Coventry City FC welcome Watford FC for this crunch clash at Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • 5' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Watford FC backline.
  • 6' Joao Pedro adds to his 4 season tally! Watford FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 11' Over 11 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 12' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Henrique Araujo comes on to replace Britt Assombalonga.
  • 14' The referee has no hesitation. Kyle McFadzean is booked for Coventry City FC — Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' Ben Sheaf is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Porteous made 297 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Hamza Choudhury picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Eccles is booked for Coventry City FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Against the run of play, Imran Louza has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' Coventry City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's shape.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Andrews on 54 minutes.
  • 58' The England Matt Godden breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 1-2!
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Leandro Bacuna. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Imran Louza.
  • 67' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Ryan Andrews has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Ryan Andrews as he leaves the pitch. Craig Cathcart steps in for Watford FC.
  • 72' Ben Sheaf does the damage! The net is bulging and Coventry City FC surge ahead!
  • 77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' Ken Sema has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hassane Kamara on 84 minute.
  • 85' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Leandro Bacuna exits the field as Yaser Asprilla enters on 85.
  • 88' Controversy at the stadium! Wesley Hoedt argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 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
Haji Wright 2
Matt Godden 2
Andre Gray 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
William Troost-Ekong 1
Ryan Porteous 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
2 / 4
2.03 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC54% Draw24% Watford FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Watford FC
46%
Coventry City FC or Watford FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC40% Draw41% Watford FC19%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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