Thursday , 2 July 2026

Coventry City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 24,539 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 35' Mileta Rajovic
Milan van Ewijk 41' 1–1
1–2 52' Matheus Martins
Wesley Hoedt og 64' 2–2
2–3 79' Mileta Rajovic
Matt Godden 87' 3–3
Josh Eccles 24' Y
Y 30' Ryan Porteous
Y 40' Francisco Sierralta
Kyle McFadzean 60' Y
Ben Sheaf 76' Y
Y 90' Wesley Hoedt

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2

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
2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC 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
02 Sep Watford FC H 3–3 D
26 Aug Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D
19 Aug Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
12 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
06 Aug Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
27 May Luton Town FC H 6–7 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Coventry City FC A 3–3 D
27 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
12 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D
05 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 4–0 W
08 May Stoke City FC H 2–0 W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Coventry City FC and Watford FC is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yaser Asprilla, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Josh Eccles on 24 minutes.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' That is a Yellow card for Watford FC. Ryan Porteous will be fuming at that decision.
  • 35' Mileta Rajovic doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 36' GOAL! Mileta Rajovic fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 40' That is a Yellow card for Watford FC. Francisco Sierralta will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' Milan van Ewijk does the damage! The net is bulging and Coventry City FC surge ahead!
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Jake Bidwell gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Jay Dasilva and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 52' Matheus Martins is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 57' Ryan Andrews makes way for Jeremy Ngakia at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Kyle McFadzean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Kyle McFadzean argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 64' Wesley Hoedt does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 71' Yasin Ayari has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Eccles on 71 minute.
  • 74' Mattie Pollock is ready to make an impact after coming on for Francisco Sierralta at the 74 minute mark.
  • 75' Vakoun Bayo gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Matheus Martins and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ben Sheaf on 76 minutes.
  • 79' Assisted by Vakoun Bayo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mileta Rajovic makes no mistake. 1-5!
  • 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 87' Matt Godden doubles the advantage! 2-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 88' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 88 minute. Kasey Palmer leaves to be changed by Ellis Simms.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Ellis Simms. He replaces Kasey Palmer on 89 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Wesley Hoedt.
  • The points are shared — Coventry City FC 3-3 Watford FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellis Simms 4
Victor Torp 3
Matt Godden 2
Andre Gray 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Haji Wright 2
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Imran Louza 1

Head to Head

2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC 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

2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC D 2023-08-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2023-08-19 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-08-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2023-05-27 Coventry City FC 6–7 Luton Town FC L

Watford FC Form

2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC D 2023-08-27 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2023-08-12 Watford FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.4 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC55% Draw22% Watford FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Watford FC
45%
Coventry City FC or Watford FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC44% Draw38% Watford FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
3.6%
4 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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