Wednesday , 30 September 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
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

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

Key Stats

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Coventry Building Society Arena as Coventry City FC face off against Watford FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 24' Josh Eccles catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Porteous on 30.
  • 35' Mileta Rajovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 35 minutes.
  • 36' A goal from the Denmark international Mileta Rajovic! He fires home on 36 to make it 0-2!
  • 40' Francisco Sierralta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
  • 41' Goal! Milan van Ewijk scores his 13 goal in 99 matches.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Coventry City FC make a change. Jay Dasilva trudges off to be replaced by Jake Bidwell on 50 minutes.
  • 52' Matheus Martins is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 57' The crowd applauds Ryan Andrews as he leaves the pitch. Jeremy Ngakia steps in for Watford FC.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Kyle McFadzean gets a card.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Kyle McFadzean on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Coventry City FC will be frustrated.
  • 64' Magnificent from Wesley Hoedt! That is 12 goals in 352 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 69' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
  • 71' The whistle greets Josh Eccles as he departs to be replaced by Yasin Ayari.
  • 74' Mattie Pollock has so much to prove this time. He replaces Francisco Sierralta on 74 minute.
  • 75' Vakoun Bayo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matheus Martins on 75 minute.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Ben Sheaf on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Coventry City FC will be frustrated.
  • 79' Goal! Mileta Rajovic scores his 12 goal in 362 matches.
  • 84' Ben Wilson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 87' Matt Godden has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Ellis Simms comes on to replace Kasey Palmer.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Ellis Simms. He replaces Kasey Palmer on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Wesley Hoedt. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Haji Wright 2
Matt Godden 2
Andre Gray 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Ismaila Sarr 1
Milan van Ewijk 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
3 / 4
1.73 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Watford FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC43% Draw26% Watford FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Watford FC
57%
Coventry City FC or Watford FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC32% Draw43% Watford FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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