Sunday , 16 August 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 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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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
2023-09-02 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 #19
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

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Watford FC are 19th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Coventry City FC have kicked off against Watford FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Haji Wright has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Ryan Porteous has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 24' Josh Eccles was booked on 24.
  • 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryan Porteous.
  • 35' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mileta Rajovic makes it 0-1.
  • 36' Mileta Rajovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 36 minutes.
  • 40' Francisco Sierralta has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
  • 41' Milan van Ewijk has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
  • 46' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Jay Dasilva is withdrawn and Jake Bidwell gets his opportunity.
  • 52' GOAL! Matheus Martins scores on 52. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 57' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Andrews is withdrawn and Jeremy Ngakia gets his opportunity.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Kyle McFadzean. He receives a card.
  • 61' Kyle McFadzean has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 61.
  • 64' A goal from the Netherlands international Wesley Hoedt! He fires home on 64 to make it 1-4!
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 71' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 71 minute. Josh Eccles leaves to be changed by Yasin Ayari.
  • 74' Mattie Pollock is replacing Francisco Sierralta for the Watford FC side.
  • 75' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Martins departs to be replaced by Vakoun Bayo.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Sheaf.
  • 79' Mileta Rajovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 87' The England Matt Godden breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 2-5!
  • 88' Ellis Simms gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Kasey Palmer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Kasey Palmer makes way for Ellis Simms at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
  • 90' Wesley Hoedt has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Tom Dele-Bashiru 1
Viktor Gyokeres 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
1 / 4
1.08 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC39% Draw32% Watford FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Watford FC
61%
Coventry City FC or Watford FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC25% Draw54% Watford FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
2.6%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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