Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Coventry City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Coventry City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 27,078 HT 45' · FT 45'
Victor Torp 32' 1–0
Victor Torp 75' 2–0
2–1 82' Liam Kitching og
Y 21' Edo Kayembe
Victor Torp 50' Y
Y 51' James Morris
Y 64' Yasser Larouci
Jack Rudoni 87' Y
Liam Kitching 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
  • Assistant 2 James Wilson
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.5 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
2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC 2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC 2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan Watford FC H 2–1 W
21 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W
18 Jan Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
11 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–3 W
04 Jan Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
01 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
21 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
18 Jan Derby County FC A 2–0 W
14 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
09 Jan Fulham FC A 1–4 L
04 Jan Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L

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' Three points are at stake. Coventry City FC host Watford FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 21' Edo Kayembe is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Mamadou Doumbia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jake Bidwell made 382 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' What a strike from Victor Torp! The score is 1-0.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 376 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 42' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liam Kitching suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Another change for Watford FC made on 46 minute. Jeremy Ngakia leaves to be changed by Ryan Andrews.
  • 50' A moment of madness from Victor Torp on 50 minutes earns him a card. Coventry City FC will be frustrated.
  • 51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for James Morris on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Yasser Larouci. He receives a card.
  • 69' Watford FC make a change. Tom Dele-Bashiru trudges off to be replaced by Moussa Sissoko on 69 minutes.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Brandon Thomas-Asante is replaced by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 75' GOAL! Victor Torp scores on 75.
  • 79' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Jamie Allen departs to be replaced by Josh Eccles.
  • 80' Watford FC ring the changes. Ryan Porteous has done his job and it is now time for James Abankwah to step up.
  • 82' Liam Kitching adds to his 0 season tally! Coventry City FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack Rudoni.
  • 90' That is a card for Coventry City FC. Liam Kitching will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 90 minute. Ellis Simms leaves to be changed by Norman Bassette.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellis Simms 4
Victor Torp 3
Haji Wright 2
Matt Godden 2
Andre Gray 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Ryan Porteous 1
Tyler Walker 1

Head to Head

2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC 2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC 2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC

Coventry City FC Form

2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC W 2025-01-18 Coventry City FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2025-01-11 Coventry City FC 4–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-01-04 Norwich City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-01-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Watford FC Form

2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2025-01-18 Derby County FC 0–2 Watford FC W 2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-01-09 Fulham FC 4–1 Watford FC L 2025-01-04 Watford FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.67 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC51% Draw25% Watford FC24%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Watford FC
49%
Coventry City FC or Watford FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC34% Draw45% Watford FC21%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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