Sunday , 16 August 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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

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
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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Coventry City FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edo Kayembe made 390 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Coventry City FC are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
  • 15' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Liam Kitching has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 13 appearances.
  • 21' It’s gonna be a card for Edo Kayembe.
  • 26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 32' A stunning finish from Victor Torp — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Watford FC ring the changes. Jeremy Ngakia has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Andrews to step up.
  • 50' Victor Torp has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 50.
  • 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Morris on 51.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Andrews, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' Bobby Thomas, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Yasser Larouci. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 69' Moussa Sissoko is replacing Tom Dele-Bashiru for the Watford FC side.
  • 71' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Brandon Thomas-Asante has done his job and it is now time for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto to step up.
  • 75' Victor Torp makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Coventry City FC are in front.
  • 79' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 79 minute. Jamie Allen leaves to be changed by Josh Eccles.
  • 80' James Abankwah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Porteous at the 80 minute mark.
  • 82' What a strike from Liam Kitching! The score is 3-0.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack Rudoni.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Kitching argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 90' The whistle greets Ellis Simms as he departs to be replaced by Norman Bassette.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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
Matt Godden 2
Andre Gray 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Haji Wright 2
Tom Dele-Bashiru 1
Viktor Gyokeres 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
1 / 4
1.02 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC47% Draw32% Watford FC21%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Watford FC
53%
Coventry City FC or Watford FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC26% Draw58% Watford FC16%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.2%
1 – 0
16.5%
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 24% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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