Coventry City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Coventry City FC

2 – 0

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 31,167 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jack Rudoni 6' 1–0

Matt Grimes 48' 2–0

Matt Grimes 11' Y

Y 28' Callum Styles

Jay Dasilva 43' Y

YR 51' Callum Styles

Liam Kitching 53' Y

Overview

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Coventry City FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Pawson
Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
Assistant 2 Derek Eaton

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 20.3 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

Coventry City FC 10 games · Avg 2.1 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Coventry City FC 2024-03-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Coventry City FC 2023-10-30 Coventry City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–0	W
14 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
09 Apr	Portsmouth FC	H	1–0	W
05 Apr	Burnley FC	H	1–2	L
28 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	1–3	L
15 Mar	Sunderland AFC	H	3–0	W

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
12 Apr	Watford FC	H	2–1	W
08 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
05 Apr	Sunderland AFC	H	0–1	L
29 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–1	L
15 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Coventry City FC welcome West Bromwich Albion FC for this crunch clash at Coventry Building Society Arena.
5' The 35-year-old Kyle Bartley has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
6' Jack Rudoni does the damage! The net is bulging and Coventry City FC surge ahead!
11' Matt Grimes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 11.
16' Ellis Simms has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
26' Japan international Tatsuhiro Sakamoto has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
28' The referee calls foul for Callum Styles. He receives a card.
33' Joshua Griffiths, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Torbjorn Heggem, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' Jay Dasilva picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace William Lankshear by John Swift on 46 minute.
48' Brilliant from the ! Matt Grimes makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 48.
51' Callum Styles is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
53' Liam Kitching has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
58' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
63' 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.
66' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 66 minute. Jay Dasilva leaves to be changed by Jake Bidwell.
67' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. Alex Mowatt is withdrawn and Ousmane Diakite gets his opportunity.
72' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
73' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Karlan Grant departs to be replaced by Adam Armstrong.
77' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Jamie Allen on, Matt Grimes off on 77 minutes.
78' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Ellis Simms has done his job and it is now time for Norman Bassette to step up.
83' West Bromwich Albion FC have won 491 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Haji Wright is replaced by Jamie Paterson on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
John Swift ↑ 46'
3
Mason Holgate
11
Grady Diangana ↑ 46'
7
Jed Wallace
44
Devante Cole
32
Adam Armstrong ↑ 73'
12
Daryl Dike ↑ 73'
17
Ousmane Diakite ↑ 67'
23
Joe Wildsmith

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Grady Diangana	3
Mikey Johnston	1
Haji Wright	1
Alex Mowatt	1
Karlan Grant	1
Matt Grimes	1
Kyle McFadzean	1
Jack Rudoni	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2025-04-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-04-14 Hull City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-04-09 Coventry City FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2025-04-05 Coventry City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2025-04-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-04-08 Bristol City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-04-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-03-29 Norwich City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-03-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.32 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC46% Draw29% West Bromwich Albion FC25%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

54%

Coventry City FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC30% Draw51% West Bromwich Albion FC19%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

12.8%

1 – 0

12.7%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 2

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	23%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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