Derby County FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Derby County FC

3 – 5

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Coventry City FC

Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Derby County FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship .

Derby County FC 8 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 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

Derby County FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-16 Derby County FC 3–5 Coventry City FC 2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC 2024-11-06 Coventry City FC 1–2 Derby County FC 2022-03-19 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2021-10-23 Coventry City FC 1–1 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Coventry City FC	H	3–5	L
09 Aug	Stoke City FC	A	1–3	L
03 May	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
21 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–1	W
18 Apr	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Derby County FC	A	5–3	W
09 Aug	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D
13 May	Sunderland AFC	A	1–1	D
09 May	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L
03 May	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–0	W
26 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Derby County FC

Bobby Clark	2 G	2 A
Samuel Szmodics	2 G	1 A
Carlton Morris	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Derby County FC and Coventry City FC has kicked off!
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Derby County FC 3-5 Coventry City FC.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Godden	2
Ben Brereton	2
Jack Rudoni	2
Graeme Shinnie	1
Tom Lawrence	1
Jerry Yates	1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	1
Matt Clarke	1

Head to Head

Derby County FC Form

2025-08-16 Derby County FC 3–5 Coventry City FC L 2025-08-09 Stoke City FC 3–1 Derby County FC L 2025-05-03 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-04-26 Hull City AFC 0–1 Derby County FC W 2025-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–3 Derby County FC W 2025-04-18 Derby County FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2025-08-16 Derby County FC 3–5 Coventry City FC W 2025-08-09 Coventry City FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2025-05-13 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-05-09 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2025-05-03 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-04-26 Luton Town FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.53 Derby County FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Derby County FC or Coventry City FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC36% Draw26% Coventry City FC38%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

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

Derby County FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Coventry City FC

64%

Derby County FC or Coventry City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Derby County FC27% Draw43% Coventry City FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted

3 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

6.1%

0 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap	Derby County FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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