Thursday , 2 July 2026

Derby County FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Derby County FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Tue 1 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC iPro Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Colin Kazim-Richards 11' Y
Duane Holmes 63' Y
Krystian Bielik 68' Y
Y 72' Callum O'Hare
Matt Clarke 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at iPro Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Mark Pottage

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
Derby County FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-01 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
28 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
25 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 0–3 L
21 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
07 Nov Barnsley FC H 0–2 L
04 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Derby County FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
25 Nov Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W
20 Nov Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
07 Nov Watford FC A 2–3 L
04 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Derby County FC Coventry City FC
#8 Position #1
69 Points 95
46 Played 46
20 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
67 Scored 97
59 Conceded 45
+8 GD +52
1.50 PPG 2.07
43% Win % 61%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Derby County FC to score. At the same time, Coventry City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Krystian Bielik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 11' A moment of madness from Colin Kazim-Richards on 11 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Derby County FC will be frustrated.
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' The home supporters are growing impatient. Derby County FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Derby County FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Lee Buchanan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Liam Rosenior might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 51' The 30-year-old Fankaty Dabo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Derby County FC in their trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact .
  • 61' Callum O'Hare has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Duane Holmes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Krystian Bielik. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' Wesley Jobello has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Shipley on 77 minute.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Derby County FC team. Tom Lawrence is replaced by Kamil Jozwiak on 80 minute.
  • 83' Colin Kazim-Richards doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Leo Ostigard comes on to replace Sam McCallum.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Matt Clarke is booked for Derby County FC — Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Amadou Bakayoko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum O'Hare on 89 minute.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Derby County FC — Curtis Davies on, Nathan Byrne off on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Rosenior

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 2
Jack Rudoni 2
Matt Godden 2
Colin Kazim-Richards 1
Frank Onyeka 1
Gustavo Hamer 1
Maxime Biamou 1
Graeme Shinnie 1

Head to Head

2020-12-01 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC

Derby County FC Form

2020-12-01 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2020-11-28 Derby County FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2020-11-25 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Derby County FC L 2020-11-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2020-11-07 Derby County FC 0–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-11-04 Derby County FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2020-12-01 Derby County FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2020-11-28 Norwich City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2020-11-25 Coventry City FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-11-07 Watford FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2020-11-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Derby County FC or Coventry City FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC31% Draw28% Coventry City FC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Coventry City FC
69%
Derby County FC or Coventry City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC21% Draw46% Coventry City FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 0
8.2%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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