Sunday , 16 August 2026

Derby County FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Derby County FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Tue 11 Mar 2025 · 19:45 UTC Pride Park Stadium 28,879 HT 45' · FT 45'
Matt Clarke 23' 1–0
Marcus Harness 48' 2–0
Harrison Armstrong 28' Y
Y 46' Jake Bidwell
Marcus Harness 54' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Pride Park Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 George Byrne
  • Assistant 2 Ian Cooper

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

2
3
3
Derby County FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-03-06 Coventry City FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Coventry City FC H 2–0 W
08 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
01 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
22 Feb Millwall FC H 0–1 L
14 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–4 L
11 Feb Oxford United FC H 0–0 D
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Derby County FC A 0–2 L
08 Mar Stoke City FC H 3–2 W
01 Mar Oxford United FC A 3–2 W
22 Feb Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
11 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Derby County FC Coventry City FC
#23 Position #1
0 Points 95
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
0 Scored 97
0 Conceded 45
+0 GD +52
– PPG 2.07
– Win % 61%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Derby County FC are 23rd (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Pride Park Stadium. Derby County FC are looking to make home advantage count against Coventry City FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Pride Park Stadium. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Callum Elder has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Josh Eccles is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
  • 23' GOAL! Matt Clarke scores on 23. Assisted by Marcus Harness
  • 28' That looks like a foul for a card for Harrison Armstrong.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Derby County FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ebou Adams is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Jake Bidwell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 46.
  • 48' What a moment for Marcus Harness! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Marcus Harness argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 59' Coventry City FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 64' Ephron Mason-Clark has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ellis Simms on 64 minute.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 374 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Josh Eccles is replaced by Norman Bassette.
  • 76' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 81' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 86' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 88' Derby County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kayden Jackson is hanging Jerry Yates on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Kenzo Goudmijn comes on to replace Liam Thompson.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Derby County FC players.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 2
Jack Rudoni 2
Matt Godden 2
Tom Lawrence 1
Jerry Yates 1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 1
Matt Clarke 1
Marcus Harness 1

Head to Head

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 2021-03-06 Coventry City FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Derby County FC Form

2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2025-03-08 Derby County FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-03-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2025-02-22 Derby County FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2025-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–0 Derby County FC L 2025-02-11 Derby County FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.72 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.47 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Derby County FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC39% Draw40% Coventry City FC21%
Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Coventry City FC
61%
Derby County FC or Coventry City FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC20% Draw68% Coventry City FC12%
Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33%
1 – 0
20.1%
0 – 1
12.5%
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
4%
0 – 2
2.9%
1 – 2
2.5%
3 – 0
1.7%
2 – 2
1.1%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 24% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 15% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

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