Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' KICK OFF: Coventry City FC gets underway.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Eccles made 374 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Derby County FC so far.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Derby County FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 23' The England Matt Clarke breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 1-0!
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Harrison Armstrong.
  • 33' Derby County FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
  • 38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ebou Adams suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 46' Coventry City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 46.
  • 48' Marcus Harness adds to his 0 season tally! Derby County FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 53' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a card for Marcus Harness.
  • 59' Coventry City FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 64' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Ellis Simms has done his job and it is now time for Ephron Mason-Clark to step up.
  • 69' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' Norman Bassette is replacing Josh Eccles for the Coventry City FC side.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Norman Bassette, as he is very good at scoring at Pride Park Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 88' Jerry Yates makes way for Kayden Jackson at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Derby County FC.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Kenzo Goudmijn comes on to replace Liam Thompson.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
1 / 4
1.35 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Derby County FC or Coventry City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC38% Draw27% Coventry City FC35%
Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Coventry City FC
62%
Derby County FC or Coventry City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC25% Draw46% Coventry City FC29%
Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
8.4%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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