Huddersfield Town AFC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Huddersfield Town AFC

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Coventry City FC

Fri 29 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Ellis Simms

0–2 22' Ellis Simms

Rhys Healey 79' 1–2

1–3 90+4' Haji Wright

Y 3' Liam Kitching

Radinio Balker 14' Y

Y 45' Ben Sheaf

Y 87' Bobby Thomas

Y 89' Bradley Collins

Overview

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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.

Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Herczeg
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	4	10
2	Queens Park Rangers FC	4	10
3	Charlton Athletic FC	4	10
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	4	7
5	Middlesbrough FC	4	7
6	Bristol City FC	4	7
7	West Bromwich Albion FC	4	7
8	Birmingham City FC	4	6
9	Sheffield United FC	4	6
10	Millwall FC	4	6
11	Wrexham AFC	4	5
12	West Ham United FC	4	5
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	4	5
14	Watford FC	4	5
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	4	4
16	Derby County FC	4	4
17	Lincoln City FC	4	4
18	Southampton FC	4	3
19	Cardiff City FC	4	3
20	Portsmouth FC	3	3
21	Norwich City FC	4	3
22	Lincoln City FC	3	3
23	Portsmouth FC	4	3
24	Stoke City FC	4	3
25	Burnley FC	4	2
26	Preston North End FC	4	0

Head-to-Head

Huddersfield Town AFC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Coventry City FC 2023-09-25 Coventry City FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-03-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Coventry City FC 2023-01-28 Coventry City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-04-30 Coventry City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	1–3	L
16 Mar	Rotherham United FC	A	0–0	D
10 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–4	L
06 Mar	Cardiff City FC	A	0–1	L
02 Mar	Leeds United FC	H	1–1	D
24 Feb	Watford FC	A	2–1	W

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	3–1	W
16 Mar	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	3–2	W
09 Mar	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
05 Mar	Rotherham United FC	H	5–0	W
01 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	Maidstone United FC	H	5–0	W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Huddersfield Town AFC have kicked off against Coventry City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
3' Coventry City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 3.
8' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Coventry City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
13' 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.
14' A moment of madness from Radinio Balker on 14 minutes earns him a card. Huddersfield Town AFC will be frustrated.
16' GOAL! Ellis Simms fires home to make it 0-1!
21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Sheaf is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
22' A stunning finish from Ellis Simms — that came from absolutely nowhere!
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' Huddersfield Town AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' Bobby Thomas, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Bradley Collins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a card on 45.
50' Jake Bidwell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Huddersfield Town AFC so far.
54' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Radinio Balker is withdrawn and Brodie Spencer gets his opportunity.
59' Matty Pearson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
63' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Kasey Palmer is replaced by Callum O'Hare on 63 minute.
64' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Jonathan Hogg is replaced by Patrick Jones.
69' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
74' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' Bojan Radulovic is replacing Josh Koroma for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
79' Brilliant from the forward! Rhys Healey makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 79.
83' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Ellis Simms is replaced by Matt Godden on 83 minute.
87' Bobby Thomas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Bradley Collins gets a card.
90' Liam Kelly gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Ben Sheaf and will look to change the dynamic.
It finishes all square. Huddersfield Town AFC and Coventry City FC share the spoils 1-3.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

44
Rhys Healey ↑ 64'
16
Thomas Edwards
12
Chris Maxwell
23
Ben Wiles ↑ 64'
30
Ben Jackson
9
Bojan Radulovic ↑ 76'
17
Brodie Spencer ↑ 54'
26
Patrick Jones ↑ 64'
39
Tom Iorpenda

Coach Andre Breitenreiter

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

3
Jay Dasilva
10
Callum O'Hare ↑ 63'
13
Ben Wilson
24
Matt Godden ↑ 83'
30
Fabio Tavares
6
Liam Kelly ↑ 90'
2
Luis Binks
29
Victor Torp ↑ 83'
54
Kai Andrews

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Gustavo Hamer	2
Daniel Ward	2
Ellis Simms	2
Tyler Walker	1
Michal Helik	1
Yasin Ayari	1
Rhys Healey	1

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2024-03-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Coventry City FC L 2024-03-16 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-03-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-03-06 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-03-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-02-24 Watford FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Coventry City FC Form

2024-03-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2024-03-16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2024-03-05 Coventry City FC 5–0 Rotherham United FC W 2024-03-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-02-26 Coventry City FC 5–0 Maidstone United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC26% Draw26% Coventry City FC48%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

52%

Draw or Coventry City FC

74%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Coventry City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC20% Draw44% Coventry City FC36%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

8.2%

0 – 2

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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