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	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

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Huddersfield Town AFC and Coventry City FC is underway.
3' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Kitching on 3.
8' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
13' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Radinio Balker on 14.
16' Goal! Ellis Simms scores his 52 goal in 319 matches.
21' 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.
22' Ellis Simms with the second goal in the match!
27' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Delano Burgzorg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' Joel Latibeaudiere has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Kelly, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
45' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Ben Sheaf gets a card.
50' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
54' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Radinio Balker by Brodie Spencer on 54 minute.
59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Torp made 225 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
63' The whistle greets Kasey Palmer as he departs to be replaced by Callum O'Hare.
64' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Jones is hanging Jonathan Hogg on the field on 64 minute.
69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
74' Liam Kitching needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
76' Bojan Radulovic is replacing Josh Koroma for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
79' GOAL! Rhys Healey scores on 79.
83' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Ellis Simms departs to be replaced by Matt Godden.
87' The referee calls foul for Bobby Thomas. He receives a card.
89' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Bradley Collins gets a card.
90' Liam Kelly is replacing Ben Sheaf for the Coventry City FC side.
The final score is 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
Kasey Palmer	1
Tyler Walker	1
Michal Helik	1
Yasin Ayari	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.