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

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Championship · 2023-24

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

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Huddersfield Town AFC is hosting Coventry City FC for another epic battle.
3' Liam Kitching picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
8' A quiet spell here at John Smith's Stadium. Huddersfield Town AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ellis Simms, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
14' The referee shows Huddersfield Town AFC player a card on 14.
16' Ellis Simms is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
22' Against the run of play, Ellis Simms has scored! This game has turned on its head.
27' David Kasumu, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
42' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Sheaf argues furiously but the card stands.
50' Bobby Thomas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
54' Brodie Spencer is replacing Radinio Balker for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
59' Matty Pearson is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
63' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Callum O'Hare on, Kasey Palmer off on 63 minutes.
64' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Jonathan Hogg is replaced by Patrick Jones.
69' England international Matt Godden has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
74' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
76' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Josh Koroma trudges off to be replaced by Bojan Radulovic on 76 minutes.
79' What a moment for Rhys Healey! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
83' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Ellis Simms is withdrawn and Matt Godden gets his opportunity.
87' Bobby Thomas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' Coventry City FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Ben Sheaf is withdrawn and Liam Kelly gets his opportunity.
1-3 the final result. Huddersfield Town AFC will be bitterly disappointed.

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.