Middlesbrough FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 29 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 64' Jordan Shipley

Neil Taylor 90' Y

Joe Lumley 90' Y

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

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

Middlesbrough FC 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-29 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2021-09-11 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2021-03-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2020-10-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
24 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
15 Jan	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
29 Dec	Blackpool FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–0	W
18 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–0	W

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jan	Stoke City FC	H	1–0	W
22 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
15 Jan	Peterborough United FC	A	4–1	W
29 Dec	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
11 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Coventry City FC
#5	Position	#1
80	Points	95
46	Played	46
22 / 14 / 10	W / D / L	28 / 11 / 7
72	Scored	97
47	Conceded	45
+25	GD	+52
1.74	PPG	2.07
48%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough FC face off against Coventry City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Wilder will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Jonathan Howson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 383 appearances.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Dominic Hyam, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' 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.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' The 37-year-old Neil Taylor has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' The supporters are chanting for Folarin Balogun. He replaces Aaron Connolly on 56 minute.
57' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Jonathan Howson is replaced by Martin Payero on 57 minute.
58' GOAL! Andraz Sporar scores on 58.
63' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
64' Jordan Shipley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
64' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Jamie Allen has done his job and it is now time for Gustavo Hamer to step up.
68' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jordan Shipley by Martyn Waghorn on 68 minute.
73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Simon Moore, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Jake Bidwell is withdrawn and Ian Maatsen gets his opportunity.
82' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Neil Taylor.
Another three points for Middlesbrough FC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Haji Wright	3
Gustavo Hamer	2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	2
Viktor Gyokeres	2
Jack Rudoni	2
Cameron Archer	1
Matt Godden	1
Britt Assombalonga	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-01-29 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-01-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2021-12-29 Blackpool FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-12-18 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W

Coventry City FC Form

2022-01-29 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-01-25 Coventry City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2022-01-22 Coventry City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-01-15 Peterborough United FC 1–4 Coventry City FC W 2021-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2021-12-11 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.32 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Coventry City FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC45% Draw27% Coventry City FC28%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Coventry City FC

55%

Middlesbrough FC or Coventry City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC27% Draw48% Coventry City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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