Middlesbrough FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2022-23 PLAYOFFS

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Wed 17 May 2023 · 19:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Tommy Smith 16' Y

Y 34' Callum Doyle

Paddy McNair 41' Y

Y 45' Gustavo Hamer

Y 61' Kyle McFadzean

Darragh Lenihan 69' Y

Y 74' Luke McNally

Y 77' Viktor Gyokeres

Isaiah Jones 83' Y

Isaiah Jones 84' Y

Y 86' Ben Wilson

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

2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2023-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2022-10-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2022-01-29 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Coventry City FC	H	0–1	L
14 May	Coventry City FC	A	0–0	D
08 May	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
01 May	Rotherham United FC	A	0–1	L
24 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	1–2	L
19 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	3–1	W

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W
14 May	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–0	D
08 May	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
29 Apr	Birmingham City FC	H	2–0	W
22 Apr	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
19 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Middlesbrough FC is hosting Coventry City FC for another epic battle.
5' Hayden Hackney has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 374 games and scored 474 goals.
15' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
16' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 16.
21' 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.
26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' Callum Doyle was booked on 34.
39' 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.
41' Paddy McNair is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
45' Gustavo Hamer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
55' Darragh Lenihan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
57' Gustavo Hamer puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
61' The referee calls foul for Kyle McFadzean. He receives a Yellow card.
66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
67' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Marcus Forss trudges off to be replaced by Isaiah Jones on 67 minutes.
69' The referee calls foul for Darragh Lenihan. He receives a Yellow card.
70' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Ben Sheaf exits the field as Josh Eccles enters on 70.
74' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Luke McNally gets a Yellow card.
77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Viktor Gyokeres on 77.
79' Fankaty Dabo is replacing Brooke Norton-Cuffy for the Coventry City FC side.
80' Matt Godden is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamie Allen at the 80 minute mark.
83' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Isaiah Jones on 84.
85' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Kyle McFadzean is replaced by Jonathan Panzo.
86' Coventry City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
88' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matty Crooks is hanging Paddy McNair on the field on 88 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Coventry City FC players.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Dael Fry
27
Marc Bola
23
Liam Roberts
15
Anfernee Dijksteel ↑ 67'
25
Matty Crooks ↑ 88'
7
Daniel Barlaser ↑ 67'
2
Isaiah Jones ↑ 67'

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Viktor Gyokeres
5
Kyle McFadzean ↓ Jonathan Panzo 85'
8
Jamie Allen ↓ Matt Godden 80'
27
Jake Bidwell
13
Ben Wilson
6
Liam Kelly
14
Ben Sheaf ↓ Josh Eccles 70'
38
Gustavo Hamer
16
Luke McNally
3
Callum Doyle
7
Brooke Norton-Cuffy ↓ Fankaty Dabo 79'

Bench

18
Sean Maguire
1
Simon Moore
24
Matt Godden ↑ 80'
28
Josh Eccles ↑ 70'
2
Jonathan Panzo ↑ 85'
23
Fankaty Dabo ↑ 79'
11
Josh Wilson-Esbrand

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

2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-04-24 Luton Town FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-04-19 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Hull City AFC W

Coventry City FC Form

2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-29 Coventry City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-04-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-04-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC30% Draw31% Coventry City FC39%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Coventry City FC

70%

Middlesbrough FC or Coventry City FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC21% Draw52% Coventry City FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

13%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.5%

1 – 2

7.9%

0 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.3%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	22%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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