Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2022-23
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
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

Match Preview

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

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

3
2
9
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #1
0 Points 95
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
0 Scored 97
0 Conceded 45
+0 GD +52
– PPG 2.07
– Win % 61%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Coventry City FC gets underway.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Middlesbrough FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 16' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 16.
  • 21' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Zack Steffen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' Hayden Hackney has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Callum Doyle on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Paddy McNair has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 41' Controversy at the stadium! Paddy McNair argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Gustavo Hamer is booked for Coventry City FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Gustavo Hamer makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 61' Kyle McFadzean was booked on 61.
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 67' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Marcus Forss trudges off to be replaced by Isaiah Jones on 67 minutes.
  • 69' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 69.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Josh Eccles. He replaces Ben Sheaf on 70 minute.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luke McNally.
  • 77' A moment of madness from Viktor Gyokeres on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Coventry City FC will be frustrated.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Fankaty Dabo on, Brooke Norton-Cuffy off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Matt Godden is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamie Allen at the 80 minute mark.
  • 83' Isaiah Jones has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' Isaiah Jones is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Jonathan Panzo comes on to replace Kyle McFadzean.
  • 86' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Ben Wilson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 88' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Paddy McNair by Matty Crooks on 88 minute.
  • With this win, Coventry City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Haji Wright 3
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Jack Rudoni 2
Gustavo Hamer 2
Djed Spence 1
Josh Coburn 1
Grant Hall 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
0.32 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.44 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC21% Draw49% Coventry City FC30%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes13% 0% No87%
Avg goals/match: 0.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 50%
50%
± 1.5 19%
81%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Coventry City FC
79%
Middlesbrough FC or Coventry City FC
51%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC8% Draw80% Coventry City FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
49.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
8.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 0
2%
1 – 2
1.9%
2 – 1
1.3%
0 – 3
0.6%
2 – 2
0.5%
1 – 3
0.3%
3 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 14% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 20% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
65% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
72% ✓

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