Middlesbrough FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

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Coventry City FC

Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

Josh Coburn 31' 1–0

1–1 35' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

1–2 58' Haji Wright

1–3 69' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Y 65' Josh Eccles

Sam Greenwood 67' Y

Y 82' Haji Wright

Morgan Rogers 90' Y

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Riverside.

Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Matthew Smith

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

Middlesbrough FC 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Coventry City FC 2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–3	L
29 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	0–1	L
23 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
16 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	2–1	W
13 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	3–1	W
29 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D
26 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W
23 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	3–0	W
16 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
13 Dec	Southampton FC	H	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Middlesbrough FC and Coventry City FC is underway.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Carrick will be considering his options from the bench.
10' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Josh Coburn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Morgan Rogers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josh Coburn makes it 1-0.
35' A goal from the Japan international Tatsuhiro Sakamoto! He fires home on 35 to make it 1-1!
40' 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.
45' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Coventry City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
58' What a strike from Haji Wright! The score is 1-2.
63' 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.
65' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 65.
67' Sam Greenwood is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
69' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto adds to his 0 season tally! Coventry City FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
71' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Eccles departs to be replaced by Matt Godden.
74' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Lukas Engel has done his job and it is now time for Alex Bangura to step up.
79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Alex Gilbert on, Sam Greenwood off on 81 minutes.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Haji Wright on 82 minutes.
83' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 83 minute. Haji Wright leaves to be changed by Kasey Palmer.
85' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Rav van den Berg by Calum Kavanagh on 85 minute.
88' Jay Dasilva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum O'Hare at the 88 minute mark.
90' Morgan Rogers is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
It finishes all square. Middlesbrough FC and Coventry City FC share the spoils 1-3.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-01-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Coventry City FC L 2023-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-26 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L

Coventry City FC Form

2024-01-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-12-29 Coventry City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2023-12-26 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-12-23 Sunderland AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-12-16 Leeds United FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-12-13 Coventry City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.35 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC17% Draw35% Coventry City FC48%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	72%	28%
± 1.5	40%	60%
± 2.5	17%	83%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Coventry City FC

83%

Middlesbrough FC or Coventry City FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC7% Draw63% Coventry City FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

27.9%

0 – 1

24.5%

0 – 2

12.4%

1 – 1

9.9%

1 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

4.9%

0 – 3

4.1%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

1.6%

2 – 0

1.3%

0 – 4

1.1%

2 – 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%	9%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	30%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	14%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

70% ✗

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