Swansea City AFC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Swansea City AFC

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Coventry City FC

Sat 5 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Jake Bidwell

Kyle Naughton 17' Y

Benjamin Cabango 69' Y

Y 72' Jake Clarke-Salter

Overview

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Swansea City AFC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea City AFC 46 games · 64 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

Swansea City AFC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-05 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Coventry City FC 2021-11-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC 2021-02-24 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2020-10-20 Coventry City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	3–1	W
28 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W
19 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	0–4	L
13 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	3–1	W
08 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	0–3	L
05 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	1–3	L
26 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
19 Feb	Barnsley FC	H	1–0	W
15 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	0–2	L
12 Feb	Reading FC	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC		Coventry City FC
#11	Position	#1
64	Points	95
46	Played	46
18 / 10 / 18	W / D / L	28 / 11 / 7
57	Scored	97
59	Conceded	45
-2	GD	+52
1.39	PPG	2.07
39%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Swansea City AFC welcome Coventry City FC for this crunch clash at Swansea.com Stadium.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gustavo Hamer made 232 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
8' Poor challenge from Jake Bidwell. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
12' The England Jamie Paterson breaks the deadlock on 12 minutes. 1-0!
17' It’s a booking for Swansea City AFC player. Kyle Naughton gets a Yellow card.
22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
27' Jake Bidwell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
32' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Benjamin Cabango has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
37' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' Magnificent from Michael Obafemi! That is 26 goals in 348 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
45' Simon Moore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
48' The deadlock is broken! Michael Obafemi gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
53' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact .
58' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
63' Martyn Waghorn gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Viktor Gyokeres and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Viktor Gyokeres is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Benjamin Cabango on 69 minutes.
72' Jake Clarke-Salter has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
73' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Michael Obafemi is replaced by Joel Latibeaudiere on 73 minute.
78' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
81' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Jay Fulton on, Korey Smith off on 81 minutes.
85' Gustavo Hamer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cyrus Christie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
With this win, Swansea City AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Korey Smith ↓ Jay Fulton 81'
12
Jamie Paterson ↓ Jules Ntcham 63'
8
Matt Grimes
26
Kyle Naughton
23
Cyrus Christie
4
Flynn Downes
33
Andy Fisher
3
Ryan Manning
5
Benjamin Cabango
9
Michael Obafemi ↓ Joel Latibeaudiere 73'
17
Joel Piroe

Bench

18
Ben Hamer
6
Jay Fulton ↑ 81'
10
Jules Ntcham ↑ 63'
22
Joel Latibeaudiere ↑ 73'
14
Kyle Joseph
30
Finley Burns

Coach Russell Martin

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Liam Cullen	3
Joel Piroe	3
Jamie Paterson	2
Kyle McFadzean	2
Michael Obafemi	2
Ellis Simms	2
Viktor Gyokeres	1
Andre Ayew	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-03-05 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2022-02-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W 2022-02-19 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC L 2022-02-13 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Bristol City FC W 2022-02-08 Stoke City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC L 2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Coventry City FC Form

2022-03-05 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2022-02-22 Bristol City FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2022-02-19 Coventry City FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.63 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC46% Draw25% Coventry City FC29%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

70%

Draw or Coventry City FC

54%

Swansea City AFC or Coventry City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC30% Draw43% Coventry City FC27%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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