Thursday , 1 October 2026

Tranmere Rovers FC vs Coventry City FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Tranmere Rovers FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Wed 1 Jan 2020 · 15:00 UTC Prenton Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Kieron Morris 24' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Tranmere Rovers FC vs Coventry City FC — League One at Prenton Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Gooch
  • Referee Joe Simpson
  • Referee Will Finnie
  • Referee Lewis Smith

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
Tranmere Rovers FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-01 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–4 Coventry City FC 2019-10-13 Coventry City FC 0–1 Tranmere Rovers FC

Recent Form

Tranmere Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–4 L
29 Dec Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Burton Albion FC A 2–4 L
21 Dec AFC Wimbledon H 1–0 W
14 Dec Lincoln City FC A 0–1 L
07 Dec Accrington Stanley FC H 1–1 D
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Tranmere Rovers FC A 4–1 W
29 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 4–1 W
21 Dec Lincoln City FC H 1–0 W
14 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–2 L
07 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
23 Nov Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Tranmere Rovers FC welcome Coventry City FC for this crunch clash at Prenton Park.
  • 3' Goal! Matt Godden scores his 94 goal in 390 matches.
  • 8' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 13' England international Callum O'Hare has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 17' Goal! Jordan Shipley scores his 26 goal in 379 matches.
  • 22' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Kieron Morris is booked for Tranmere Rovers FC — Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' What a strike from Conner Jennings! The score is 1-2.
  • 40' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Tranmere Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact .
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' Sam McCallum has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jordan Shipley by Callum O'Hare on 65 minute.
  • 67' Matt Godden adds to his 0 season tally! Coventry City FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Tranmere Rovers FC — Paul Mullin on, Corey Blackett-Taylor off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Tranmere Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.

Lineups

Tranmere Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Micky Mellon

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Godden 3
Corey Blackett-Taylor 1
Jordan Shipley 1
Conner Jennings 1

Head to Head

2020-01-01 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–4 Coventry City FC 2019-10-13 Coventry City FC 0–1 Tranmere Rovers FC

Tranmere Rovers FC Form

2020-01-01 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–4 Coventry City FC L 2019-12-29 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2019-12-26 Burton Albion FC 4–2 Tranmere Rovers FC L 2019-12-21 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2019-12-14 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Tranmere Rovers FC L 2019-12-07 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–1 Accrington Stanley FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2020-01-01 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–4 Coventry City FC W 2019-12-29 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–4 Coventry City FC W 2019-12-21 Coventry City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W 2019-12-14 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2019-12-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2019-11-23 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Tranmere Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Tranmere Rovers FC or Coventry City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Tranmere Rovers FC28% Draw27% Coventry City FC45%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Tranmere Rovers FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Coventry City FC
72%
Tranmere Rovers FC or Coventry City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Tranmere Rovers FC21% Draw45% Coventry City FC34%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 2
7.8%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Tranmere Rovers FC

Handicap Tranmere Rovers FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 22% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Tranmere Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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