Watford FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Watford FC

0 – 4

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Coventry City FC

Sat 2 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC Vicarage Road 19,174 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 19' Ellis Simms

0–2 43' Ellis Simms

0–3 58' Ellis Simms

0–4 85' Victor Torp

Imran Louza 25' Y

Y 25' Joel Latibeaudiere

Nestor Irankunda 78' Y

Overview

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Watford FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Watford FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
Assistant 2 Graham Kane

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	7	14
2	Swansea City AFC	7	14
3	West Bromwich Albion FC	7	14
4	Middlesbrough FC	6	13
5	Queens Park Rangers FC	7	12
6	Charlton Athletic FC	7	12
7	Southampton FC	7	10
8	Birmingham City FC	7	10
9	Stoke City FC	7	10
10	Bristol City FC	6	10
11	Norwich City FC	7	9
12	Millwall FC	6	9
13	Sheffield United FC	6	9
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	5	8
15	Blackburn Rovers FC	7	8
16	Lincoln City FC	6	8
17	Watford FC	7	8
18	Portsmouth FC	6	7
19	Wrexham AFC	7	7
20	Bolton Wanderers FC	7	7
21	Cardiff City FC	7	4
22	Derby County FC	7	4
23	Preston North End FC	7	3
24	Burnley FC	7	3

Head-to-Head

Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC 2025-10-25 Coventry City FC 3–1 Watford FC 2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Coventry City FC	H	0–4	L
25 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–5	L
21 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–3	L
18 Apr	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
11 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	0–2	L
06 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Watford FC	A	4–0	W
26 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	3–1	W
21 Apr	Portsmouth FC	H	5–1	W
17 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
11 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–0	D
06 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Watford FC welcome Coventry City FC for this crunch clash at Vicarage Road.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Abankwah made 456 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' The 25-year-old Ellis Simms has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
19' Ellis Simms makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Coventry City FC are in front.
24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Imran Louza on 25.
30' Georgia international Saba Goglichidze has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
43' What composure from Ellis Simms! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
53' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Matt Grimes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' GOAL! Ellis Simms fires home to make it 0-3!
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.
68' 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.
73' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nestor Irankunda on 78.
83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Othmane Maamma suffering a number of foals already.
85' The deadlock is broken! Victor Torp gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
90' Romain Esse has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
The points are shared — Watford FC 0-4 Coventry City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Still

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ellis Simms	4
Victor Torp	3
Haji Wright	2
Matt Godden	2
Andre Gray	2
Mileta Rajovic	2
William Troost-Ekong	1
Ryan Porteous	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC L 2026-04-25 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2026-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-11 Oxford United FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC W 2026-04-26 Coventry City FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC W 2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2026-04-06 Hull City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.89 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC20% Draw25% Coventry City FC55%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Coventry City FC

80%

Watford FC or Coventry City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC15% Draw45% Coventry City FC40%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

0 – 1

11.4%

0 – 2

10.7%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 3

6.3%

1 – 3

5.7%

1 – 0

5.2%

2 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 4

Actual

2 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	11%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	24%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	18%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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