Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 5 Nov 2022 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Josh Eccles
Francisco Sierralta 69' Y
Hamza Choudhury 74' Y
Hassane Kamara 83' Y
Y 90' Ben Wilson

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2021-02-06 Coventry City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2020-11-07 Watford FC 3–2 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
02 Nov Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
29 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W
23 Oct Luton Town FC H 4–0 W
19 Oct Millwall FC A 0–3 L
15 Oct Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Watford FC A 1–0 W
01 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
29 Oct Blackpool FC H 1–2 L
25 Oct Rotherham United FC H 2–2 D
22 Oct Stoke City FC A 2–0 W
19 Oct Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Coventry City FC
#16 Position #1
57 Points 95
46 Played 46
14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
53 Scored 97
65 Conceded 45
-12 GD +52
1.24 PPG 2.07
30% Win % 61%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Coventry City FC gets underway.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Watford FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's shape.
  • 15' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 25' Watford 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.
  • 30' Tyler Walker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Ismaila Sarr has been relatively quiet despite scoring 73 goals in his last 422 appearances.
  • 45' Jamie Allen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' Brilliant from the ! Viktor Gyokeres makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 50.
  • 55' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Josh Eccles argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 64' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Dan Gosling exits the field as Mario Gaspar enters on 64.
  • 66' Callum O'Hare gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Kasey Palmer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' A moment of madness from Francisco Sierralta on 69 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Vakoun Issouf Bayo on, Ken Sema off on 72 minutes.
  • 74' Hamza Choudhury picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jack Burroughs by Todd Kane on 75 minute.
  • 80' Joseph Hungbo gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Keinan Davis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Ben Wilson on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Coventry City FC will be frustrated.
  • Coventry City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellis Simms 4
Victor Torp 3
Andre Gray 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Haji Wright 2
Matt Godden 2
Matheus Martins 1
Ismaila Sarr 1

Head to Head

2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2021-02-06 Coventry City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2020-11-07 Watford FC 3–2 Coventry City FC

Watford FC Form

2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2022-11-02 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2022-10-29 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2022-10-23 Watford FC 4–0 Luton Town FC W 2022-10-19 Millwall FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W

Coventry City FC Form

2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-29 Coventry City FC 1–2 Blackpool FC L 2022-10-25 Coventry City FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2022-10-22 Stoke City FC 0–2 Coventry City FC W 2022-10-19 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.96 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC26% Draw28% Coventry City FC46%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Coventry City FC
74%
Watford FC or Coventry City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC17% Draw47% Coventry City FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
9.7%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 23% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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