Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Porteous 20' 1–0
1–1 40' Haji Wright pen
1–2 72' Haji Wright
Y 18' Liam Kelly
Y 23' Kasey Palmer
Wesley Hoedt 26' Y
Y 45' Jake Bidwell
Y 66' Bobby Thomas
Y 88' Haji Wright

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Craig Taylor
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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

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4
5
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC 2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC 2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC 2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2021-02-06 Coventry City FC 0–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
06 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Millwall FC A 0–1 L
24 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
17 Feb Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
13 Feb Norwich City FC A 2–4 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Watford FC A 2–1 W
05 Mar Rotherham United FC H 5–0 W
01 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L
26 Feb Maidstone United FC H 5–0 W
23 Feb Preston North End FC H 0–3 L
17 Feb Stoke City FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Coventry City FC
#19 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

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

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Vicarage Road will turn into a battlefield for Watford FC and Coventry City FC.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 18' Liam Kelly is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 20' Ryan Porteous adds to his 1 season tally! Watford FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 23' The referee has no hesitation. Kasey Palmer is booked for Coventry City FC — card on 23.
  • 26' That is a card for Watford FC. Wesley Hoedt will be fuming at that decision.
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Haji Wright makes it 1-1.
  • 45' Coventry City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Vakoun Issouf Bayo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze on 46 minute.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Emmanuel Dennis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Ben Sheaf is replacing Victor Torp for the Coventry City FC side.
  • 63' Ellis Simms, a England , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' Matheus Martins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emmanuel Dennis on 64 minute.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bobby Thomas on 66.
  • 71' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 72' Haji Wright puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
  • 76' Tom Ince is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ismael Kone at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 86' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Yaser Asprilla departs to be replaced by Mileta Rajovic.
  • 87' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matt Godden is hanging Ellis Simms on the field on 87 minute.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Haji Wright.
  • Coventry City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellis Simms 4
Victor Torp 3
Matt Godden 2
Andre Gray 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Haji Wright 2
Joao Pedro 1
Ben Sheaf 1

Head to Head

2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC 2023-09-02 Coventry City FC 3–3 Watford FC 2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC 2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC 2021-02-06 Coventry City FC 0–0 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2024-03-06 Watford FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2024-03-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2024-02-24 Watford FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-02-17 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2024-03-05 Coventry City FC 5–0 Rotherham United FC W 2024-03-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-02-26 Coventry City FC 5–0 Maidstone United FC W 2024-02-23 Coventry City FC 0–3 Preston North End FC L 2024-02-17 Stoke City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.58 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Coventry City FC or Draw 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC25% Draw38% Coventry City FC37%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 41%
59%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Coventry City FC
75%
Watford FC or Coventry City FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC14% Draw64% Coventry City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.5%
0 – 1
18.6%
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 2
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
2.1%
2 – 2
1.6%
1 – 3
1.4%
3 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 16% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 24% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

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