Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 14 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 19,441 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Ellis Simms
Tom Dele-Bashiru 67' 1–1
Matthew Pollock 38' Y
Y 44' Victor Torp
Y 45' Joel Latibeaudiere
Ryan Porteous 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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
2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
01 Sep Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
24 Aug Derby County FC H 2–1 W
17 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–0 W
10 Aug Millwall FC A 3–2 W
04 May Middlesbrough FC A 1–3 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Watford FC A 1–1 D
31 Aug Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
24 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
16 Aug Oxford United FC H 3–2 W
10 Aug Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
04 May Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L

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' Temperatures are rising at Vicarage Road as Watford FC face off against Coventry City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 4' What a moment for Ellis Simms! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 9' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Jebbison, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 19' The 27-year-old Ryan Porteous has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact 5-3-2.
  • 34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 38' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 38.
  • 43' Coventry City 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.
  • 44' Coventry City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joel Latibeaudiere.
  • 50' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' Ken Sema is replacing Yasser Larouci for the Watford FC side.
  • 64' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Ryan Andrews by Festy Ebosele on 64 minute.
  • 65' Coventry City FC make a change. Joel Latibeaudiere trudges off to be replaced by Haji Wright on 65 minutes.
  • 67' A goal from the Nigeria international Tom Dele-Bashiru! He fires home on 67 to make it 1-1!
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' Haji Wright has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Rocco Vata on, Giorgi Chakvetadze off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Brandon Thomas-Asante is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Eccles at the 85 minute mark.
  • 88' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Morris is hanging Francisco Sierralta on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' Ryan Porteous was booked on 90.
  • The points are shared — Watford FC 1-1 Coventry City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Coventry City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 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

Watford FC Form

2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-09-01 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-08-10 Millwall FC 2–3 Watford FC W 2024-05-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Watford FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-08-24 Bristol City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-08-16 Coventry City FC 3–2 Oxford United FC W 2024-08-10 Stoke City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-05-04 Coventry City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.23 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Coventry City FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC32% Draw26% Coventry City FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Coventry City FC
68%
Watford FC or Coventry City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC21% Draw44% Coventry City FC35%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 2
7.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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