Sunday , 16 August 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 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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5
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
#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' The game is set. Coventry City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' Assisted by Jack Rudoni with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ellis Simms makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 9' Ryan Andrews has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 358 appearances.
  • 14' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' Coventry City FC come into this ranked 17 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' Watford FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 38' Matthew Pollock picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' Daniel Jebbison has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Victor Torp is booked for Coventry City FC — card on 44.
  • 45' Joel Latibeaudiere catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Giorgi Chakvetadze needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' Another change for Watford FC made on 63 minute. Yasser Larouci leaves to be changed by Ken Sema.
  • 64' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Andrews departs to be replaced by Festy Ebosele.
  • 65' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Joel Latibeaudiere is withdrawn and Haji Wright gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Tom Dele-Bashiru adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 72' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tom Cleverley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' Rocco Vata is replacing Giorgi Chakvetadze for the Watford FC side.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Brandon Thomas-Asante. He replaces Josh Eccles on 85 minute.
  • 88' Watford FC make a change. Francisco Sierralta trudges off to be replaced by James Morris on 88 minutes.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Ryan Porteous on 90 minutes earns him a card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Andre Gray 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Haji Wright 2
Matt Godden 2
Ben Sheaf 1
Matheus Martins 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
2 / 4
0.74 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Watford FC or Draw 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC36% Draw38% Coventry City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Coventry City FC
64%
Watford FC or Coventry City FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC20% Draw66% Coventry City FC14%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.1%
1 – 0
17.7%
0 – 1
14%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
1.6%
2 – 2
1.5%
3 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 23% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 18% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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