Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

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4
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

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
–/3
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Watford FC and Coventry City FC get this one started.
  • 4' GOAL! Ellis Simms fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 9' 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.
  • 14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 29' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Matthew Pollock is booked for Watford FC — card on 38.
  • 43' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
  • 44' Victor Torp catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
  • 45' Joel Latibeaudiere catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' 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 Liam Kitching suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Moussa Sissoko made 388 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Yasser Larouci is replaced by Ken Sema on 63 minute.
  • 64' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Andrews departs to be replaced by Festy Ebosele.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Joel Latibeaudiere is replaced by Haji Wright.
  • 67' Magnificent from Tom Dele-Bashiru! That is 12 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 72' Coventry City FC come into this ranked 17 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' Josh Eccles has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Giorgi Chakvetadze is withdrawn and Rocco Vata gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Josh Eccles has done his job and it is now time for Brandon Thomas-Asante to step up.
  • 88' James Morris is ready to make an impact after coming on for Francisco Sierralta at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' Watford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Ismaila Sarr 1
Milan van Ewijk 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
1.38 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Coventry City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC42% Draw29% Coventry City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Coventry City FC
58%
Watford FC or Coventry City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC29% Draw49% Coventry City FC22%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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