Sunday , 16 August 2026

Watford FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Watford FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 2 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC Vicarage Road 19,174 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 19' Ellis Simms
0–2 43' Ellis Simms
0–3 58' Ellis Simms
0–4 85' Victor Torp
Imran Louza 25' Y
Y 25' Joel Latibeaudiere
Nestor Irankunda 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
  • Assistant 2 Graham Kane

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

1
4
5
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC 2025-10-25 Coventry City FC 3–1 Watford FC 2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Coventry City FC H 0–4 L
25 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–5 L
21 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
18 Apr Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
11 Apr Oxford United FC A 0–2 L
06 Apr Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Watford FC A 4–0 W
26 Apr Wrexham AFC H 3–1 W
21 Apr Portsmouth FC H 5–1 W
17 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
11 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–0 D
06 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–0 D

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' Watford FC have kicked off against Coventry City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Matt Grimes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The 26-year-old Josh Eccles has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 19' What a moment for Ellis Simms! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 24' Coventry City FC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The referee calls foul for Imran Louza. He receives a card.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Brandon Thomas-Asante is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 43' What a moment for Ellis Simms! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Carl Rushworth is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
  • 53' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Jeremy Ngakia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Magnificent from Ellis Simms! That is 52 goals in 319 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 68' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Nestor Irankunda argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' Magnificent from Victor Torp! That is 9 goals in 225 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • It finishes all square. Watford FC and Coventry City FC share the spoils 0-4.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Still

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

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

2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC 2025-10-25 Coventry City FC 3–1 Watford FC 2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC

Watford FC Form

2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC L 2026-04-25 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2026-04-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-11 Oxford United FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC W 2026-04-26 Coventry City FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC W 2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2026-04-06 Hull City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.3 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC12% Draw30% Coventry City FC58%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
42%
Draw or Coventry City FC
88%
Watford FC or Coventry City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC5% Draw58% Coventry City FC37%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
25.5%
0 – 0
23.2%
0 – 2
15.9%
1 – 1
8.4%
0 – 3
6.6%
1 – 2
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
1 – 3
2.4%
0 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
1 – 4
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 6% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 31% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 19% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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