Championship · Matchweek 27 · Jan 17

Coventry - Leicester

Coventry beat Leicester 2-1 in Championship (Matchweek 27). Goals: J. James 10'.

🏟 Coventry Building Society Arena 👤 Referee: Lewis Smith, England
Key events
10' J. James(0 - 1) · Assist: B. De Cordova-Reid Leicester
Quick stats
%51 Possession %49
2.12 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
1.98 Pre-match xG 1.22
18 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 5
9 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside box 9
6 Shots outside box 4
4 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
10'
J. James(0 - 1) · Assist: B. De Cordova-Reid
FT 2 - 1
Match statsCoventry · Leicester
Key stats
%51 Possession %49
2.12 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
1.98 Pre-match xG 1.22
Shots
18 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 5
9 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside box 9
6 Shots outside box 4
4 Saves 3
Attacking
119 Attacks 76
69 Dangerous attacks 46
Passing
393 Total passes 392
327 Accurate passes 321
%83 Pass accuracy %82
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 3
3 Offsides 1
7 Fouls 14
14 Free kicks 8
17 Throw-ins 22
8 Goal kicks 11
Cards
0 Yellow cards 4
0 1st-half cards 0
1 2nd-half cards 4
By half
0 1st-half goals 1
2 2nd-half goals 0
3 1st-half corners 1
2 2nd-half corners 2
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD3 meetings · 2023–2025
Coventry 1
Aug 6who was on topSep 20
Leicester 1
1 Coventry 1 draw 1 Leicester
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.3goals / match
43total goals
1/1clean sheets
3-1Coventry best win · Jan 13
2-1Leicester best win · Aug 6
%67 Over 1.5 2/3
%67 Over 2.5 2/3
%33 Over 3.5 1/3
%67 BTTS 2/3
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Coventry at home1 matches
1W 0D 0L 3:1
Leicester at home2 matches
1W 1D 0L 2:1
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
1Coventryin the table95pts
46matches 28-11-7W-D-L 97:45goals +52diff
WWWDD
23Leicesterin the table46pts
46matches 12-16-18W-D-L 58:68goals -10diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 20 Leicester 0-0 Coventry Championship
Jan 13 Coventry 3-1 Leicester Championship
Aug 6 Leicester 2-1 Coventry Championship
xG difference & finishing
Coventry2 gol · 2.12 xG -0.12
Leicester1 gol · 1.63 xG -0.63
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Coventry took more shots18 - 13
Leicester struggled to stay disciplined4 yellow
Leicester committed more fouls14 - 7
THE REFEREE29 matches on record
Lewis Smith
Strictness44 TEMPO39
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 43.7 +0.3
Fouls 2118.2 +2.8
Goals 32.2 +0.8
Corners 89.6 -1.6
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.02.1 -0.1
Shots 18.015.0 +3.0
On target 6.05.1 +0.9
Possession %51%55 -4.3
Corners 5.05.1 -0.1
Cards 0.01.7 -1.7
Conceded 1.01.0
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 1.01.3 -0.3
Shots 13.011.7 +1.3
On target 5.03.7 +1.3
Possession %49%52 -2.9
Corners 3.04.9 -1.9
Cards 4.02.0 +2.0
Conceded 2.01.5 +0.5
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Jordan James 8.00
Starting XI
15 Liam Kitching D · 90' 7.50
Key pass1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won12/21Fouls won3Fouls3Offside1Passes55 · %46
19 Carl Rushworth G · 90' 7.20
Saves5Dribbles1/1Duels won2/2Passes36 · %27
9 Ellis Simms F · 67' 7.20
Goals1On target1/1Key pass3Duels won2/9Offside1Passes8 · %6
3 Jay Dasilva D · 90' 7.00
Key pass3Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won5/9Fouls1Passes34 · %29
29 Victor Torp M · 72' 7.00
Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won3/5Passes29 · %24
27 Milan van Ewijk D · 90' 6.90
Tackles4Interceptions3Duels won6/11Fouls won2Fouls1Passes45 · %38
14 Romain Esse M · 67' 6.90
Dribbles5/6Duels won7/12Passes15 · %11
5 Jack Rudoni M · 83' 6.70
Assist1On target1/3Key pass2Duels won2/9Fouls won2Passes30 · %24
6 Matt Grimes M · 90' · K 6.70
Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes57 · %51
22 Joel Latibeaudiere D · 90' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won4/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes55 · %48
10 Ephron Mason-Clark M · 90' 6.20
Key pass5Dribbles1/1Duels won3/10Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes18 · %13
Substitutes
11 Haji Wright F · 23' 7.30
Goals1On target3/3Tackles2Duels won5/7Fouls won1Passes2 · %1
28 Josh Eccles M · 18' 6.70
Tackles1Duels won3/5Fouls won1Passes9 · %6
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto M · 23' 6.70
On target1/1Dribbles1/1Duels won3/5Fouls won2Fouls1Passes3 · %3
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante F · 15' 6.20
Unused: Luke WoolfendenJamie AllenYang Min-hyeokBen WilsonJake Bidwell
Starting XI
6 Jordan James M · 90' 8.00
Goals1On target2/3Key pass5Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won5/8Fouls won2Fouls2Passes31 · %29
5 Caleb Okoli D · 90' 7.30
Tackles3Blocks1Duels won9/11Passes45 · %41
21 Ricardo Pereira D · 89' · K 7.20
Key pass1Tackles3Blocks1Duels won3/3Passes57 · %45
9 Jordan Ayew F · 70' 6.90
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won7/19Fouls won3Fouls2Passes13 · %13
7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku M · 90' 6.90
On target2/2Key pass2Dribbles1/3Tackles1Duels won5/10Passes25 · %18
14 Bobby Decordova-Reid M · 70' 6.90
Assist1On target2/3Key pass1Dribbles1/2Blocks1Duels won4/8Fouls won1Passes24 · %21
1 Jakub Stolarczyk G · 90' 6.70
Saves3Passes34 · %20
10 Stephy Mavididi M · 79' 6.60
Dribbles2/5Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won8/16Fouls won1Fouls3Passes29 · %22
4 Benjamin Nelson D · 90' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won8/13Passes43 · %37
22 Oliver Skipp M · 89' 6.30
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/7Fouls4Passes45 · %37
33 Luke Thomas D · 90' 6.20
Tackles4Interceptions5Duels won5/11Fouls1Passes39 · %32
Substitutes
25 Louis Page M · 20' 6.70
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Duels won1/2Passes7 · %6
28 Jeremy Monga M · 11' 6.50
Tackles1Duels won2/5Fouls won1Fouls1Passes3 · %3
20 Patson Daka F · 20' 6.20
Key pass1Duels won1/5Offside1Passes3 · %2
24 Boubakary Soumaré M · 1'
Passes2 · %2
39 Silko Thomas F · 1'
Fouls1Passes1 · %1
Unused: Hamza ChoudhuryAsmir BegovićJannik VestergaardOlabade Aluko
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%52) ✓
Coventry %52 Draw %19 Leicester %29
1.75Coventry xPuan
1.06Leicester xPuan
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