Championship · Matchweek 35 · Feb 28

Coventry - Stoke City

Coventry beat Stoke City 2-1 in Championship (Matchweek 35). Goals: H. Wright 12'; J. Rudoni 90+4'; B. Gibson 45+4'.

🏟 Coventry Building Society Arena 👤 Referee: A. Kitchen
Key events
12' H. Wright(1 - 0) · Assist: J. Dasilva Coventry
45+4' B. Gibson(1 - 1) · Assist: S. Thomas Stoke City
90+1' 🟨 B. ThomasYellow card Coventry
90+4' 🟨 T. SimkinYellow card Stoke City
90+4' J. Rudoni(2 - 1) Coventry
Quick stats
%64 Possession %36
2.25 Expected goals (xG) 0.49
1.97 Pre-match xG 1.16
20 Total shots 3
8 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 1
4 Blocked shots 1
16 Shots inside box 1
4 Shots outside box 2
1 Saves 6
Match timeline
First half
H. Wright(1 - 0) · Assist: J. Dasilva
12'
45+4'
B. Gibson(1 - 1) · Assist: S. Thomas
HT 1 - 1
F. Onyeka ↔ V. TorpSubstitution🔁
55'
60'
🔁M. Manhoef ↔ J. Rak-SakyiSubstitution
60'
🔁M. Talovierov ↔ E. BocatSubstitution
R. Esse ↔ T. SakamotoSubstitution🔁
63'
67'
🔁L. Cisse ↔ M. SmitSubstitution
E. Mason-Clark ↔ B. Thomas-AsanteSubstitution🔁
78'
H. Wright ↔ E. SimmsSubstitution🔁
78'
89'
🔁B. Pearson ↔ S. N'ZonziSubstitution
89'
🔁J. Bae ↔ T. RigoSubstitution
B. ThomasYellow card🟨
90+1'
90+4'
🟨T. SimkinYellow card
J. Rudoni(2 - 1)
90+4'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsCoventry · Stoke City
Key stats
%64 Possession %36
2.25 Expected goals (xG) 0.49
1.97 Pre-match xG 1.16
Shots
20 Total shots 3
8 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 1
4 Blocked shots 1
16 Shots inside box 1
4 Shots outside box 2
1 Saves 6
Attacking
112 Attacks 89
60 Dangerous attacks 29
Passing
588 Total passes 329
499 Accurate passes 236
%85 Pass accuracy %72
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 1
4 Offsides 1
7 Fouls 6
6 Free kicks 7
24 Throw-ins 17
3 Goal kicks 10
Cards
1 Yellow cards 1
0 1st-half cards 0
1 2nd-half cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 0
4 1st-half corners 1
3 2nd-half corners 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD12 meetings · 2020–2026
Coventry 6
Dec 26who was on topJan 10
Stoke City 3
6 Coventry 3 draw 3 Stoke City
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
1.9goals / match
1211total goals
6/5clean sheets
2-0Coventry best win · Oct 22
4-0Stoke City best win · Apr 1
%42 Over 1.5 5/12
%25 Over 2.5 3/12
%25 Over 3.5 3/12
%25 BTTS 3/12
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Coventry at home5 matches
2W 2D 1L 4:6
Stoke City at home7 matches
2W 1D 4L 5:8
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
1Coventryin the table95pts
46matches 28-11-7W-D-L 97:45goals +52diff
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17Stoke Cityin the table55pts
46matches 15-10-21W-D-L 51:56goals -5diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 10 Stoke City 1-0 Coventry FA Cup
Nov 8 Stoke City 0-1 Coventry Championship
Mar 8 Coventry 3-2 Stoke City Championship
Aug 10 Stoke City 1-0 Coventry Championship
Feb 17 Stoke City 0-1 Coventry Championship
Nov 11 Coventry 0-0 Stoke City Championship
Apr 1 Coventry 0-4 Stoke City Championship
Oct 22 Stoke City 0-2 Coventry Championship
xG difference & finishing
Coventry2 gol · 2.25 xG -0.25
Stoke City1 gol · 0.49 xG +0.51
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Coventry dominated the ball64% possession
Coventry took more shots20 - 3
THE REFEREE32 matches on record
Andrew Kitchen
Strictness45 TEMPO54
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: High
This match vs his average
Cards 23.1 -1.1
Fouls 1319.4 -6.4
Goals 33.1 -0.1
Corners 89.6 -1.6
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.02.1 -0.1
Shots 20.015.0 +5.0
On target 8.05.1 +2.9
Possession %64%55 +9.0
Corners 7.05.1 +1.9
Cards 1.01.7 -0.7
Conceded 1.01.0
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 1.01.1 -0.1
Shots 3.010.9 -7.9
On target 1.03.7 -2.7
Possession %36%52 -16.4
Corners 1.05.9 -4.9
Cards 1.04.6 -3.6
Conceded 2.01.2 +0.8
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Tommy Simkin 8.20
Starting XI
3 Jay Dasilva D · 90' 7.60
Assist1Key pass3Tackles3Duels won5/10Fouls won1Passes67 · %58
6 Matt Grimes M · 90' · K 7.20
Key pass2Duels won1/3Passes92 · %85
5 Jack Rudoni M · 90' 7.20
On target1/1Key pass3Dribbles1/4Duels won3/10Fouls won2Passes44 · %35
27 Milan van Ewijk D · 90' 7.20
Key pass1Tackles6Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won7/8Passes45 · %38
4 Bobby Thomas D · 90' 7.20
Tackles1Duels won4/5Passes72 · %59
22 Joel Latibeaudiere D · 90' 7.00
Tackles1Duels won6/11Fouls1Passes79 · %76
11 Haji Wright F · 79' 6.90
Goals1On target2/3Key pass2Duels won3/12Offside3Passes12 · %6
19 Carl Rushworth G · 90' 6.70
Passes48 · %42
16 Frank Onyeka M · 55' 6.70
On target2/4Tackles2Duels won6/10Fouls won1Fouls1Passes39 · %28
10 Ephron Mason-Clark M · 78' 6.30
On target2/2Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won4/8Fouls won1Fouls1Passes15 · %11
14 Romain Esse M · 63' 6.30
Key pass1Fouls1Offside1Passes8 · %7
Substitutes
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto M · 27' 7.00
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes11 · %10
9 Ellis Simms F · 11' 6.30
Duels won2/2Passes3
29 Victor Torp M · 35' 6.20
Interceptions1Fouls1Passes25 · %21
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante F · 12' 6.20
Passes1
Unused: Kaine Kesler-HaydenJosh EcclesLiam KitchingJake BidwellBen Wilson
Starting XI
25 Tommy Simkin G · 90' 8.20
Saves6Duels won2/2Passes45 · %22
16 Ben Wilmot D · 90' · K 7.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles4Blocks3Duels won6/7Fouls1Passes40 · %29
23 Ben Gibson D · 90' 7.60
Goals1On target1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/6Passes40 · %32
7 Sorba Thomas M · 90' 7.30
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/4Duels won3/8Fouls won2Passes19 · %15
26 Ashley Phillips D · 90' 6.90
Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/6Passes36 · %32
4 Ben Pearson M · 89' 6.60
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/6Fouls1Passes31 · %26
12 Tatsuki Seko M · 90' 6.30
Tackles4Duels won4/8Fouls1Passes17 · %10
10 Jun-Ho Bae M · 89' 6.30
Dribbles2/2Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won4/7Fouls won1Passes25 · %21
40 Maksym Talovierov D · 60' 6.20
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won2/4Fouls1Passes31 · %25
42 Million Manhoef M · 60' 6.20
Key pass1Passes14 · %14
29 Lamine Cissé F · 68' 6.00
Dribbles1/1Duels won5/16Fouls won1Passes15 · %5
Substitutes
21 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi F · 30' 7.20
Dribbles1/1Tackles4Duels won7/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes2 · %1
17 Eric Bocat D · 30' 6.50
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes6 · %2
49 Milan Smit F · 22' 6.30
Passes1
19 Tomáš Rigo M · 1'
15 Steven​ N'Zonzi M · 1'
Unused: Frank FieldingSydney AginaGabriel KellyRaphael Otegbayo
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%78) ✓
Coventry %78 Draw %14 Stoke City %8
2.48Coventry xPuan
0.38Stoke City xPuan
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