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Championship | Gameweek 29
Jan 25, 2025 at 3pm UK
The Coventry Building Society Arena
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Coventry
2 - 1
Watford

Torp (32', 75')
Torp (51'), Rudoni (87'), Kitching (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Kitching (82' og.)
Kayembe (21'), Morris (52'), Larouci (65'), Sissoko (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Blackburn 0-2 Coventry
Tuesday, January 21 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Watford 1-2 Preston
Tuesday, January 21 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Coventry City 2-1 Watford

Unbeaten at The CBS Arena under the tutelage of Lampard, Coventry should be confident of recording another January success this weekend against Watford. The Hornets suffered a number of injury problems during the defeat earlier in the week, with a mounting list of absentees set to wreak havoc for the Hertfordshire club. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 59.06%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Watford had a probability of 19.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.94%) and 2-0 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.17%), while for a Watford win it was 1-2 (5.21%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Coventry City in this match.

Result
Coventry CityDrawWatford
59.06% (-0.46400000000001 -0.46) 21.63% (0.332 0.33) 19.3% (0.129 0.13)
Both teams to score 55.01% (-0.91 -0.91)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.22% (-1.312 -1.31)42.77% (1.309 1.31)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.82% (-1.316 -1.32)65.17% (1.312 1.31)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.85% (-0.571 -0.57)14.14% (0.569 0.57)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.19% (-1.128 -1.13)41.8% (1.125 1.13)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.07% (-0.629 -0.63)35.92% (0.626 0.63)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.3% (-0.649 -0.65)72.7% (0.64699999999999 0.65)
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 59.06%
    Watford 19.3%
    Draw 21.63%
Coventry CityDrawWatford
2-1 @ 9.95% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-0 @ 9.94% (0.37 0.37)
2-0 @ 9.72% (0.164 0.16)
3-1 @ 6.49% (-0.136 -0.14)
3-0 @ 6.34% (-0.024 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.32% (-0.128 -0.13)
4-1 @ 3.17% (-0.135 -0.14)
4-0 @ 3.1% (-0.076 -0.08)
4-2 @ 1.62% (-0.098 -0.1)
5-1 @ 1.24% (-0.08 -0.08)
5-0 @ 1.21% (-0.056 -0.06)
Other @ 2.96%
Total : 59.06%
1-1 @ 10.17% (0.207 0.21)
2-2 @ 5.09% (-0.087 -0.09)
0-0 @ 5.08% (0.289 0.29)
3-3 @ 1.13% (-0.064 -0.06)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 21.63%
1-2 @ 5.21% (0.02 0.02)
0-1 @ 5.2% (0.212 0.21)
0-2 @ 2.66% (0.064 0.06)
1-3 @ 1.78% (-0.024 -0.02)
2-3 @ 1.74% (-0.06 -0.06)
0-3 @ 0.91% (0.007 0.01)
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 19.3%

How you voted: Coventry vs Watford

Coventry City
67.5%
Draw
5.0%
Watford
27.5%
40
Head to Head
Sep 14, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 5
Watford
1-1
Coventry
Dele-Bashiru (67')
Pollock (38'), Porteous (90+12')
Simms (4')
Torp (44'), Latibeaudiere (45')
Mar 9, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 37
Watford
1-2
Coventry
Porteous (20')
Hoedt (26')
Wright (40' pen., 72')
Kelly (19'), Palmer (23'), Bidwell (45+1'), Thomas (66'), Wright (88')
Sep 2, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 5
Coventry
3-3
Watford
Van Ewijk (41'), Hoedt (64' og.), Godden (87')
Eccles (24'), McFadzean (60'), Sheaf (76')
Rajovic (35', 79'), Martins (52')
Porteous (30'), Sierralta (40'), Hoedt (90+4')
Apr 10, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 41
Coventry
2-2
Watford
Godden (58'), Sheaf (72')
Pedro (6'), Louza (45+1')
Nov 5, 2022 3pm
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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