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Coventry City
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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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
4Sunderland4621131258441476
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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