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Coventry City
FA Cup | Fourth Round
Feb 8, 2025 at 3pm UK
The Coventry Building Society Arena
Ipswich logo

Coventry
1 - 4
Ipswich

FT(HT: 1-3)
Hirst (2' pen.), Clarke (28', 37'), Philogene-Bidace (63')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Coventry City and Ipswich Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Coventry 0-2 Leeds
Wednesday, February 5 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Ipswich 1-2 Southampton
Saturday, February 1 at 3pm in Premier League

We said: Coventry City 1-2 Ipswich Town

As morale-boosting as Coventry's recent winter winning run was, Wednesday's comprehensive loss to Leeds showed that the Sky Blues are far from the finished product, and their visitors will arrive with a much fresher set of legs. Lampard's men should still penetrate a permeable Tractor Boys' backline, but we have complete faith in McKenna's Premier League-proven attacking contingent to get them over the line and into round five. 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 60.01%. A win for Ipswich Town had a probability of 20.02% and a draw had a probability of 20%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.03%) and 1-0 (7.29%). The likeliest Ipswich Town win was 1-2 (5.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.

Result
Coventry CityDrawIpswich Town
60.01% (0.347 0.35) 19.97% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09) 20.02% (-0.258 -0.26)
Both teams to score 62.31% (-0.11 -0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.2% (0.048999999999992 0.05)33.8% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.36% (0.057000000000002 0.06)55.64% (-0.058 -0.06)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.96% (0.10599999999999 0.11)11.04% (-0.108 -0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.62% (0.23299999999999 0.23)35.37% (-0.235 -0.23)
Ipswich Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.04% (-0.208 -0.21)29.95% (0.207 0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.93% (-0.252 -0.25)66.06% (0.251 0.25)
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 60.01%
    Ipswich Town 20.02%
    Draw 19.97%
Coventry CityDrawIpswich Town
2-1 @ 9.68% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 8.03% (0.048 0.05)
1-0 @ 7.29% (0.013 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.11% (0.034000000000001 0.03)
3-0 @ 5.9% (0.061 0.06)
3-2 @ 4.29% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 3.92% (0.035 0.04)
4-0 @ 3.25% (0.048 0.05)
4-2 @ 2.36% (0.008 0.01)
5-1 @ 1.73% (0.023 0.02)
5-0 @ 1.43% (0.027 0.03)
5-2 @ 1.04% (0.008 0.01)
4-3 @ 0.95% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 60.01%
1-1 @ 8.79% (-0.035 -0.04)
2-2 @ 5.83% (-0.032 -0.03)
0-0 @ 3.31% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.72% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 0.32%
Total : 19.97%
1-2 @ 5.3% (-0.052 -0.05)
0-1 @ 3.99% (-0.034 -0.03)
0-2 @ 2.4% (-0.034 -0.03)
2-3 @ 2.35% (-0.026 -0.03)
1-3 @ 2.13% (-0.033 -0.03)
0-3 @ 0.97% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 2.89%
Total : 20.02%

How you voted: Coventry vs Ipswich

Coventry City
47.4%
Ipswich Town
52.6%
78
Head to Head
Apr 30, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 44
Coventry
1-2
Ipswich
Wright (66')
Eccles (83+12')
Moore (8'), Burgess (77')
Morsy (65')
Dec 2, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 19
Ipswich
2-1
Coventry
Hirst (6'), Burns (41')
Luongo (39'), Williams (89')
Williams (90+6' og.)
Sakamoto (79')
Mar 7, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 37
Ipswich
0-1
Coventry

Norris (45+3'), Sears (62'), Dozzell (76')
Godden (16')
Walsh (30'), McFadzean (59'), McCallum (90+1')
Dec 10, 2019 7.45pm
Second Round
Ipswich
1-2
Coventry
Garbutt (84')
Shipley (18'), Biamou (33')
Dec 7, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 20
Coventry
1-1
Ipswich
Biamou (56')
Kastaneer (59')
Keane (31')
Edwards (59'), Woolfenden (76'), Jackson (92')
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