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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
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Watford
1-1
Coventry
Dele-Bashiru (67')
Pollock (38'), Porteous (90+12')
Simms (4')
Torp (44'), Latibeaudiere (45')
Mar 9, 2024 3pm
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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
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Coventry
3-3
Watford
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Eccles (24'), McFadzean (60'), Sheaf (76')
Rajovic (35', 79'), Martins (52')
Porteous (30'), Sierralta (40'), Hoedt (90+4')
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2-2
Watford
Godden (58'), Sheaf (72')
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds28178353193459
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley28151123692756
4Sunderland291510442241855
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
6Middlesbrough29128947361144
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn29126113228442
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Preston North EndPreston2981383236-437
15Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
16Millwall28810102726134
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2878133651-1529
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522


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