Championship game guide: Stoke City against Coventry City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

Which side will claim the win when Coventry City visit Stoke City? In this game guide you'll learn all the relevant facts and stats necessary to get smart.

Insights:
  • Coventry City have the most conceded goals in the first half (34) in Championship

Stoke City can neither be promoted or relegated from Championship. For Coventry most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

This should be an interesting match with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City have played 22 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-4-8 (wins-draws-losses).

Stoke City lost their last game at Middlesbrough (placed 7th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Midfielder Tymon was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.12 (out of ten) in that game. Tymon hit two key passes and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).

Before that, Stoke City had a home game versus Queens Park Rangers which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Stoke have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won six times, drawn one and lost two.

The Stoke City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 29 in 22 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Coventry City form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Coventry City have produced an overall stat of 7-7-8 so far.

The manager Robins was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue. Coventry City suffered a 1-2 loss to Huddersfield Town (placed 4th). The attacker Gyökeres got a match rating of 8.21 in that game. Gyökeres scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).

A 0-0 draw at West Bromwich Albion's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Coventry City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were one victory, four draws and seven defeats.

The visiting Coventry have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 27 goals from 22 games. As opposed to that, Coventry City have seen the ball go into their own net 32 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have faced each other already this season, with the match result Coventry City - Stoke City 1-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stoke City three wins, two draws and Coventry City five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Coventry CityV. Gyökeres
V. Gyökeres
16 goals
StokeJ. Brown
J. Brown
13 goals
Coventry CityM. Godden
M. Godden
12 goals

Stoke City missing players

Coventry City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Coventry City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
45 22 6 Played P 6 22 45
17 10 3 Won W 1 7 17
10 4 0 Drew D 2 7 12
18 8 3 Lost L 3 8 16
56 29 6 Scored S 5 27 59
51 22 4 Conceded C 9 32 58
96% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 91% 93%
67% 59% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 73%
47% 41% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 49%
20% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 27%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 16%
51% 41% 17% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 56%
33% 41% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 18% 22%
20% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 29%
 
5.1 5.1 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 6 6.2
5.1 4.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5 4.3
2 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.7
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.7 11 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13 13 14.2
3.7 3.7 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.6 5
34% 36% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 26% 26%
 
9.9 9 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 12.9 10.6
3.2 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.2 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Coventry City have the most conceded goals in the first half (34) in Championship
  • Coventry City have the most points from losing position (27) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 44 26 9 9 99 39 22 13 4 5 49 20 22 13 5 4 50 19 60 87
2 AFC Bournemouth 44 23 13 8 72 39 21 11 7 3 39 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 33 82
3 Nottingham Forest 44 23 10 11 72 38 23 13 4 6 43 22 21 10 6 5 29 16 34 79
4 Huddersfield Town 45 22 13 10 62 47 22 12 6 4 33 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 15 79
5 Luton Town 44 20 12 12 62 48 22 11 7 4 36 22 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 72
6 Sheffield United 45 20 12 13 59 45 22 12 5 5 34 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 14 72
7 Middlesbrough 45 20 10 15 58 46 23 14 2 7 34 21 22 6 8 8 24 25 12 70
8 Millwall 45 18 15 12 53 44 23 13 6 4 32 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 9 69
9 Blackburn Rovers 45 18 12 15 57 49 23 12 5 6 36 26 22 6 7 9 21 23 8 66
10 West Bromwich Albion 45 17 13 15 48 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 3 64
11 Coventry City 45 17 12 16 59 58 23 10 5 8 32 26 22 7 7 8 27 32 1 63
12 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 9 18 59 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 22 8 3 11 29 34 0 63
13 Stoke City 45 17 10 18 56 51 22 10 4 8 29 22 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 61
14 Preston North End 45 15 16 14 48 55 22 8 10 4 29 27 23 7 6 10 19 28 -7 61
15 Swansea City 45 16 13 16 58 67 22 9 8 5 30 26 23 7 5 11 28 41 -9 61
16 Blackpool 45 16 12 17 54 53 23 11 3 9 29 26 22 5 9 8 25 27 1 60
17 Bristol City 45 15 10 20 62 75 23 8 8 7 33 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -13 55
18 Hull City 45 14 8 23 40 53 22 7 3 12 21 27 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 50
19 Cardiff City 45 14 8 23 49 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 22 7 4 11 27 39 -19 50
20 Birmingham City 45 11 14 20 49 73 22 7 6 9 26 31 23 4 8 11 23 42 -24 47
21 Reading 45 13 8 24 54 86 23 7 5 11 33 44 22 6 3 13 21 42 -32 41
22 Derby County 45 14 13 18 45 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 23 3 6 14 15 31 -7 34
23 Peterborough United 45 8 10 27 38 87 22 5 7 10 22 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -49 34
24 Barnsley 45 6 12 27 33 69 23 5 7 11 18 29 22 1 5 16 15 40 -36 30

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 44 26 9 9 99 39 22 13 4 5 49 20 22 13 5 4 50 19 60 87
2 AFC Bournemouth 44 23 13 8 72 39 21 11 7 3 39 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 33 82
3 Nottingham Forest 44 23 10 11 72 38 23 13 4 6 43 22 21 10 6 5 29 16 34 79
4 Huddersfield Town 45 22 13 10 62 47 22 12 6 4 33 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 15 79
5 Luton Town 44 20 12 12 62 48 22 11 7 4 36 22 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 72
6 Sheffield United 45 20 12 13 59 45 22 12 5 5 34 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 14 72
7 Middlesbrough 45 20 10 15 58 46 23 14 2 7 34 21 22 6 8 8 24 25 12 70
8 Millwall 45 18 15 12 53 44 23 13 6 4 32 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 9 69
9 Blackburn Rovers 45 18 12 15 57 49 23 12 5 6 36 26 22 6 7 9 21 23 8 66
10 West Bromwich Albion 45 17 13 15 48 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 3 64
11 Coventry City 45 17 12 16 59 58 23 10 5 8 32 26 22 7 7 8 27 32 1 63
12 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 9 18 59 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 22 8 3 11 29 34 0 63
13 Stoke City 45 17 10 18 56 51 22 10 4 8 29 22 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 61
14 Preston North End 45 15 16 14 48 55 22 8 10 4 29 27 23 7 6 10 19 28 -7 61
15 Swansea City 45 16 13 16 58 67 22 9 8 5 30 26 23 7 5 11 28 41 -9 61
16 Blackpool 45 16 12 17 54 53 23 11 3 9 29 26 22 5 9 8 25 27 1 60
17 Bristol City 45 15 10 20 62 75 23 8 8 7 33 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -13 55
18 Hull City 45 14 8 23 40 53 22 7 3 12 21 27 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 50
19 Cardiff City 45 14 8 23 49 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 22 7 4 11 27 39 -19 50
20 Birmingham City 45 11 14 20 49 73 22 7 6 9 26 31 23 4 8 11 23 42 -24 47
21 Reading 45 13 8 24 54 86 23 7 5 11 33 44 22 6 3 13 21 42 -32 41
22 Derby County 45 14 13 18 45 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 23 3 6 14 15 31 -7 34
23 Peterborough United 45 8 10 27 38 87 22 5 7 10 22 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -49 34
24 Barnsley 45 6 12 27 33 69 23 5 7 11 18 29 22 1 5 16 15 40 -36 30

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