2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 15 | D2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 2/15 | 6-12 |
| Brighton U23 | 4 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9/12 | 5-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-01-10
Coventry City had gone 9 games without a win. Momentum sat with Brighton U23, winners of their last three.
The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry (capacity 32,609). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Coventry City led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
