Match Report
33 points separated the sides: Coventry City 1st on 95, Bristol City 12th on 62. Bristol City's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Bristol City 1.28 scored and 1.28 conceded per game, Coventry City 2.11 and 0.98, with the league averaging 1.3.
Momentum sat with Coventry City, winners of their last four. Over the last five, Bristol City had taken 4 of 15 points to Coventry City's 13.
23 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Bristol City 6, draws 7, Coventry City 10, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 39% of the wins in this fixture. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 70% of the meetings. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.8 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.83 all-time.
Ashton Gate Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Coventry City led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
Coventry City: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (37'), Haji Wright (45')
Key stats
Possession: Bristol City 60% · Coventry City 40% · Total shots: 24-10 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 11-3