Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Coventry City (1st, 95 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Norwich City (9th, 65 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Norwich City 1.37 scored and 1.22 conceded per game, Coventry City 2.11 and 0.98, with the league averaging 1.3.
Norwich City arrived on a run of three straight wins.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Norwich City have 9 wins to Coventry City's 0, with 4 draws, at 3.08 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Both teams scored in 69% of the meetings. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2.2 goals per game across the last five against 3.08 historically.
The match was played at Carrow Road (capacity 27,244). Coventry City led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Norwich City: Anis Slimane (46'), Ali Ahmed (67') · Coventry City: Romain Esse (38')
Key stats
Possession: Norwich City 49% · Coventry City 51% · Total shots: 16-16 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 4-7