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Norwich City vs Coventry City
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

2
-FT
1
Jan 26, 2026
Carrow Road

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Ali Ahmed
1
Goals
1
Assists
8.4
90'+7Yellow Card
Norwich City
90'+2Yellow Card
Philippe Clement
Norwich City
Norwich City
Norwich City
Norwich City
Coventry City
Coventry City
Goal!
2-1
Ali Ahmed
Ali Ahmed
67'·Norwich City
⚽
Coventry City
Coventry City
Goal!
1-1
Anis Slimane
Anis Slimane
46'·Norwich City
⚽
Norwich City
Norwich City
Goal!
0-1
Romain Esse
Romain Esse
38'·Coventry City
⚽
18'Yellow Card
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Norwich City
18'Yellow Card
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Coventry City

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Norwich City
Norwich City
Coventry City
Coventry City
49%Ball Possession51%
16Shots Total16
5Shots On Target5
4Corners7
10Fouls9
2Yellow Cards1
2Offsides0
4Saves3
411Passes422
6Shots Off Target6
97Attacks105
46Dangerous Attacks55
8Shots Inside Box15
8Shots Outside Box1
2Goals1
9Free Kicks10
5Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork1
19Tackles18
2Assists0
318Accurate Passes330
2Injuries0
15Total Crosses26
3Accurate Crosses6
7Interceptions7
54Duels Won59
2Big Chances Created3
0Big Chances Missed3

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
8.4
75'111/2
27(74%)
1
4/11
7.8
78'103/3
35(64%)
4
7/14
7.7
90'00-
60(85%)
3
6/10
7.7
90'000/2
33(79%)
5
7/11
7.6
90'000/1
43(89%)
1
8/12
7.3
90'00-
23(70%)
-
2/3
7.2
44'010/1
8(100%)
1
2/4
7.0
46'001/3
23(67%)
2
4/6
6.9
90'000/2
16(69%)
1
4/11
6.8
90'000/1
48(78%)
1
3/6
6.5
44'00-
29(76%)
-
2/6
6.5
15'00-
5(80%)
-
1/2
6.5
46'00-
7(71%)
-
2/4
6.5
82'000/1
43(77%)
1
1/8
6.4
8'00-
6(83%)
1
1/3
6.3
12'00-
5(20%)
-
0/2

Norwich City vs Coventry City H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • Norwich City, 20th before kickoff, beat Coventry City, who were 1st.(Table before kickoff: Norwich City 30 points from 28 matches, Coventry City 58 from 28.)
  • Norwich City won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 38' 0-1, 46' 1-1, 67' 2-1.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Norwich City15W3303012/1514-5
Coventry City15W220267/157-7
Norwich City — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 @ Queens Park Rangers2026-01-01
  2. L0-2 vs Stoke City2026-01-04
  3. W5-1 vs Walsall2026-01-11
  4. W2-1 @ Wrexham2026-01-17
  5. W5-0 @ West Bromwich Albion2026-01-20
Coventry City — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 @ Charlton Athletic2026-01-01
  2. L2-3 @ Birmingham City2026-01-04
  3. L0-1 @ Stoke City2026-01-10
  4. W2-1 vs Leicester City2026-01-17
  5. W2-1 vs Millwall2026-01-20
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Norwich City153.1387%60%33%73%13%13%
Coventry City152.7373%47%27%60%20%20%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Norwich CityHome841313-91.6350%13%
Coventry CityAway823310-121.1338%13%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Norwich City1511-616-1459%47%5-9-1
Coventry City1510-912-1055%67%5-6-4
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
13
Period covered
2010-12-18 – 2025-09-13
Norwich City wins
9
Draws
4
Coventry City wins
0
Avg goals per meeting
3.08
Over 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams scored
69%
Home side won
38%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
3W 2D 0L (Norwich City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.2 vs 3.08
Most recent meetings (5 of 13)
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-09-13Coventry City1-1Norwich City
2025-01-04Norwich City2-1Coventry City
2024-08-31Coventry City0-1Norwich City
2024-02-03Norwich City2-1Coventry City
2023-10-07Coventry City1-1Norwich City
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 342 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Norwich City202830-5LWLWW7+13
Coventry City1285830LDLWW13-12
Table context
Points gap
28 ptsNorwich City 30 · Coventry City 58
Positions
#20 vs #1
Goals per game
1.25/1.43 vs 2.18/1.11scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2025/2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
146+5295
246+3384
346+1583
···
746+471
846+869
946+765
1046+164
1146-264
···
2446-600

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Championship
Norwich City
20 matches
Coventry City
20 matches
13Wins13
2Draws4
5Losses3
35Goals40
1.75Goals per game2.00
17Goals conceded16
0.85Goals per game conceded0.80

Norwich City vs Coventry City — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (20 vs 20 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityNorwich City 37% · X · Draw 25% · Coventry City 38%
1 · Home Win
37%
X · Draw
25%
2 · Away Win
38%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.37 vs 1.38
Projected Total: 2.75
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
56%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
25% / 25%
Norwich City / Coventry City
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(12.1%)0 - 1(8.8%)1 - 0(8.7%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Norwich City vs Coventry City — Head to Head

Match summary

Norwich City beat Coventry City 2-1 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Coventry City (1st, 58 pts) were 28 points ahead of Norwich City (20th, 30 pts). Before kickoff, Norwich City were 20th in the table but 7th on points from the last five league games. Across 13 previous meetings on record, Norwich City won 9 and Coventry City won 0, with 4 draws (3.08 goals per game).

Goals came from Anis Slimane (46') and Ali Ahmed (67') for Norwich City and Romain Esse (38') for Coventry City.