Match summary
Before kickoff, Coventry City (9th, 51 pts) were 32 points ahead of Rotherham United (24th, 19 pts). Rotherham United had lost 7 matches in a row before this one.
More details:
Coventry City vs Rotherham UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
- Simms5'
- Latibeaudiere23'
- Simms27'
- Simms37'
- Tavares90+1'
The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Coventry City vs Rotherham United in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Coventry City2W 1D 2L
Coventry CityRotherham United
7Pointsof 150
9Goals scored5
7Goals conceded10
2Clean sheets0
2Scored in a row0
1Without a win12
1Conceded in a row12
Head to head9 meetings · Nov 2013 – Oct 2023
- Coventry City wins
- 4
- Draws
- 2
- Rotherham United wins
- 3
2.89goals per meeting
44%both teams scored
56%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCoventry City 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 419 earlier results
Coventry CityRotherham United
#9Position#24
51Points35 v 35 games19
+10Goal difference-37
1.49Scored per gameleague avg 1.370.86
1.2Conceded per game1.91
#10Form table position#24
Match Timeline
Coventry CityRotherham United
- Goal · Coventry City · Fabio Tavares5-090+1'
- Substitution · Coventry City · Kai Andrews · InOut: Victor Torp88'
- 84'Substitution · Rotherham United · Femi Seriki · InOut: Peter Kioso
- Substitution · Coventry City · Fabio Tavares · InOut: Ellis Simms82'
- 72'Substitution · Rotherham United · Charlie Wyke · InOut: Jordan Hugill
- 72'Substitution · Rotherham United · Sam Clucas · InOut: Andy Rinomhota
- Substitution · Coventry City · Matt Godden · InOut: Haji Wright59'
- Substitution · Coventry City · Milan van Ewijk · InOut: Josh Eccles59'
- Substitution · Coventry City · Callum O'Hare · InOut: Kasey Palmer59'
- 54'Yellow Card · Rotherham United · Jordan Hugill
- 46'Substitution · Rotherham United · Arvin Appiah · InOut: Sam Nombe
- Goal · Coventry City · Ellis Simms4-037'
- 35'Substitution · Rotherham United · Sebastian Revan · InOut: Shane Ferguson
- Goal · Coventry City · Ellis Simms3-027'
- Goal · Coventry City · Joel Latibeaudiere2-023'
- Goal · Coventry City · Ellis Simms1-05'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Coventry CityRotherham United
53%Ball Possession47%
16Shots Total7
6Shots On Target1
4Corners5
10Fouls17
0Yellow Cards1
2Offsides0
1Saves1
509Passes442
22Throw-ins11
112Attacks98
36Dangerous Attacks33
11Goal Attempts5
6Shots Off Target4
10Shots Inside Box6
6Shots Outside Box1
5Goals0
4Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
11Tackles16
432Accurate Passes356
0Red Cards0
84Ball Safe77
85%Pass Accuracy80%
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-1-2 · 3-1-4-2
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