Match Report
Coventry City, 1st with 95 points, sat 40 points above Stoke City (17th, 55). On recent form Stoke City sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 17th overall. Per game in the league, Coventry City were scoring 2.11 and conceding 0.98, Stoke City 1.11 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Coventry City arrived on a run of three straight wins.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Coventry City have 7 wins to Stoke City's 3, with 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 31% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry (capacity 32,609). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Coventry City: Jack Rudoni (90'), Haji Wright (12') · Stoke City: Ben Gibson (45')
Key stats
Possession: Coventry City 64% · Stoke City 36% · Total shots: 20-3 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 7-1