Match summary
Before kickoff, Coventry City (1st, 92 pts) were 35 points ahead of Watford (16th, 57 pts). Before kickoff, Watford were 16th in the table but 23rd on points from the last five league games.
Watford vs Coventry City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Watford0W 1D 4L
WatfordCoventry City
1Pointsof 159
2Goals scored9
13Goals conceded3
0Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row3
0Unbeaten in a row7
7Without a win0
6Conceded in a row3
Head to head16 meetings · Sep 2009 – Oct 2025
- Watford wins
- 3
- Draws
- 7
- Coventry City wins
- 6
2.88goals per meeting
56%both teams scored
63%3+ goals
31%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsWatford 0W 2D 3L · 3.6 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipCoventry City3-1Watford
- ChampionshipCoventry City2-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford1-1Coventry City
- ChampionshipWatford1-2Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City3-3Watford
Show all 16 meetings
- ChampionshipCoventry City2-2Watford
- ChampionshipWatford0-1Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City0-0Watford
- ChampionshipWatford3-2Coventry City
- Carabao CupWatford3-0Coventry City
- ChampionshipWatford0-0Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City0-0Watford
- ChampionshipCoventry City2-0Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-2Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City0-4Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-3Coventry City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 540 earlier results
WatfordCoventry City
#16Position#1
57Points45 v 45 games92
-8Goal difference+48
1.18Scored per gameleague avg 1.32.07
1.36Conceded per game1
#23Form table position#5
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
WatfordCoventry City
- 87'Substitution · Coventry City · Miguel Ángel Brau · InOut: Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 85'Goal · Coventry City · Victor Torp0-4
- Substitution · Watford · Mamadou Doumbia · InOut: Imrân Louza82'
- Substitution · Watford · Tom Ince · InOut: Othmane Maamma82'
- 79'Substitution · Coventry City · Haji Wright · InOut: Ellis Simms
- Yellow Card · Watford · Nestory Irankunda78'
- 70'Substitution · Coventry City · Jamie Allen · InOut: Josh Eccles
- 70'Substitution · Coventry City · Milan van Ewijk · InOut: Kaine Kesler-Hayden
- 70'Substitution · Coventry City · Ephron Mason-Clark · InOut: Romain Esse
- Substitution · Watford · Marc Bola · InOut: Saba Goglichidze62'
- Substitution · Watford · Edoardo Bove · InOut: Giorgi Chakvetadze62'
- Substitution · Watford · J. Grieves · InOut: Nampalys Mendy62'
- 58'Goal · Coventry City · Ellis Simms0-3
- 43'Goal · Coventry City · Ellis Simms0-2
- 25'Yellow Card · Coventry City · Joel Latibeaudiere
- Yellow Card · Watford · Imrân Louza25'
- 19'Goal · Coventry City · Ellis Simms0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
WatfordCoventry City
43%Ball Possession57%
13Shots Total18
4Shots On Target7
0Corners6
16Fouls10
2Yellow Cards1
5Offsides1
3Saves3
388Passes498
5Shots Off Target5
74Attacks110
30Dangerous Attacks43
12Shots Inside Box7
1Shots Outside Box11
0Goals4
10Free Kicks16
4Shots Blocked6
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
16Tackles21
0Assists4
327Accurate Passes439
0Injuries1
6Total Crosses18
0Accurate Crosses3
7Interceptions6
47Duels Won45
4Big Chances Created3
4Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-5-1-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 82' | 0 | 0 | - | 70(94%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.8 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(94%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.7 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(88%) | 2 | 3/7 | |
| 6.7 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(85%) | 1 | 6/9 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 11(67%) | - | 5/12 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 38(84%) | 2 | 4/11 | |
| 6.5 | 28' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(86%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 30(73%) | 3 | 3/5 | |
| 6.4 | 28' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(100%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.4 | 28' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(82%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 40(75%) | 1 | 7/10 | |
Tom Ince MF | 6.3 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 0/1 |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(85%) | - | - | |
| 6.2 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(70%) | 2 | 4/7 | |
| 6.1 | 82' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 29(86%) | 1 | 2/9 |
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