Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 13 Dec 2025

Coventry City 1–0 Bristol City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.6 – 0.9
Actual xG
2.1 – 1.3
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Coventry City favourites at 73%.

Coventry City won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Carl Rushworth, 75.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Haydon Roberts +30.7, Carl Rushworth +24.1, Rob Dickie +13.5.

Well below it: Milan van Ewijk −31.0, Jay DaSilva −17.8, Jack Rudoni −17.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Coventry City

9 Dec 2025D 1–1at Preston North End Championship
6 Dec 2025L 0–3at Ipswich Town Championship
29 Nov 2025W 3–1v Charlton Athletic Championship
25 Nov 2025W 4–2at Middlesbrough Championship
22 Nov 2025W 3–2v West Bromwich Albion Championship

Bristol City

10 Dec 2025D 2–2v Leicester City Championship
6 Dec 2025L 0–1v Millwall Championship
29 Nov 2025W 1–0at Portsmouth Championship
26 Nov 2025L 0–2at Wrexham Championship
22 Nov 2025W 3–0v Swansea City Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Coventry City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Luke Woolfenden Defender100–100.0–
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper9000–75.7+24.1
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder89100.5548.3+9.6
Jamie Allen Midfielder1000–46.2–
Liam Kitching Defender90000.3843.8−9.3
Matt Grimes Midfielder90000.0142.4−6.0
Josh Eccles Midfielder10000.1640.4–
Bobby Thomas Defender90000.1738.9−8.5
Haji Wright Forward81000.4238.4−6.2
Victor Torp Midfielder86000.2338.2−8.8
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder90000.0936.3−8.0
Ellis Simms Forward9000.0630.1–
Jay DaSilva Defender9000–27.9−17.8
Jack Rudoni Midfielder86000.0420.5−17.7
Milan van Ewijk Defender9000–0.3−31.0

Bristol City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Haydon Roberts Defender45000.0563.2+30.7
Rob Dickie Defender9000–58.5+13.5
Scott Twine Forward15000.1655.0–
Radek Vitek Goalkeeper9000–54.2−1.0
Ross McCrorie Midfielder90000.0549.0+11.9
Anis Mehmeti Forward75000.0246.5+6.0
Adam Randell Midfielder90000.2644.8+6.3
Sinclair Armstrong Forward90000.2943.5+2.6
Emil Riis Jacobsen Forward85000.2842.4+3.0
Mark Sykes Midfielder4500–42.4+3.1
Jason Knight Midfielder9000–40.1−0.1
Fally Mayulu Forward11000.2339.0–
Cameron Pring Defender8500–38.6–
Neto Borges Defender9000–32.9−10.7
Yu Hirakawa Forward1100–27.0–