Championship 25/26 · 17 Jan 2026

Coventry City 2–1 Leicester City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Coventry City favourites at 69%.

Coventry City won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jordan James, 61.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Benjamin Nelson +23.0, Jordan James +20.2, Caleb Okoli +14.4.

Well below it: Jack Rudoni −23.3, Matt Grimes −16.4, Ephron Mason-Clark −15.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

4 Jan 2026	L 2–3	at Birmingham City Championship
1 Jan 2026	D 1–1	at Charlton Athletic Championship
29 Dec 2025	L 0–2	v Ipswich Town Championship
26 Dec 2025	W 1–0	v Swansea City Championship
20 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Southampton Championship

5 Jan 2026	W 2–1	v West Bromwich Albion Championship
1 Jan 2026	L 1–3	at Sheffield United Championship
29 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Derby County Championship
26 Dec 2025	L 1–2	v Watford Championship
20 Dec 2025	L 1–4	at Queens Park Rangers Championship

20 Sep 2025	Leicester City 0–0 Coventry City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Haji Wright Forward	23	1	0	1.05	75.8	–
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.8	+7.6
Ellis Simms Forward	67	1	0	0.31	51.2	−0.3
Liam Kitching Defender	90	0	0	–	48.6	−2.1
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward	15	0	0	–	38.1	–
Joel Latibeaudiere Defender	90	0	0	–	35.4	–
Victor Torp Midfielder	72	0	0	0.03	35.1	−7.1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder	23	0	0	0.25	34.4	–
Jay DaSilva Defender	90	0	0	0.01	34.2	−10.8
Romain Esse Midfielder	67	0	0	0.18	31.2	–
Matt Grimes Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	30.3	−16.4
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder	90	0	0	0.34	27.2	−15.3
Josh Eccles Midfielder	18	0	0	–	24.3	–
Milan van Ewijk Defender	90	0	0	–	23.7	−2.7
Jack Rudoni Midfielder	83	0	1	0.27	14.3	−23.3

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jordan James Midfielder	90	1	0	0.73	61.3	+20.2
Benjamin Nelson Defender	90	0	0	–	61.2	+23.0
Caleb Okoli Defender	90	0	0	0.10	58.6	+14.4
Louis Page Midfielder	20	0	0	–	56.3	–
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder	1	0	0	–	48.4	–
Jordan Ayew Forward	70	0	0	–	44.8	+3.2
Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	44.5	−4.8
Bobby De Cordova-Reid Midfielder	70	0	1	0.31	44.4	+2.9
Stephy Mavididi Midfielder	79	0	0	0.05	41.9	+4.6
Ricardo Pereira Defender	89	0	0	–	40.9	+7.6
Oliver Skipp Midfielder	89	0	0	–	40.8	+1.0
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Midfielder	90	0	0	0.12	40.7	+6.2
Luke Thomas Defender	90	0	0	0.05	40.2	+6.2
Patson Daka Forward	20	0	0	0.05	39.3	–
Jeremy Monga Midfielder	11	0	0	–	17.4	–
Silko Thomas Forward	1	0	0	–	0.9	–