Championship 25/26 · 28 Feb 2026

Coventry City 2–1 Stoke City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Coventry City favourites at 72%.

Coventry City won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tommy Simkin, 57.9 in 90′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Joel Latibeaudiere Defender	90	0	0	–	55.3
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	44.4
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder	27	0	0	–	40.2
Haji Wright Forward	79	1	0	0.39	39.3
Romain Esse Midfielder	63	0	0	0.09	37.5
Jack Rudoni Midfielder	90	1	0	0.33	35.7
Matt Grimes Midfielder	90	0	0	0.07	35.4
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder	78	0	0	0.58	34.4
Milan van Ewijk Defender	90	0	0	–	28.9
Bobby Thomas Defender	90	0	0	0.19	28.5
Jay DaSilva Defender	90	0	1	–	27.5
Frank Onyeka Midfielder	55	0	0	0.42	27.2
Ellis Simms Forward	11	0	0	0.17	26.1
Victor Torp Midfielder	35	0	0	0.09	18.4
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward	12	0	0	–	2.2

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Tommy Simkin Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.9
Ben Gibson Defender	90	1	0	0.14	48.2
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Midfielder	30	0	0	–	47.5
Ashley Phillips Defender	90	0	0	–	44.8
Ben Pearson Midfielder	89	0	0	–	41.7
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder	89	0	0	0.05	38.8
Steven N'Zonzi Midfielder	10	0	0	–	38.5
Tomáš Rigo Midfielder	10	0	0	–	38.4
Maksym Talovierov Defender	60	0	0	–	34.6
Lamine Cissé Forward	68	0	0	–	34.5
Million Manhoef Midfielder	60	0	0	–	34.3
Sorba Thomas Midfielder	90	0	1	0.02	34.2
Ben Wilmot Defender	90	0	0	–	33.0
Tatsuki Seko Midfielder	90	0	0	–	32.0
Milan Smit Forward	22	0	0	–	30.3
Eric Bocat Defender	30	0	0	–	20.2