Championship 25/26 · 21 Apr 2026

Coventry City 5–1 Portsmouth

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Coventry City favourites at 67%.

Coventry City won and made the better chances: 3.3 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Conor Shaughnessy, 50.1 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Adrian Segečić +11.0, Conor Shaughnessy +9.2, Millenic Alli +8.4.

Well below it: Nicolas Schmid −20.6, Milan van Ewijk −12.7, Madiodio Dia −12.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Blackburn Rovers Championship
11 Apr 2026	D 0–0	v Sheffield Wednesday Championship
6 Apr 2026	D 0–0	at Hull City Championship
3 Apr 2026	W 3–2	v Derby County Championship
21 Mar 2026	W 3–0	at Swansea City Championship

18 Apr 2026	W 1–0	v Leicester City Championship
14 Apr 2026	W 2–0	v Ipswich Town Championship
11 Apr 2026	W 1–0	at Middlesbrough Championship
6 Apr 2026	D 2–2	v Oxford United Championship
3 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Norwich City Championship

21 Oct 2025	Portsmouth 1–2 Coventry City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Defender	15	1	0	0.18	67.5	–
Jake Bidwell Defender	26	0	0	–	52.2	–
Victor Torp Midfielder	26	0	1	–	48.6	–
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	47.4	−4.4
Haji Wright Forward	75	1	0	1.61	43.8	+1.0
Liam Kitching Defender	90	0	0	–	43.6	+3.8
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward	26	0	0	0.06	41.0	–
Jack Rudoni Midfielder	90	0	1	0.03	39.2	+3.0
Ellis Simms Forward	15	0	0	0.25	38.5	–
Frank Onyeka Midfielder	64	0	0	–	37.1	+1.3
Bobby Thomas Defender	90	0	0	0.04	34.5	−1.5
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder	90	2	0	0.94	34.1	−0.3
Jay DaSilva Defender	64	0	0	–	33.1	+0.1
Matt Grimes Midfielder	90	0	0	–	32.9	−8.8
Romain Esse Midfielder	64	0	0	0.17	23.9	−11.8
Milan van Ewijk Defender	75	0	0	–	12.9	−12.7

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Conor Shaughnessy Defender	45	0	–	50.1	+9.2
Adrian Segečić Midfielder	90	1	0.05	42.8	+11.0
Andre Dozzell Midfielder	90	0	–	38.2	+0.6
Colby Bishop Forward	84	0	–	35.5	−1.2
Madiodio Dia Defender	45	0	–	35.1	−12.6
Luke Le Roux Midfielder	28	0	–	34.5	–
Millenic Alli Midfielder	62	0	–	34.3	+8.4
Jacob Brown Forward	12	0	–	34.2	–
Conor Chaplin Midfielder	77	0	0.00	33.7	−1.8
Harvey Blair Forward	13	0	0.03	33.5	–
Ebou Adams Midfielder	62	0	–	32.1	−3.8
Connor Ogilvie Defender	90	0	–	31.1	−3.8
Regan Poole Defender	90	0	–	30.9	−7.2
Nicolas Schmid Goalkeeper	90	0	–	28.0	−20.6
Jordan Lee Williams Defender	90	0	–	27.4	−0.4
Josh Murphy Midfielder	28	0	0.01	20.9	–