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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 13 Sep 2025

Coventry City 1–1 Norwich City

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.3 – 1.1
Actual xG
3.9 – 0.2
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made Coventry City favourites at 65%.

Coventry City deserved more from the draw, creating 3.9 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mathias Kvistgaarden, 61.1 in 73′.

Well above their usual level: Vladan Kovačević +8.2.

Well below it: Josh Sargent −14.7, Jack Rudoni −10.6, Haji Wright −9.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Coventry City

30 Aug 2025D 2–2at Oxford United Championship
23 Aug 2025W 7–1v Queens Park Rangers Championship
16 Aug 2025W 5–3at Derby County Championship
9 Aug 2025D 0–0v Hull City Championship

Norwich City

30 Aug 2025W 2–0at Blackburn Rovers Championship
23 Aug 2025L 1–2v Middlesbrough Championship
16 Aug 2025W 2–1at Portsmouth Championship
9 Aug 2025L 1–2v Millwall Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Coventry City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Victor Torp Midfielder90000.2146.5+1.9
Liam Kitching Defender90000.3545.3+4.6
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper9000–44.6−0.2
Haji Wright Forward90101.5744.2−9.1
Miguel Ángel Brau Defender1300–41.3–
Matt Grimes Midfielder90000.0340.9−1.0
Bobby Thomas Defender9000–40.8−1.8
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder66000.1833.8–
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder78000.3631.2−7.6
Jack Rudoni Midfielder90000.2728.9−10.6
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward24000.5828.9–
Jay DaSilva Defender8700–27.2−7.7
Milan van Ewijk Defender9000–24.6+2.1
Ellis Simms Forward12000.3524.4–

Norwich City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jovon Makama Forward1600–64.0–
Mathias Kvistgaarden Forward73100.0661.1–
Vladan Kovačević Goalkeeper9000–56.0+8.2
Kellen Fisher Defender9000–47.8–
Harry Darling Defender9000–45.4−1.8
Kenny McLean Midfielder9000–44.2–
Jakov Medić Defender9001–43.9+6.4
Oscar Schwartau Midfielder1700–41.7–
Ante Crnac Forward9000–41.7+0.3
Mirko Topić Midfielder90000.0241.1−0.1
Jack Stacey Defender2300–40.6–
Josh Sargent Forward84000.0840.6−14.7
Ben Chrisene Defender6700–36.1–
Papa Amadou Diallo Midfielder84000.0235.4−8.9
Liam Gibbs Midfielder1600–32.9–