Championship 25/26 · 25 Oct 2025

Coventry City 3–1 Watford

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Coventry City favourites at 68%.

Coventry City won although Watford made the better chances (2.6 xG to 1.3): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Imrân Louza, 66.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Hector Kyprianou +18.3, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto +13.1, Imrân Louza +12.9.

Well below it: Egil Selvik −20.9, Haji Wright −11.5, Ephron Mason-Clark −9.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

21 Oct 2025	W 2–1	at Portsmouth Championship
18 Oct 2025	W 2–0	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
4 Oct 2025	W 5–0	at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
1 Oct 2025	W 4–0	at Millwall Championship
27 Sep 2025	W 3–0	v Birmingham City Championship

22 Oct 2025	W 2–1	v West Bromwich Albion Championship
18 Oct 2025	L 0–1	at Sheffield United Championship
4 Oct 2025	W 2–1	v Oxford United Championship
1 Oct 2025	D 2–2	at Portsmouth Championship
27 Sep 2025	W 2–1	v Hull City Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	61.0	+9.8
Luke Woolfenden Defender	38	0	0	0.14	54.4	–
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder	90	1	1	0.06	52.2	+13.1
Jamie Allen Midfielder	90	1	0	0.20	50.6	–
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward	90	1	0	0.65	49.4	+0.3
Matt Grimes Midfielder	90	0	0	–	45.2	−0.8
Josh Eccles Midfielder	17	0	0	–	42.3	–
Jay DaSilva Defender	90	0	0	–	40.0	+2.2
Bobby Thomas Defender	52	0	0	–	38.2	−7.0
Liam Kitching Defender	90	0	0	–	38.1	−3.1
Ellis Simms Forward	17	0	0	–	38.0	–
Haji Wright Forward	73	0	0	–	37.8	−11.5
Milan van Ewijk Defender	82	0	0	0.24	34.4	+4.3
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder	73	0	0	0.02	26.9	−9.6
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Defender	8	0	0	–	18.7	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Imrân Louza Midfielder	90	1	0.82	66.1	+12.9
Hector Kyprianou Midfielder	45	0	–	60.6	+18.3
Rocco Vata Forward	85	0	1.35	55.4	+7.3
Matthew Pollock Defender	46	0	–	54.8	+7.9
Mamadou Doumbia Forward	65	0	0.23	51.0	+12.1
Nestory Irankunda Forward	26	0	0.08	49.9	–
James Abankwah Defender	44	0	–	47.3	–
Vivaldo Forward	25	0	0.07	46.6	–
Kévin Keben Biakolo Defender	90	0	–	45.8	−0.1
Kwadwo Baah Forward	64	0	–	44.3	−0.0
Jeremy Ngakia Defender	90	0	–	42.6	+2.8
Edo Kayembe Midfielder	45	0	0.04	41.0	+1.6
Tom Ince Midfielder	12	0	–	40.0	–
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder	44	0	–	39.8	–
Egil Selvik Goalkeeper	90	0	–	31.8	−20.9
Marc Bola Defender	90	0	0.01	30.4	−8.1