COVENTRY. Swansea City overcame Coventry City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Swansea City to strike first with an early goal of J. Paterson at the 5′. Then J. Piroe scored again for Swansea City in the 12′ minute with a goal. Eventually, K. McFadzean reduced the distance for Coventry City with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the City of Coventry Stadium stadium in Coventry on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies who was helped by Mark Dwyer and Ian Cooper. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 115
- 43 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 55% while Coventry City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Coventry City was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Swansea City found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Coventry City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Swansea City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 1 yellow card (G. Hamer). Talking about the opposition, Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (F. Downes and R. Bennett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Coventry City will stay with 27 points to stay in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Swansea City will have 23 points like Blackburn Rovers to stay in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will host Bristol City on the 6th of November with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Bristol City (4 draws).
Swansea City will play away agasint AFC Bournemouth on the 6th of November with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of AFC Bournemouth (4 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
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Coventry City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Simon Moore , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Jake Clarke-Salter , Fankaty Dabo , Jamie Allen , Gustavo Hamer , Ian Maatsen , Callum O’Hare , Matt Godden and Viktor Gyökeres .
The home team had on the bench: Tyler Walker, Michael Rose, Jodi Jones , Ben Wilson, Todd Kane, Liam Kelly and Ben Sheaf.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 2 changes: J. Allen for J. Jones (71′) and M. Godden for T. Walker (89′).
Best player: Gustavo Hamer
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Gustavo Hamer.
His rating is with 51 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Talking about the opposition, Russell Martin played with: Ben Hamer , Ryan Bennett , Kyle Naughton , Ryan Manning , Ethan Laird , Korey Smith , Matt Grimes , Jake Bidwell , Olivier Ntcham , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
These were the players on the bench: Joel Latibeaudiere, Liam Cullen, Flynn Downes , Ben Cabango, Steven-Andreas Benda, Morgan Whittaker and Michael Obafemi .
Substitutions
Swansea City made 2 changes: O. Ntcham for M. Obafemi (62′) and J. Piroe for F. Downes (73′).
Best player: Jamie Paterson
The most impressive player for Swansea City was Jamie Paterson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 67 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Birmingham City – Bristol City – 3-0
- Coventry City – Swansea City – 1-2
- Luton Town – Middlesbrough – 3-1
- Millwall – Reading – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – Sheffield United – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
