COVENTRY. Coventry City prevailed over Bristol City 3-2 thanks to M. Godden who scored in the 51st and 90th minute. Coventry City took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
Coventry City remained in players after I. Maatsen received a red card in the 45′. Nonetheless, Coventry City still found a way to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the City of Coventry Stadium stadium in Coventry on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the help of Lee Venamore and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 16 Total 6
- 6 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 106
- 46 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Coventry City had a strong ball possession 59% while Bristol City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Coventry City was was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Coventry City won the match.
Coventry City shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (K. McFadzean and ). On the other side, Bristol City received 3 yellow cards (A. Scott, N. Wells and T. Kalas).
(Coventry City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Coventry City will have 30 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Bristol City will stay with 19 points like Sheffield United to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away against Sheffield United on the 20th of November with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Sheffield United (4 draws).
Bristol City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 20th of November with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (3 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
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46'
45'
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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 , Michael Rose , Kyle McFadzean , Jake Clarke-Salter , Fankaty Dabo , Gustavo Hamer , Ben Sheaf , Ian Maatsen , Callum O’Hare , Viktor Gyökeres and Matt Godden .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Wilson, Liam Kelly, Jamie Allen, Dominic Hyam, Jodi Jones, Todd Kane and Tyler Walker .
Substitutions
Coventry City made 3 changes: J. Clarke-Salter for T. Kane (46′), V. Gyokeres for T. Walker (71′) and G. Hamer for L. Kelly (85′).
Best player: Matt Godden
The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Matt Godden.
His rating is with 2 goals, 9 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 2 crosses.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
Bristol City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the other side, Nigel Pearson played with: Daniel Bentley , George Tanner , Tomáš Kalas , Zak Vyner , Cameron Pring , Andreas Weimann , Han-Noah Massengo , Tyreeq Bakinson , Callum O’Dowda , Alex Scott and Chris Martin .
They had on the bench: Ayman Benarous, Nahki Wells, Jay Dasilva , Max O’Leary, Kasey Palmer, Sam Bell and Danny Simpson.
Substitutions
Bristol City made 2 changes: A. Scott for J. Dasilva (64′) and C. Pring for N. Wells (81′).
Best player: Andreas Weimann
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Andreas Weimann.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Swansea City – 4-0
- Barnsley – Hull City – 0-2
- Birmingham City – Reading – 1-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield United – 3-1
- Blackpool – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Huddersfield Town – 2-1
- Coventry City – Bristol City – 3-2
- Luton Town – Stoke City – 0-1
- Millwall – Derby County – 1-1
- Nottingham Forest – Preston North End – 3-0
- Peterborough United – Fulham – 0-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Middlesbrough – 1-1
