COVENTRY. Coventry City comes back against Bristol City with a goal on the R. Dickie 45′ and a goal on the N. Wells 83′. Coventry City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 22,724 spectators. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the help of Richard Wild and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.51 degrees Celsius or 43.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 3 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 115 Attack 104
- 49 Dangerous attack 42
- 91 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Coventry City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Bristol City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Coventry City was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Coventry City to win the match.
Coventry City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 1 yellow card (Milan van Ewijk). On the other side, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (Ross McCrorie and Cameron Pring).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Coventry City has 44 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Bristol City will has 38 points to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away with Norwich City on the 3rd of February with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Norwich City (6 draws).
Bristol City will host Leeds United on the 2nd of February with a 14-1 head to head statistic in favor of Leeds United (2 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
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Coventry City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins , Milan van Ewijk , Bobby Thomas , Liam Kitching , Jake Bidwell , Josh Eccles , Ben Sheaf , Tatsuhiro Sakamoto , Callum O’Hare , Kasey Palmer and Matt Godden .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva, Ellis Simms , Ben Wilson, Joel Latibeaudiere , Victor Torp , Jamie Allen, Haji Wright and Fabio Tavares.
Coventry City could not rely on the presence of Joel Latibeaudiere (injured).
Substitutions
Coventry City made 4 changes: Ben Sheaf for Joel Latibeaudiere (12′), Kasey Palmer for Haji Wright (58′), Matt Godden for Ellis Simms (59′) and Josh Eccles for Victor Torp (59′).
Player of the match: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
Bristol City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Liam Manning played with: Max O’Leary , George Tanner , Zak Vyner , Robert Dickie , Sam Bell , Joe Williams , Taylor Gardner-Hickman , Cameron Pring , Jason Knight , Anis Mehmeti and Nahki Wells .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ross McCrorie , Matty James , Tommy Conway , Harry Cornick , Andy King, Stefan Bajić, Haydon Roberts, Jamie Knight-Lebel and Raekwan Nelson.
Substitutions
Bristol City made 4 changes: Taylor Gardner-Hickman for Matty James (60′), Jason Knight for Ross McCrorie (60′), Anis Mehmeti for Tommy Conway (65′) and Sam Bell for Harry Cornick (79′).
Player of the match: Robert Dickie
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Robert Dickie.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
