STOKE. Coventry City overcomes Stoke City 1-0 after E. Simms scored just 1 goal (51′).
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 22,866 spectators. The referee was James Bell assisted by Ian Cooper and George Byrne. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was freezing at -7.47 degrees Celsius or 18.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 1 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 105 Attack 108
- 55 Dangerous attack 39
- 98 Ball safe 115
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Stoke City was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Coventry City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Coventry City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Stoke City shot 13 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Coventry City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (Lewis Baker and Jordan Thompson). On the opposite side, Coventry City received 1 yellow card (Callum O’Hare).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Stoke City stays with 35 points to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Coventry City will has 51 points like Norwich City and Hull City to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away against Cardiff City on the 24th of February with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (10 draws).
Coventry City will host Preston North End on the 24th of February with a 15-1 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (9 draws).
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
8'
61'
Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen, Luke McNally, Jack Bonham , Ki-Jana Hoever , Ben Wilmot , Michael Rose , Jordan Thompson , Lewis Baker , Ben Pearson , Lynden Gooch , Luke Cundle , Josh Laurent and Nathan Lowe .
The home team had on the bench: Wouter Burger , Niall Ennis , Joon-ho Bae , J. Tchamadeu , Wesley Moraes, Ciaran Clark, Mehdi Léris, Frank Fielding and Million Manhoef .
Substitutions
Stoke City made 5 changes: Ki-Jana Hoever for J. Tchamadeu (61′), Josh Laurent for Joon-ho Bae (62′), Nathan Lowe for Niall Ennis (70′), Ben Pearson for Wouter Burger (61′) and Lynden Gooch for Million Manhoef (70′).
Player of the match: Michael Rose
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Michael Rose.
His rating is with 60 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7.
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
51'
Coventry City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark Robins played with: Ben Wilson , Joel Latibeaudiere , Bobby Thomas , Luis Binks , Jay Dasilva , Josh Eccles , Victor Torp , Fabio Tavares , Callum O’Hare , Haji Wright , Ellis Simms .
They had on the bench: Liam Kitching, Jake Bidwell, Matt Godden, Milan van Ewijk , Bradley Collins, Kasey Palmer , Liam Kelly, Dermi Lusala and Kai Andrews.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 3 changes: Fabio Tavares for Kasey Palmer (65′), Victor Torp for Milan van Ewijk (46′) and Callum O’Hare for Jake Bidwell (90′).
Player of the match: Bobby Thomas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Bobby Thomas even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Ipswich Town – 1-2
- Stoke City – Coventry City – 0-1
- Rotherham United – Watford – 0-1
- Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Leeds United – 0-2
- Norwich City – Cardiff City – 4-1
- Millwall – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Leicester City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 1-2
- Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Sunderland – 2-1
