COVENTRY. Coventry City overcomes Middlesbrough 1-0 after V. Gyokeres scored just 1 goal (17′). Middlesbrough lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin who was helped by Ian Cooper and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 2 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 126
- 44 Dangerous attack 67
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 22 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 57% while Coventry City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Coventry City found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Coventry City shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 4 yellow cards (F. Dabo, K. Palmer, and B. Wilson). Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card ().
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away against Watford on the 5th of November with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Watford (4 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Bristol City on the 5th of November with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (5 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Ben Wilson , Callum Doyle , Kyle McFadzean , Jonathan Panzo , Fankaty Dabo , Jamie Allen , Kasey Palmer , Ben Sheaf , Jake Bidwell , Viktor Gyökeres and Matt Godden .
The home team had on the bench: Todd Kane, Simon Moore, Michael Rose, Fabio Tavares, Tyler Walker, Josh Eccles and Martyn Waghorn.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 2 changes: K. Palmer for J. Eccles (78′) and M. Godden for M. Waghorn (82′).
Best player: Fankaty Dabo
The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Fankaty Dabo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (58% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.
Middlesbrough – Formation
Also Middlesbrough adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Chris Wilder played with: Zack Steffen , Anfernee Dijksteel , Dael Fry , Matthew Clarke , Tommy Smith , Matt Crooks , Jonathan Howson , Alex Mowatt , Marc Bola , Duncan Watmore and Rodrigo Muniz .
They had on the bench: Marcus Forss, Chuba Akpom , Ryan Giles , Riley McGree , Paddy McNair, Isaiah Jones and Liam Roberts.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 5 changes: D. Watmore for C. Akpom (46′), M. Clarke for R. Giles (55′), T. Smith for I. Jones (55′), A. Mowatt for R. McGree (74′) and A. Dijksteel for P. McNair (76′).
Best player: Dael Fry
The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Dael Fry.
His rating is with 40 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Swansea City – 2-3
- Sunderland – Preston North End – 0-0
- Sheffield United – Birmingham City – 1-1
- Rotherham United – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
- Reading – Huddersfield Town – 3-1
- Coventry City – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Cardiff City – Burnley – 1-1
- Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Blackpool – Norwich City – 0-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Millwall – 2-1