CARDIFF. Coventry City tops Cardiff City 1-0 after V. Gyokeres scored just 1 goal (34′).

The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Madley with the support of Jonathan Hunt and George Byrne. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Cardiff City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Coventry City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cardiff City was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Coventry City found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Cardiff City shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Coventry City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (M. Harris). Regarding the opposition, Coventry City received 4 yellow cards (V. Gyokeres, B. Sheaf, J. Panzo and J. Bidwell).

Standings

After this match, Cardiff City will stay with 18 points like Rotherham United and Bristol City to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Coventry City will have 10 points to remain in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will host Watford on the 2nd of November with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Watford (5 draws).

Coventry City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 1st of November with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steve Morison decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop (6.4), Vontae Daley-Campbell (6.6), Perry Ng (7.0), Cédric Kipré (7.0), Niels Nkounkou (6.3), Andy Rinomhota (6.5), Ryan Wintle (6.9), Joe Ralls (7.0), Callum O’Dowda (6.8), Callum Robinson (6.2) and Mark Harris (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jak Alnwick, Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Jack Simpson (6.4), Sheyi Ojo (6.6), Romaine Sawyers (6.6), Kion Etete and Curtis Nelson.

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 5 changes: V. Daley-Campbell for R. Sawyers (64′), A. Rinomhota for J. Simpson (64′), N. Nkounkou for S. Ojo (71′), M. Harris for J. Philogene-Bidace (82′) and C. O’Dowda for K. Etete (82′).

Best player: Cédric Kipré​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Cédric Kipré.

His rating is (7.0) with 24 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Mark Robins played with: Ben Wilson (7.0), Callum Doyle (6.8), Kyle McFadzean (7.6), Jonathan Panzo (7.3), Fankaty Dabo (7.4), Ben Sheaf (7.3), Josh Eccles (7.0), Jamie Allen (7.0), Jake Bidwell (7.1), Matt Godden (6.7) and Viktor Gyökeres (6.9).

They had on the bench: Simon Moore, Jack Burroughs, Todd Kane, Martyn Waghorn, Kasey Palmer, Michael Rose (6.8) and Fabio Tavares.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 3 changes: C. Doyle for M. Rose (23′), J. Allen for K. Palmer (75′) and M. Godden for M. Waghorn (75′).

Best player: Kyle McFadzean​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Watford – Norwich City – 2-1
• Sunderland – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
• Sheffield United – Blackpool – 3-3
• Rotherham United – Huddersfield Town – 2-1
• Reading – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
• Preston North End – Stoke City – 0-2
• Middlesbrough – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
• Luton Town – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
• Cardiff City – Coventry City – 0-1
• Burnley – Swansea City – 4-0
• Bristol City – Millwall – 1-2