STOKE. Coventry City prevails over Stoke City with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Allen (51′) and a goal from G. Hamer (65′). Stoke City was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the collaboration of Mark Dwyer and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 61.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 2 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 134 Attack 73
- 64 Dangerous attack 19
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Stoke City had a strong ball possession 65% while Coventry City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Coventry City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Stoke City shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Coventry City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Stoke City received 1 yellow card (J. Laurent). Talking about the opposition, Coventry City received 1 yellow card (K. Palmer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Stoke City will stay with 19 points like Blackpool and Wigan Athletic to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Coventry City will have 16 points to hold in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away with Wigan Athletic on the 2nd of November with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Wigan Athletic (8 draws).
Coventry City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 1st of November with a 2-2 head to head record.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
46'
90'
Stoke City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Josef Bursik , Dujon Sterling , Ben Wilmot , Phil Jagielka , Morgan Fox , Josh Laurent , Lewis Baker , Tyrese Campbell , Will Smallbone , Tariqe Fosu-Henry and Dwight Gayle .
The home team had on the bench: Harry Clarke , Aden Flint, Liam Delap, Jack Bonham, Nick Powell , Jordan Thompson and Jacob Brown .
Substitutions
Stoke City made 4 changes: D. Sterling for H. Clarke (46′), D. Gayle for N. Powell (57′), T. Campbell for J. Brown (57′) and W. Smallbone for L. Delap (73′).
Best player: Will Smallbone
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Will Smallbone.
His rating is with 56 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
51'
Coventry City started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Mark Robins played with: Ben Wilson , Michael Rose , Kyle McFadzean , Jonathan Panzo , Fankaty Dabo , Jamie Allen , Josh Eccles , Gustavo Hamer , Jake Bidwell , Kasey Palmer and Viktor Gyökeres .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Callum O’Hare, Todd Kane, Jack Burroughs, Simon Moore, Martyn Waghorn , Fabio Tavares and Callum Doyle.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 3 changes: K. Palmer for M. Waghorn (66′), G. Hamer for C. O’Hare (77′) and F. Dabo for T. Kane (89′).
Best player: Gustavo Hamer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Gustavo Hamer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (51% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Burnley – 2-4
- Stoke City – Coventry City – 0-2
- Sheffield United – Norwich City – 2-2
- Rotherham United – Hull City – 2-4
- Reading – Bristol City – 2-0
- Queens Park Rangers – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
- Millwall – West Bromwich Albion – 2-1
- Middlesbrough – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
- Blackpool – Preston North End – 4-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Birmingham City – 2-1
