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Championship
Coventry City
Championship | Gameweek 44
Apr 22, 2023 at 3pm UK
Ricoh Arena
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Coventry
2 - 1
Reading

Godden (36'), Hamer (54')
Wilson-Esbrand (61'), Hamer (81'), Eccles (87'), Norton-Cuffy (90+7'), Norton-Cuffy (90+7')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Joao (51')
Holmes (12'), Guinness-Walker (43'), Yiadom (56')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Coventry City

All competitions
Last Game: Blackburn 1-1 Coventry
Wednesday, April 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

Reading

All competitions
Last Game: Reading 1-1 Luton
Wednesday, April 19 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Coventry City 2-0 Reading

 Coventry will be buoyed following their dramatic equaliser at Blackburn on Wednesday, and Robins's men can bring that momentum into a home tie with a struggling Reading outfit. The Royals deserve plaudits for holding both Luton and Burnley to draws over the past week, but the Berkshire club's woeful away form points towards a defeat in the West Midlands on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 58.07%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Reading had a probability of 17.91%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.68%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.27%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (6.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Coventry CityDrawReading
58.07% (-1.863 -1.86) 24.03% (0.818 0.82) 17.91% (1.048 1.05)
Both teams to score 45.27% (-0.381 -0.38)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.47% (-1.562 -1.56)54.53% (1.563 1.56)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.12% (-1.314 -1.31)75.89% (1.317 1.32)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.4% (-1.249 -1.25)18.6% (1.251 1.25)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.11% (-2.149 -2.15)49.89% (2.15 2.15)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.61% (0.378 0.38)44.39% (-0.377 -0.38)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.56% (0.308 0.31)80.44% (-0.304 -0.3)
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 58.06%
    Reading 17.91%
    Draw 24.02%
Coventry CityDrawReading
1-0 @ 13.88% (0.28 0.28)
2-0 @ 11.68% (-0.23 -0.23)
2-1 @ 9.49% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)
3-0 @ 6.55% (-0.408 -0.41)
3-1 @ 5.32% (-0.273 -0.27)
4-0 @ 2.75% (-0.293 -0.29)
4-1 @ 2.24% (-0.212 -0.21)
3-2 @ 2.16% (-0.088 -0.09)
5-0 @ 0.93% (-0.141 -0.14)
4-2 @ 0.91% (-0.076 -0.08)
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 58.06%
1-1 @ 11.27% (0.34 0.34)
0-0 @ 8.26% (0.49 0.49)
2-2 @ 3.85% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.64%
Total : 24.02%
0-1 @ 6.71% (0.464 0.46)
1-2 @ 4.58% (0.187 0.19)
0-2 @ 2.72% (0.215 0.22)
1-3 @ 1.24% (0.063 0.06)
2-3 @ 1.04% (0.012 0.01)
Other @ 1.62%
Total : 17.91%

How you voted: Coventry vs Reading

Coventry City
85.7%
Draw
14.3%
Reading
0.0%
21
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Swift (40' pen.)
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gameweek 25
Reading
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McFadzean (71')
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gameweek 9
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3-2
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Hamer (23'), Godden (76'), McCallum (85')
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Joao (66'), Puscas (90+1')
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn30136113429545
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom301014639271244
7Middlesbrough29128947361144
8Norwich CityNorwich30119104942742
9Bristol City30101283835342
10Watford30125134042-241
11Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Millwall29910102826237
15Preston North EndPreston3081393338-537
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd30910113444-1037
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2978143652-1629
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth30510152963-3425
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