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Championship | Gameweek 1
Aug 6, 2023 at 12pm UK
King Power Stadium
Coventry City

Leicester
2 - 1
Coventry

Dewsbury-Hall (77', 87')
Vestergaard (52'), Doyle (68'), Dewsbury-Hall (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-0)
McFadzean (47')
Sheaf (89'), Palmer (90')

The Match

Match Report

Leicester City come from behind to record a 2-1 win over Coventry City in Sunday's Championship opener at the King Power Stadium.

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Liverpool 4-0 Leicester
Sunday, July 30 at 10am in Club Friendlies 1
Last Game: Exeter 1-2 Coventry
Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

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 50.41%. A win for Leicester City had a probability of 24.98% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.56%) and 0-2 (8.89%). The likeliest Leicester City win was 1-0 (7.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Leicester CityDrawCoventry City
24.98% (-0.979 -0.98) 24.61% (0.499 0.5) 50.41% (0.483 0.48)
Both teams to score 53.02% (-2.566 -2.57)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.87% (-2.938 -2.94)49.12% (2.942 2.94)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.8% (-2.714 -2.71)71.19% (2.717 2.72)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.86% (-2.383 -2.38)34.13% (2.387 2.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.17% (-2.647 -2.65)70.82% (2.65 2.65)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.5% (-0.946 -0.95)19.5% (0.95 0.95)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.62% (-1.573 -1.57)51.37% (1.578 1.58)
Score Analysis
    Leicester City 24.98%
    Coventry City 50.41%
    Draw 24.6%
Leicester CityDrawCoventry City
1-0 @ 7.15% (0.397 0.4)
2-1 @ 6.29% (-0.244 -0.24)
2-0 @ 3.85% (-0.031 -0.03)
3-1 @ 2.25% (-0.245 -0.25)
3-2 @ 1.84% (-0.263 -0.26)
3-0 @ 1.38% (-0.104 -0.1)
Other @ 2.22%
Total : 24.98%
1-1 @ 11.69% (0.31 0.31)
0-0 @ 6.66% (0.767 0.77)
2-2 @ 5.14% (-0.363 -0.36)
3-3 @ 1% (-0.179 -0.18)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 24.6%
0-1 @ 10.88% (0.959 0.96)
1-2 @ 9.56% (-0.029 -0.03)
0-2 @ 8.89% (0.537 0.54)
1-3 @ 5.21% (-0.175 -0.18)
0-3 @ 4.85% (0.153 0.15)
2-3 @ 2.8% (-0.289 -0.29)
1-4 @ 2.13% (-0.139 -0.14)
0-4 @ 1.98% (0.004 0)
2-4 @ 1.15% (-0.156 -0.16)
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 50.41%

How you voted: Leicester vs Coventry

Leicester City
72.2%
Draw
16.7%
Coventry City
11.1%
18
Head to Head
Mar 3, 2012 3pm
Aug 6, 2011 1pm
Coventry
0-1
Leicester
Hussey (65'), O'Donovan (90')
Wellens (80'), Mills (90'), Fernandes (90')
Vassell (11')
Feb 26, 2011 3pm
Leicester
1-1
Coventry
Naughton (45')
Bamba (80')
King (14')
O'Halloran (48'), Einar Gunnarsson (50'), Cranie (62')
Cranie (90')
Sep 11, 2010 3pm
Coventry
1-1
Leicester
Platt (40')
McIndoe (67'), Carsley (69'), Doyle (78')
King (76')
Wellens (79')
Mar 21, 2010 3pm
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