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Championship · Matchweek 14
Coventry CityCVC
3–1
FT
Sheffield UnitedSHU

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
14

Venue

Stadium
The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Capacity
32,609
Surface
grass
Attendance
29,589

Teams

Coaches
Frank Lampard · Chris Wilder
Position
1 · 22
Formation
4-3-3 · 4-1-3-2

Referee

James Linington

Weather

Conditions
moderate rain
Temperature
14.3° (feels 13.9°)
Wind
9.5
Humidity
80%

Where to watch · 259

2025/2026

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 Coventry City 4628117 974552 95 DDWWW
2 Ipswich Town 4623158 804733 84 DWDDW
3 Millwall 46241111 644915 83 DWWDW
4 Southampton 46221410 825626 80 WWDDW
5 Middlesbrough 46221410 724725 80 LDWWD
6 Hull City 46211015 70664 73 LDDLW
7 Wrexham 46191413 69654 71 LWWLD
8 Derby County 4620917 67598 69 LWLWL
9 Norwich City 4619819 63567 65 LWWDL
10 Birmingham City 46171316 57561 64 WDWWD
11 Swansea City 46181018 5759-2 64 WLWDW
12 Bristol City 46171118 59590 62 DLDLW
13 Sheffield United 4618622 66660 60 WWLLW
14 Preston North End 46151516 5562-7 60 WLLWL
15 Queens Park Rangers 46161020 6173-12 58 DLLLL
16 Watford 46141517 5365-12 57 LLLLL
17 Stoke City 46151021 5156-5 55 DLLLL
18 Portsmouth 46141319 4964-15 55 WWLWD
19 Charlton Athletic 46131419 4458-14 53 LDLWL
20 Blackburn Rovers 46131320 4256-14 52 DLDWL
21 West Bromwich Albion (-2) 46131419 4858-10 51 DWWDL
22 Oxford United 46111421 4559-14 47 WLLWL
23 Leicester City (-6) 46121618 5868-10 46 LLDDW
24 Sheffield Wednesday (-18) 4621232 2989-60 0 DDLLW
  • Promotion
  • Promotion Play-off
  • Relegation

Coventry City

WWWWL 4W 0D 1L · 12 pts (2.4 ppg) · GF 14 GA 5 · xG 11.3–6.67 · xPts 8.86

  • L A Wrexham 2–3 xG 1.48–1.35 UK CHAMP
  • W H Watford 3–1 xG 1.56–2.29 UK CHAMP
  • W A Portsmouth 2–1 xG 2.55–0.79 UK CHAMP
  • W H Blackburn Rovers 2–0 xG 1.02–1.26 UK CHAMP
  • W A Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 xG 4.68–0.97 UK CHAMP

Sheffield United

LWWLL 2W 0D 3L · 6 pts (1.2 ppg) · GF 7 GA 8 · xG 10.29–6.07 · xPts 9.37

  • L H Derby County 1–3 xG 2.06–1.87 UK CHAMP
  • L A Preston North End 2–3 xG 2.01–1.49 UK CHAMP
  • W A Blackburn Rovers 3–1 xG 1.19–0.99 UK CHAMP
  • W H Watford 1–0 xG 2.12–1.08 UK CHAMP
  • L A Hull City 0–1 xG 2.91–0.64 UK CHAMP

All meetings · 18 matches since 2005

Coventry City 74 draws7 Sheffield United

Goals 24–22 · 2.56 per match · BTTS 61% · over 2.5 56%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Coventry City 53 draws2 Sheffield United

Goals 15–11 · 2.6 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 60%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Coventry City 21 draws2 Sheffield United

Goals 9–10 · 3.8 per match · BTTS 100% · over 2.5 100%

Recent meetings

  • W Sheffield United 1–2 Coventry City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Coventry City 3–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield United 3–1 Coventry City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Coventry City 2–2 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield United 3–1 Coventry City neutral UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Coventry City 1–0 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Coventry City 4–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Sheffield United 0–0 Coventry City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Coventry City 0–0 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 0–1 Coventry City neutral UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricCoventry City all · 46Coventry City at home · 23Sheffield United all · 46Sheffield United away · 23
Results
Matches46234623
Points per game2.072.391.301.26
W / D / L28 / 11 / 717 / 4 / 218 / 6 / 229 / 2 / 12
Goals for / match2.112.221.431.22
Goals against / match0.980.831.431.43
Clean sheets37%35%22%22%
Failed to score15%17%24%35%
Both teams scored59%61%56%44%
Over 2.563%65%59%44%
Expected goals
xG for / match2.042.351.641.42
xG against / match1.141.091.311.47
xG difference0.901.270.32-0.06
Finishing vs xG0.07-0.14-0.20-0.20
xPts / match1.832.031.571.34
Points vs xPts0.230.36-0.26-0.08
Game state
Scored first65%56%54%52%
PPG when scoring first2.433.001.841.83
PPG when conceding first1.551.860.650.64
Came back from behind53%71%18%20%
Leads held80%100%62%64%
Minutes leading38%39%27%26%
Minutes level50%48%44%46%
Minutes trailing12%13%29%28%
First goal (min)33353935
First goal conceded (min)45424038
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half53%59%54%46%
Goals conceded in 2nd half62%47%62%67%
Late goals for (76'+)0.480.570.200.13
Late goals against0.170.170.260.26
Style
Possession55%58%52%47%
Shots16.318.013.411.3
On target5.65.84.33.7
Shot conversion13%12%11%11%
Shots inside box72%72%68%68%
Big chances created2.83.22.52.3
Corners5.35.96.65.7
xG from set plays36%34%35%30%
Goals from headers20%14%8%4%
Pressure index17.021.315.19.6
Dominant minutes58.865.350.541.5
Pass accuracy80%82%76%73%
Fouls9.69.510.310.8
Cards1.611.351.962.13

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Coventry City

0–15'155
16–30'106
31–45'216
46–60'189
61–75'1111
76–90'228

Sheffield United

0–15'118
16–30'911
31–45'106
46–60'1619
61–75'1110
76–90'912

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Coventry City · 4 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (-0.10) · stands out: early press (0-15, level) -0.28

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.104
Early press (0-15, level)-0.284
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.242

Game state

When level+0.024
When behind-0.224
10 min after conceding-0.264

Situations

At home+0.102
Away-0.342
4+ days rest-0.104

Opposition

v top-tier opponents-0.163
As underdog-0.163

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.074
Conceded late (76+)-0.462

Behind vs level -0.24

Sheffield United · 7 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.18) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.49

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.187
Early press (0-15, level)-0.017
Late push (76+, level)-0.365
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.392

Game state

When ahead-0.373
When level-0.117
When behind-0.355
10 min after conceding-0.495
10 min after scoring-0.104

Situations

At home-0.154
Away-0.223
3 days rest or fewer-0.202
4+ days rest-0.175

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.094
v bottom-tier opponents-0.303
As favourite-0.202
Evenly matched-0.204

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.347
Conceded when ahead+0.303
Conceded late (76+)+0.197

Congested vs rested -0.02 · Ahead vs level -0.26 · Behind vs level -0.23

Coventry City

Current: winless 4 · conceding 4

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-136 78%2.142.170.862.091.12
4-4-24 9%2.252.251.51.831.58
3-4-2-11 2%1.01.01.01.40.96
3-4-1-21 2%1.01.01.02.311.43
4-3-31 2%3.03.01.02.011.29

Sheffield United

Current: winless 1 · conceding 5

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-119 41%1.261.631.791.471.44
4-4-211 24%2.01.640.911.641.36
3-4-2-16 13%1.01.331.671.891.36
4-2-2-24 9%2.01.750.252.50.62
4-3-33 6%0.00.01.01.01.34

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line 0.1h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

1.66Home 56% P 57%3.8Draw 24% P 24%4.75Away 20% P 19%

Double Chance

1.18Coventry or Draw 40% P 40%1.25Coventry or Sheff Utd 38% P 38%2.15Draw or Sheff Utd 22% P 21%

Draw No Bet

1.251 75%3.752 25%

Both Teams To Score

1.66Yes 56% P 56%2.1No 44% P 44%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.61Over 59% P 55%2.3Under 41% P 45%

Total Corners

17.0Under 6 5%4.336 - 8 20%2.759 - 11 32%3.412 - 14 26%5.5Over 14 16%

Number of Cards

3.51.66Over 56%2.1Under 44%
4.52.0Over 46%1.72Under 54%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 55–57.5% · away 17.5–20% · 762 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home57%56%53%-2.8
Draw24%25%26%+1.0
Away19%19%21%+1.8

In those fixtures: 2.7 goals a game · BTTS 53% · over 2.5 52%

Both teams to score · yes 55–57.5% · 2,581 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Yes56%56%57%+1.1

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 55–57.5% · 2,507 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.555%56%56%-0.2

James Linington

Career
298 matches · 17 seasons
Cards / match
3.82 (3.69 yellow · 0.08 red)
Fouls / match
20.7 · 4.6 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.24
Cards to home side
45%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 103 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match4.324.05+0.4969
Fouls / match22.021.8+0.11
Fouls per card5.15.4-0.61 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.220.17+0.6280
Time added7.27.2-0.0247
First card
33' on average
Card timing
17% in first 30' · 33% in last 15'
Cards to home side
42% (league 45%)
VAR events / match
1.0

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2025-10-25 30 150 30'7
2025-10-21 30 200 15'8
2025-10-04 20 150 38'6
2025-05-03 60 160 22'7
2025-04-26 60 240 8'6
2025-04-18 40 220 29'10
2025-04-05 · Sheffield United 50 140 52'7
2025-03-08 41 141 14'10
2025-03-04 30 160 90'6
2025-02-19 20 250 77'9