Coventry vs Cardiff

30 November 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Bell

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ephron Mason-Clark 7’
  • Victor Torp 89’ (pen)
  • Yakou Méïté 4’
  • Alex Robertson 48’

Match summary

Coventry and Cardiff drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Yakou Méïté put Cardiff ahead with a header in the 4th minute and Ephron Mason-Clark equalised in the 7th minute. In the second half, Alex Robertson put Cardiff back in front in the 48th minute and Victor Torp equalised from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.

Coventry had the better of the chances, with 2.56 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Cardiff's 0.71 from 10.

Match stats

Coventry Cardiff
11 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2.56 xG 0.69
1.77 Non-penalty xG 0.69

Key events

Coventry Cardiff
Kick-off
4’
Yakou Méïté0-1 (Cardiff)
Ephron Mason-Clark1-1 (Coventry)
7’
Half-time1-1
48’
Alex Robertson1-2 (Cardiff)
Victor Torp
Penalty
2-2 (Coventry)
89’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Coventry
  • Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Cardiff
  • Jak Alnwick
  • Calum Chambers
  • Manolis Siopis
  • Alex Robertson
  • David Turnbull
  • Callum O'Dowda

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 0.71 4’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), 0-1 4’ 7’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), 1-1 7’ 48’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), 1-2 48’ 89’ Victor Torp (Coventry), 2-2 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 0.71 4’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), 0-1 Méïté 4’ 7’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), 1-1 Mason-Clark 7’ 48’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), 1-2 Robertson 48’ 89’ Victor Torp (Coventry), 2-2 Torp 89’
Coventry 2.56 xGCardiff 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Coventry attacking 
89’ Victor Torp (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 32’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), set piece, 0.47 xG, saved 7’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 43’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 28’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 47’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 1’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 7’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 48’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 59’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Michael Reindorf (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Victor Torp (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 32’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), set piece, 0.47 xG, saved 7’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 43’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 28’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 47’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 1’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 7’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 48’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 59’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Michael Reindorf (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Eccles Taken off
67′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Taken off
71′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.68 – – –
Norman Bassette Taken off
66′ – – 2 0.89 – – –
Ellis Simms Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Victor Torp Came on as a substitute
23′ 1 – 1 0.79 – – –
Brandon Thomas-Asante Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Coventry win 56% Avg odds 1.71
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.94
Cardiff win 20% Avg odds 4.70

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.