Coventry vs Middlesbrough

12 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee D Whitestone

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Matt Godden 11’
  • Haji Wright 70’
  • Darragh Lenihan 90+1’ (og)

Match summary

Coventry won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Middlesbrough. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

Matt Godden put Coventry ahead in the 11th minute, Haji Wright made it 2-0 from a corner in the 70th minute, and Lenihan's own goal made it 3-0 in stoppage time.

Middlesbrough can feel hard done by, creating 1.33 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Coventry's 0.95 from 12.

Match stats

Coventry Middlesbrough
12 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.95 xG 1.33
0.95 Non-penalty xG 1.33

Key events

Coventry Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Matt Godden1-0 (Coventry)
11’
Half-time1-0
Haji Wright2-0 (Coventry)
70’
Darragh Lenihan
Own goal
3-0 (Coventry)
90+1’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Coventry
  • Joel Latibeaudiere
Middlesbrough
  • Hayden Hackney

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.95 1.33 11’ Matt Godden (Coventry), 1-0 11’ 70’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 2-0 70’ 90+1’ Darragh Lenihan (Coventry) own goal, 3-0 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.95 1.33 11’ Matt Godden (Coventry), 1-0 Godden 11’ 70’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 2-0 Wright 70’ 90+1’ Darragh Lenihan (Coventry) own goal, 3-0 Lenihan 90+1’
Coventry 0.95 xGMiddlesbrough 1.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Coventry attacking 
55’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 11’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 67’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 70’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 90+3’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 49’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 37’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 45’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 22’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), own goal 55’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 11’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 67’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 70’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 90+3’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 49’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 22’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Kyle McFadzean
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Milan van Ewijk Taken off
65′ – – 3 0.09 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jay DaSilva Taken off
78′ – – – – – – –
Kasey Palmer Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Ellis Simms Taken off
66′ – – 3 0.14 – – –
Matt Godden Taken off
90′ 1 – 2 0.35 – – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Haji Wright Came on as a substitute
24′ 1 – 2 0.31 – – –
Jake Bidwell Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Liam Kelly Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
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 40% Avg odds 2.38
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Middlesbrough win 32% Avg odds 2.98

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

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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.