Coventry vs Norwich

31 August 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee A Davies

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Borja Sainz 49’

Match summary

Norwich beat Coventry 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Borja Sainz put Norwich ahead in the 49th minute.

Coventry can feel hard done by, creating 1.15 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Norwich's 0.40 from 9.

Match stats

Coventry Norwich
14 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 1
6 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.15 xG 0.40
1.15 Non-penalty xG 0.40

Key events

Coventry Norwich
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
49’
Borja Sainz0-1 (Norwich)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Coventry
  • Joel Latibeaudiere
  • Luis Binks
  • Josh Eccles
  • Norman Bassette
Norwich
  • Angus Gunn
  • Borja Sainz
  • Anis Ben Slimane

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 0.40 49’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 0-1 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 0.40 49’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 0-1 Sainz 49’
Coventry 1.15 xGNorwich 0.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Coventry attacking 
40’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 7’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 29’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 68’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 9’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 2’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 33’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 7’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 29’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 68’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 9’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 2’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 56’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Oliver Dovin
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Jake Bidwell Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – –
Victor Torp Taken off
78′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.23 – – –
Haji Wright Taken off
78′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Ellis Simms Taken off
58′ – – 3 0.52 – – –
Ephron Mason-Clark Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Norman Bassette Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – –
Jay DaSilva Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Allen Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Brandon Thomas-Asante Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
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 49% Avg odds 1.95
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.78
Norwich win 26% Avg odds 3.61

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.