Coventry vs Plymouth

26 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Adam Herczeg

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 4–0

  • Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 5’
  • Josh Eccles 20’, 45’
  • Ephron Mason-Clark 39’

Match summary

Coventry won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Plymouth. Coventry led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto put Coventry ahead with a header in the 5th minute, Josh Eccles made it 2-0 in the 20th minute, Ephron Mason-Clark made it 3-0 in the 39th minute, and Eccles made it 4-0 in the 45th minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Plymouth's 0.25 from 5. Plymouth had a player sent off.

Match stats

Coventry Plymouth
19 Shots 5
9 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2.05 xG 0.25
2.05 Non-penalty xG 0.25

Key events

Coventry Plymouth
Kick-off
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto1-0 (Coventry)
5’
Josh Eccles2-0 (Coventry)
20’
Ephron Mason-Clark3-0 (Coventry)
39’
Josh Eccles4-0 (Coventry)
45’
Half-time4-0
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Callum Wright
  • Kornél Szűcs

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.25 5’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), 1-0 5’ 20’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), 2-0 20’ 39’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), 3-0 39’ 45’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), 4-0 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.25 5’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), 1-0 Sakamoto 5’ 20’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), 2-0 Eccles 20’ 39’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), 3-0 Mason-Clark 39’ 45’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), 4-0 Eccles 45’
Coventry 2.05 xGPlymouth 0.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Coventry attacking 
39’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 5’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 56’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 4’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 17’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 25’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 88’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 45’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 56’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Victor Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 54’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Tegan Finn (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 5’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 56’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 4’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 17’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 25’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 88’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 45’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 56’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Victor Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 54’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Tegan Finn (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Milan van Ewijk Taken off
74′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 2 – 3 0.17 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Taken off
62′ 1 – 2 0.38 – – –
Jack Rudoni Taken off
74′ – – 3 0.55 – – –
Ephron Mason-Clark Taken off
46′ 1 – 1 0.50 – – –
Norman Bassette Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Victor Torp Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 3 0.12 – – –
Ellis Simms Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Brandon Thomas-Asante Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 3 0.25 – – –
Liam Kitching Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Allen Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
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 73% Avg odds 1.29
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.85
Plymouth win 11% Avg odds 8.82

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.