Coventry vs Portsmouth

9 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Ward

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jamie Paterson 90+4’

Match summary

Coventry beat Portsmouth 1-0, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Jamie Paterson put Coventry ahead in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 1.33 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Portsmouth's 0.97 from 10.

Match stats

Coventry Portsmouth
16 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.33 xG 0.97
1.33 Non-penalty xG 0.97

Key events

Coventry Portsmouth
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jamie Paterson1-0 (Coventry)
90+4’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Coventry
  • Jamie Paterson
Portsmouth
  • Connor Ogilvie
  • Cohen Bramall
  • Josh Murphy

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 1.33 0.97 90+4’ Jamie Paterson (Coventry), 1-0 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 0.97 90+4’ Jamie Paterson (Coventry), 1-0 Paterson 90+4’
Coventry 1.33 xGPortsmouth 0.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Portsmouth attacking Coventry attacking 
28’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 32’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 8’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 77’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 38’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jamie Paterson (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 62’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 1’ Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 1’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+3’ Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Jamie Paterson (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 28’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 32’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 90’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 77’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 8’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 38’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jamie Paterson (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 62’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 1’ Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 1’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+3’ Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jamie Paterson (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.30 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.15 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Victor Torp Taken off
22′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 5 0.39 – – –
Ephron Mason-Clark Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
Haji Wright Taken off
85′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
Ben Sheaf Came on as a substitute
68′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Ellis Simms Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Paterson Came on as a substitute
5′ 1 – 2 0.13 – –
Norman Bassette Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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 59% Avg odds 1.59
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.18
Portsmouth win 18% Avg odds 5.21

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.