Coventry vs Rotherham United

5 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Busby

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 4–0

  • Ellis Simms 5’, 27’, 37’
  • Joel Latibeaudiere 23’
  • Fábio Tavares 90+1’

Match summary

Coventry won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Rotherham United. Coventry led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ellis Simms put Coventry ahead with a header in the 5th minute, Joel Latibeaudiere made it 2-0 with a header in the 23rd minute, Simms made it 3-0 in the 27th minute, and Simms made it 4-0 in the 37th minute. In the second half, Fábio Tavares made it 5-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Rotherham United's 0.96 from 7.

Match stats

Coventry Rotherham United
16 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.07 xG 0.96
2.07 Non-penalty xG 0.96

Key events

Coventry Rotherham United
Kick-off
Ellis Simms1-0 (Coventry)
5’
Joel Latibeaudiere2-0 (Coventry)
23’
Ellis Simms3-0 (Coventry)
27’
Ellis Simms4-0 (Coventry)
37’
Half-time4-0
Fábio Tavares5-0 (Coventry)
90+1’
Full-time5-0

Bookings

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

Rotherham United
  • Jordan Hugill

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 2.07 0.96 5’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 1-0 5’ 23’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), 2-0 23’ 27’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 3-0 27’ 37’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 4-0 37’ 90+1’ Fábio Tavares (Coventry), 5-0 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.07 0.96 5’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 1-0 Simms 5’ 23’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), 2-0 Latibeaudiere 23’ 27’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 3-0 Simms 27’ 37’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 4-0 Simms 37’ 90+1’ Fábio Tavares (Coventry), 5-0 Tavares 90+1’
Coventry 2.07 xGRotherham United 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rotherham United attacking Coventry attacking 
52’ Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 60’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 87’ Matt Godden (Coventry), from a corner, 0.30 xG, saved 27’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 81’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 5’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 8’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 23’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 90+1’ Fábio Tavares (Coventry), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 24’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 46’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 37’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 2’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Cafú (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Liam Kelly (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Victor Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Peter Kioso (Rotherham United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Peter Kioso (Rotherham United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 60’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 87’ Matt Godden (Coventry), from a corner, 0.30 xG, saved 27’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 81’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 8’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 5’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 23’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 90+1’ Fábio Tavares (Coventry), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 24’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 46’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 37’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 2’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Cafú (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Liam Kelly (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Peter Kioso (Rotherham United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Victor Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Peter Kioso (Rotherham United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Brad Collins
90′ – – – – – – –
Bobby Thomas
90′ – – – – – – –
Joel Latibeaudiere
90′ 1 – 1 0.19 – – –
Liam Kitching
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Eccles Taken off
59′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
Liam Kelly
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Victor Torp Taken off
88′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jake Bidwell
90′ – – – – – – –
Kasey Palmer Taken off
59′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Ellis Simms Taken off
82′ 3 – 4 0.68 – – –
Haji Wright Taken off
59′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Milan van Ewijk Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 0.31 – – –
Callum O'Hare Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Matt Godden Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 0.30 – – –
Fábio Tavares Came on as a substitute
8′ 1 – 1 0.13 – – –
Kai Andrews Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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 71% Avg odds 1.34
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.26
Rotherham United win 11% Avg odds 8.85

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

Form going into the game

Coventry WDWLL
Rotherham United LLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.