Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday

26 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee O Langford

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 20’, 89’

Match summary

Coventry beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto put Coventry ahead in the 20th minute and Sakamoto made it 2-0 in the 89th minute.

Sheffield Wednesday can feel hard done by, creating 1.58 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Coventry's 0.50 from 9. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Coventry Sheffield Wednesday
9 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0.50 xG 1.58
0.50 Non-penalty xG 1.58

Key events

Coventry Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto1-0 (Coventry)
20’
Half-time1-0
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto2-0 (Coventry)
89’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Coventry
  • Liam Kitching
  • Joel Latibeaudiere
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Bambo Diaby
  • Akin Famewo

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 0.50 1.58 20’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), 1-0 20’ 89’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), 2-0 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 1.58 20’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), 1-0 Sakamoto 20’ 89’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), 2-0 Sakamoto 89’
Coventry 0.50 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Coventry attacking 
64’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.73 xG, off target 64’ Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 20’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 46’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 73’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Matt Godden (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 46’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target 64’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.73 xG, off target 64’ Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 20’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 46’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 73’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 38’ Matt Godden (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Liam Kitching Sent off
90′ – – – – – –
Jake Bidwell Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
90′ 2 – 4 0.33 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Callum O'Hare Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Matt Godden Taken off
67′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Kasey Palmer Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jay DaSilva Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Ellis Simms 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 53% Avg odds 1.80
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.59
Sheffield Wednesday win 20% Avg odds 4.67

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.