Coventry vs Watford

2 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee David Webb

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

Milan van Ewijk 41’
Wesley Hoedt 64’ (og)
Matt Godden 87’

Mileta Rajović 35’, 79’
Matheus Martins 52’

Match summary

The points were shared as Coventry and Watford drew 3-3. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Mileta Rajović put Watford ahead in the 35th minute and Milan van Ewijk equalised with a direct free kick in the 41st minute. In the second half, Matheus Martins put Watford back in front in the 52nd minute, Hoedt's own goal equalised in the 64th minute, Rajović put Watford back in front in the 79th minute, and Matt Godden equalised in the 87th minute.

Coventry had the better of the chances, with 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Watford's 1.39 from 14. Matt Godden had a penalty saved for Coventry.

Match stats

16 Shots 14

7 Shots on Target 5

9 Corners 6

3 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

2.29 xG 1.39

1.50 Non-penalty xG 1.39

Key events

Coventry Watford

Kick-off

35’

Mileta Rajović

0-1

Milan van Ewijk

1-1

41’

Half-time1-1

52’

Matheus Martins

1-2

Wesley Hoedt
Own goal

2-2

64’

79’

Mileta Rajović

2-3

Matt Godden

3-3

87’

Full-time3-3

Bookings

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

Coventry

Kyle McFadzean
Josh Eccles
Ben Sheaf

Watford

Ryan Porteous
Wesley Hoedt
Francisco Sierralta

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.

Coventry 2.29 xGWatford 1.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Watford attacking Coventry attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players


Ben Wilson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bobby Thomas	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kyle McFadzean	90′	–	–	1	0.25	–	–
Joel Latibeaudiere	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Milan van Ewijk Taken off	71′	1	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Josh Eccles Taken off	71′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–
Ben Sheaf	90′	–	–	2	0.19	–	–
Jay DaSilva Taken off	50′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kasey Palmer Taken off	88′	–	–	3	0.22	–	–	–
Matt Godden	90′	1	–	4	1.15	–	–	–
Haji Wright	90′	–	–	3	0.38	–	–	–
Jake Bidwell Came on as a substitute	40′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Yasin Ayari Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ellis Simms Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players16 players


Daniel Bachmann	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Andrews Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Porteous	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wesley Hoedt	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ken Sema	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Imrân Louza	90′	–	–	3	0.13	–	–	–
Francisco Sierralta Taken off	74′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off	57′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Tom Ince Taken off	57′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Mileta Rajović	90′	2	–	4	0.97	–	–	–
Matheus Martins Taken off	75′	1	–	2	0.10	–	–	–
Jeremy Ngakia Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Giorgi Chakvetadze Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Yáser Asprilla Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Matthew Pollock Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 42% Avg odds 2.26

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42

Watford win 30% Avg odds 3.13

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

Form going into the game

Coventry D L W D D

Watford W W D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Coventry 2-2 Watford, 10 Apr 23 Next meeting: Watford 1-2 Coventry, 09 Mar 24 All Coventry vs Watford meetings

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.