Coventry vs Watford

25 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee M Coy

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Victor Torp 32’, 75’
  • Liam Kitching 82’ (og)

Match summary

Coventry won 2-1 at home to Watford. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

Victor Torp put Coventry ahead in the 32nd minute, Torp made it 2-0 with a direct free kick in the 75th minute, and Kitching's own goal pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Watford's 0.60 from 12.

Match stats

Coventry Watford
14 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 0.60
1.44 Non-penalty xG 0.60

Key events

Coventry Watford
Kick-off
Victor Torp1-0 (Coventry)
32’
Half-time1-0
Victor Torp2-0 (Coventry)
75’
82’
Liam Kitching
Own goal
2-1 (Watford)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Coventry
  • Liam Kitching
  • Victor Torp
  • Jack Rudoni
Watford
  • James Morris
  • Edo Kayembe
  • Yasser Larouci
  • Moussa Sissoko

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 0.60 32’ Victor Torp (Coventry), 1-0 32’ 75’ Victor Torp (Coventry), 2-0 75’ 82’ Liam Kitching (Watford) own goal, 2-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 0.60 32’ Victor Torp (Coventry), 1-0 Torp 32’ 75’ Victor Torp (Coventry), 2-0 Torp 75’ 82’ Liam Kitching (Watford) own goal, 2-1 Kitching 82’
Coventry 1.28 xGWatford 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Coventry attacking 
32’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 17’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 43’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 75’ Victor Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, goal 21’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 6’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Victor Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), own goal 32’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 17’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 43’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 21’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 75’ Victor Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, goal 6’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 82’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 11’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Victor Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Victor Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Oliver Dovin
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.28 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 2 – 4 0.52 – –
Jamie Allen Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – –
Brandon Thomas-Asante Taken off
71′ – – 3 0.25 – – –
Ellis Simms Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Josh Eccles Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
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 54% Avg odds 1.77
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.73
Watford win 21% Avg odds 4.46

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.