Middlesbrough vs Coventry

1 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee David Webb

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

Josh Coburn 31’

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 35’, 69’
Haji Wright 58’

Match summary

Coventry came from behind to win 3-1 away at Middlesbrough. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Josh Coburn put Middlesbrough ahead with a header in the 31st minute and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto equalised from a corner in the 35th minute. In the second half, Haji Wright put Coventry in front in the 58th minute and Sakamoto made it 1-3 with a header in the 69th minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 2.36 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Middlesbrough's 1.69 from 19.

Match stats

19 Shots 17

7 Shots on Target 8

12 Corners 9

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.69 xG 2.35

1.69 Non-penalty xG 2.35

Key events

Middlesbrough Coventry

Kick-off

Josh Coburn

1-0

31’

35’

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

1-1

Half-time1-1

58’

Haji Wright

1-2

69’

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

1-3

Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Middlesbrough

Morgan Rogers
Sam Greenwood

Coventry

Josh Eccles
Haji Wright

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.

Middlesbrough 1.69 xGCoventry 2.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Coventry attacking Middlesbrough attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players14 players


Tom Glover	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rav van den Berg Taken off	85′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dael Fry	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matt Clarke	90′	–	–	4	0.19	–	–	–
Lukas Engel Taken off	74′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Jonathan Howson	90′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–	–
Daniel Barlaser	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Isaiah Jones	90′	–	–	3	0.40	–	–	–
Morgan Rogers	90′	–	–	5	0.44	–	–
Sam Greenwood Taken off	81′	–	–	3	0.27	–	–
Josh Coburn	90′	1	–	1	0.23	–	–	–
Alex Bangura Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alexander Gilbert Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Calum Kavanagh Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Brad Collins	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Milan van Ewijk	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bobby Thomas	90′	–	–	1	0.20	–	–	–
Luis Binks	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jake Bidwell	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	90′	2	–	3	0.43	–	–	–
Ben Sheaf	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Eccles Taken off	70′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–
Haji Wright Taken off	82′	1	–	6	1.22	–	–
Callum O'Hare Taken off	88′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Ellis Simms Taken off	70′	–	–	4	0.39	–	–	–
Joel Latibeaudiere Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matt Godden Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Kasey Palmer Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jay DaSilva 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

Middlesbrough win 46% Avg odds 2.07

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61

Coventry win 28% Avg odds 3.43

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

Form going into the game

Middlesbrough L W W L W

Coventry D D W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Coventry 3-0 Middlesbrough, 12 Aug 23 Next meeting: Middlesbrough 0-3 Coventry, 02 Nov 24 All Middlesbrough vs Coventry 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.