Southampton vs Coventry

9 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee L Linington

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Che Adams 18’, 38’
  • Jake Bidwell 68’

Match summary

Southampton saw off Coventry 2-1. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time.

Che Adams put Southampton ahead in the 18th minute, Adams made it 2-0 from a corner in the 38th minute, and Jake Bidwell pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 68th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Southampton created 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Coventry 1.52 from 9. Haji Wright missed a penalty for Coventry.

Match stats

Southampton Coventry
13 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.49 xG 1.52
1.49 Non-penalty xG 0.73

Key events

Southampton Coventry
Kick-off
Che Adams1-0 (Southampton)
18’
Che Adams2-0 (Southampton)
38’
Half-time2-0
68’
Jake Bidwell2-1 (Coventry)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Flynn Downes
Coventry
  • Joel Latibeaudiere
  • Josh Eccles

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 1.49 1.52 18’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 18’ 38’ Che Adams (Southampton), 2-0 38’ 68’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), 2-1 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 1.52 18’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 Adams 18’ 38’ Che Adams (Southampton), 2-0 Adams 38’ 68’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), 2-1 Bidwell 68’
Southampton 1.49 xGCoventry 1.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking Southampton attacking 
10’ Haji Wright (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, off target 38’ Che Adams (Southampton), from a corner, 0.69 xG, goal 68’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 63’ David Brooks (Southampton), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 37’ David Brooks (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 66’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 25’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 31’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ David Brooks (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Fábio Tavares (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 82’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 10’ Haji Wright (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, off target 38’ Che Adams (Southampton), from a corner, 0.69 xG, goal 68’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 63’ David Brooks (Southampton), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 37’ David Brooks (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 66’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 25’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 31’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Fábio Tavares (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ David Brooks (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Will Smallbone Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Joe Aribo Taken off
83′ – – – – – – –
David Brooks Taken off
65′ – – 3 0.41 – – –
Che Adams Taken off
84′ 2 – 4 0.78 – – –
Adam Armstrong Taken off
75′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Ryan Fraser Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Sékou Mara Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Stuart Armstrong Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Shea Charles Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Joe Rothwell Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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

Southampton win 55% Avg odds 1.73
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.25
Coventry win 23% Avg odds 4.20

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.