Watford vs Coventry

9 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ryan Porteous 20’
  • Haji Wright 40’ (pen), 72’

Match summary

Coventry came from behind to win 2-1 away at Watford. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ryan Porteous put Watford ahead with a header in the 20th minute, Haji Wright equalised from the penalty spot in the 40th minute, and Wright won it in the 72nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 0.96 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Coventry 1.22 from 8.

Match stats

Watford Coventry
19 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.96 xG 1.22
0.96 Non-penalty xG 0.43

Key events

Watford Coventry
Kick-off
Ryan Porteous1-0 (Watford)
20’
40’
Haji Wright
Penalty
1-1 (Coventry)
Half-time1-1
72’
Haji Wright1-2 (Coventry)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Wesley Hoedt
Coventry
  • Bobby Thomas
  • Liam Kelly
  • Jake Bidwell
  • Kasey Palmer
  • 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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.22 20’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), 1-0 20’ 40’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 1-1 40’ 72’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 1-2 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.22 20’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), 1-0 Porteous 20’ 40’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 1-1 Wright 40’ 72’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 1-2 Wright 72’
Watford 0.96 xGCoventry 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking Watford attacking 
40’ Haji Wright (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 6’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 29’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 82’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 87’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 78’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 72’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 76’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Matheus Martins (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 29’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Haji Wright (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 6’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 29’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 82’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 87’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 78’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 72’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 76’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 75’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Matheus Martins (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 29’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.09 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.11 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Jamal Lewis
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 5 0.14 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ismael Koné Taken off
76′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Yáser Asprilla Taken off
86′ – – 2 0.21 – – –
Emmanuel Dennis Taken off
64′ – – – – – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Matheus Martins Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 2 0.17 – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Mileta Rajović Came on as a substitute
4′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
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

Watford win 34% Avg odds 2.84
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.48
Coventry win 39% Avg odds 2.43

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.