Watford vs Coventry

14 September 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Tom Dele-Bashiru 67’
  • Ellis Simms 4’

Match summary

The points were shared as Watford and Coventry drew 1-1. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

Ellis Simms put Coventry ahead with a header in the 4th minute and Tom Dele-Bashiru equalised in the 67th minute.

Coventry had the better of the chances, with 2.75 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Watford's 1.96 from 18.

Match stats

Watford Coventry
18 Shots 17
6 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.96 xG 2.75
1.96 Non-penalty xG 2.75

Key events

Watford Coventry
Kick-off
4’
Ellis Simms0-1 (Coventry)
Half-time0-1
Tom Dele-Bashiru1-1 (Watford)
67’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Matthew Pollock
Coventry
  • Joel Latibeaudiere
  • Victor Torp

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.96 2.75 4’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 0-1 4’ 67’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 1-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 1.96 2.75 4’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 0-1 Simms 4’ 67’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 1-1 Dele-Bashiru 67’
Watford 1.96 xGCoventry 2.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking Watford attacking 
67’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 23’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 74’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.55 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 70’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 10’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 4’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 29’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 35’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 22’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 66’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 29’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 28’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 30’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 71’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+9’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 41’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+13’ Haji Wright (Coventry), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+7’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+8’ Victor Torp (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 23’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 74’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.55 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 70’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 10’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 4’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 29’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 35’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 22’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 66’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 29’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 28’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 30’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 71’ Daniel Jebbison (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+9’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 41’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+13’ Haji Wright (Coventry), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+7’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+8’ Victor Torp (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Francisco Sierralta Taken off
88′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.05 – –
Ryan Andrews Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.71 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.45 – – –
Yasser Larouci Taken off
63′ – – 3 0.05 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Taken off
63′ – – 2 0.25 – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Taken off
80′ – – 2 0.27 – – –
Ken Sema Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Jebbison Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Festy Ebosele Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Rocco Vata Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
James Morris 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

Watford win 38% Avg odds 2.50
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Coventry win 34% Avg odds 2.79

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

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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.