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.
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.
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.