Championship · 2025Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 19:00 UTCFull timeCoventry Building Society ArenaFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricCoventry CityDerby County
Shots13 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals1.57 xG/match2.27 xG/match
Possession51%49%
Corners6 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match15 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Frank Onyeka · Coventry City · 12′ · 0.02 xG · goalEllis Simms · Coventry City · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDerry Murkin · Derby County · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRomain Esse · Coventry City · 8′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBobby Clark · Derby County · 31′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBobby Thomas · Coventry City · 21′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRomain Esse · Coventry City · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRomain Esse · Coventry City · 3′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBobby Clark · Derby County · 7′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 22′ · 0.07 xG · on targetJack Rudoni · Coventry City · 80′ · 0.09 xG · goalPatrick Agyemang · Derby County · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedEllis Simms · Coventry City · 56′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJack Rudoni · Coventry City · 68′ · 0.24 xG · goalJaydon Banel · Derby County · 45′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedBen Brereton Díaz · Derby County · 38′ · 0.40 xG · goalJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 56′ · 0.44 xG · on targetJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 60′ · 0.44 xG · on targetJaydon Banel · Derby County · 45′ · 0.57 xG · on targetBen Brereton Díaz · Derby County · 77′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Coventry City: 13 shots, 7 on target, 1.63 xG. Derby County: 8 shots, 3 on target, 2.30 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Frank Onyeka · Coventry City · 12′Jack Rudoni · Coventry City · 68′Jack Rudoni · Coventry City · 80′Ben Brereton Díaz · Derby County · 38′Ben Brereton Díaz · Derby County · 77′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Coventry City 1.63 xG · Derby County 2.30 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Derby County's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Coventry City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Derby County's recent record differs from the season

weak

Derby County's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.45 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1.45 goals/match1.3 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Coventry City show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Coventry City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

16.5 shots/matchShotsCoventry City · Derby County10.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricCoventry CityDerby CountyBaseline
Shots16.5 shots/match10.6 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against11.8 shots/match12.4 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Coventry City have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.3%PossessionCoventry City · Derby County43.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCoventry CityDerby CountyBaseline
Possession54.3%43.9%51.1%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Coventry City
0Draws
0Derby County
Derby CountyCoventry City · Championship35

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Coventry City favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Derby County in 0 · 6 too close

2.1 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 40/401.45 goals/match
1.05 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 40/401.28 goals/match
1.87 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 40/401.19 xG/match
1.13 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 40/401.16 xG/match
16.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 39/3910.6 shots/match
11.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 39/3912.4 shots/match
5.74 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 39/393.49 shots/match
3.79 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 39/394.13 shots/match
54.3%Possessionseason · 39/3943.9%
5.44 corners/matchCornersseason · 39/394.46 corners/match
4.49 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 39/395.26 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.49 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 39/3812.1 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
35%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 40/4025%
88%Scoring frequencyseason · 40/4090%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Coventry City77.1
Derby County10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Coventry City97.9
Derby County35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Coventry City72.2
Derby County45.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Coventry City97.9
Derby County39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Coventry City6.2
Derby County93.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Coventry City60.4
Derby County16.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Coventry City65.6
Derby County35.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
2.38 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.56 xG/match
16.4 shots/matchShots5/512.4 shots/match
7.2 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
52.4%Possession5/547.4%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/53.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls5/512 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.4 goals/match
0.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
1.99 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.5 xG/match
15.6 shots/matchShots10/1011.9 shots/match
6.1 shots/matchShots on target10/103.8 shots/match
51.1%Possession10/1047.4%
5.6 corners/matchCorners10/103.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

40 / 40 matches
2.1 goals/matchGoals scored40/401.45 goals/match
1.05 goals/matchGoals allowed40/401.28 goals/match
1.87 xG/matchExpected goals40/401.19 xG/match
16.5 shots/matchShots39/3910.6 shots/match
5.74 shots/matchShots on target39/393.49 shots/match
54.3%Possession39/3943.9%
5.44 corners/matchCorners39/394.46 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.49 fouls/matchFouls39/3812.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

20 / 20 matches
2.15 goals/matchGoals scored20/201.55 goals/match
0.85 goals/matchGoals allowed20/201.3 goals/match
2.04 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.26 xG/match
18.2 shots/matchShots20/209.95 shots/match
5.9 shots/matchShots on target20/203.2 shots/match
57.2%Possession20/2040.1%
6.1 corners/matchCorners20/203.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.9 fouls/matchFouls20/1912.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113.3 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples40 / 40home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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