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Coventry City 3–1 Middlesbrough · Championship

3–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Coventry City won 3–1.

Shots
917
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
1.791.17
Possession
29%71%

Full time

What the match recorded

Coventry City beat Middlesbrough 3–1. Recorded in this match (Coventry City – Middlesbrough): shots 9–17, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 1.79–1.17, possession 29%–71%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Coventry City's recent record differs from the season

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Coventry City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.06 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 for1.4 goals/match2.06 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots17 shotsCoventry City 9 shots, Middlesbrough 17 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsCoventry City 4 shots, Middlesbrough 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.79 xG1.17 xGCoventry City 1.79 xG, Middlesbrough 1.17 xG
  • Possession29%71%Coventry City 29%, Middlesbrough 71%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersCoventry City 3 corners, Middlesbrough 2 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls13 foulsCoventry City 17 fouls, Middlesbrough 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Riley McGree · Middlesbrough · 83′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Whittaker · Middlesbrough · 5′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHayden Hackney · Middlesbrough · 65′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 2′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFinley Munroe · Middlesbrough · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLuke Ayling · Middlesbrough · 40′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Whittaker · Middlesbrough · 46′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJeremy Sarmiento · Middlesbrough · 64′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRiley McGree · Middlesbrough · 85′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRiley McGree · Middlesbrough · 40′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 42′ · 0.06 xG · on targetCallum Brittain · Middlesbrough · 43′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAidan Morris · Middlesbrough · 67′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDavid Strelec · Middlesbrough · 78′ · 0.07 xG · on targetAlan Browne · Middlesbrough · 24′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 29′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 64′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAidan Morris · Middlesbrough · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedFrank Onyeka · Coventry City · 8′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJack Rudoni · Coventry City · 7′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Whittaker · Middlesbrough · 40′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedHayden Hackney · Middlesbrough · 55′ · 0.15 xG · on targetHaji Wright · Coventry City · 55′ · 0.20 xG · goalRiley McGree · Middlesbrough · 67′ · 0.24 xG · goalHaji Wright · Coventry City · 21′ · 0.33 xG · goalHaji Wright · Coventry City · 71′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Coventry City: 9 shots, 4 on target, 1.80 xG. Middlesbrough: 17 shots, 4 on target, 1.21 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Haji Wright · Coventry City · 21′Haji Wright · Coventry City · 55′Haji Wright · Coventry City · 71′Riley McGree · Middlesbrough · 67′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Coventry City 1.80 xG · Middlesbrough 1.21 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

5Coventry City
0Draws
0Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough — Coventry City · Championship2–4
Coventry City — Middlesbrough · Championship2–0
Middlesbrough — Coventry City · Championship0–3
Middlesbrough — Coventry City · Championship1–3
Coventry City — Middlesbrough · Championship3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Coventry City favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Middlesbrough in 5

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Coventry City32 matchesMiddlesbrough32 matches
2.06 goals/match ▲Goals scored32/321.56 goals/match
1.13 goals/matchGoals allowed32/32▲ 1.03 goals/match
1.84 xG/match ▲Expected goals32/321.22 xG/match
16.8 shots/match ▲Shots31/3114.4 shots/match
5.55 shots/match ▲Shots on target31/314.45 shots/match
55.1%Possession31/31● 58.6%
5.45 corners/matchCorners31/31● 6.1 corners/match
9.26 fouls/matchFouls31/319.77 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 32home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 17 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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