Championship · 2025Mon, 16 Feb 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeCoventry Building Society ArenaFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricCoventry CityMiddlesbrough
Shots9 shots/match17 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals1.79 xG/match1.17 xG/match
Possession29%71%
Corners3 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls17 fouls/match13 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.

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.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Coventry City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Coventry City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 goals/matchGoals 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.

History

Head-to-head

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

1Coventry City
0Draws
0Middlesbrough
MiddlesbroughCoventry City · Championship24

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Coventry City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Middlesbrough in 5 · 3 too close

2.06 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 32/321.56 goals/match
1.13 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 32/321.03 goals/match
1.84 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 32/321.22 xG/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 32/320.91 xG/match
16.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 31/3114.4 shots/match
11.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 31/3110.2 shots/match
5.55 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 31/314.45 shots/match
4.06 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 31/313.19 shots/match
55.1%Possessionseason · 31/3158.6%
5.45 corners/matchCornersseason · 31/316.1 corners/match
4.65 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 31/314.29 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.26 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 31/319.77 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
31%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 32/3228%
84%Scoring frequencyseason · 32/3278%

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 City81.2
Middlesbrough97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Coventry City97.9
Middlesbrough84
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Coventry City62.5
Middlesbrough91
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Coventry City97.9
Middlesbrough47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Coventry City2.1
Middlesbrough14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Coventry City66.7
Middlesbrough93.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Coventry City66.2
Middlesbrough68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.73 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.42 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots5/515.4 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target5/56.6 shots/match
55.4%Possession5/563.4%
5.8 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.6 fouls/matchFouls5/511.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.7 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.9 goals/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.38 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShots10/1016 shots/match
4.9 shots/matchShots on target10/105.5 shots/match
54.5%Possession10/1062.2%
5.3 corners/matchCorners10/106 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.6 fouls/matchFouls10/109.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

32 / 32 matches
2.06 goals/matchGoals scored32/321.56 goals/match
1.13 goals/matchGoals allowed32/321.03 goals/match
1.84 xG/matchExpected goals32/321.22 xG/match
16.8 shots/matchShots31/3114.4 shots/match
5.55 shots/matchShots on target31/314.45 shots/match
55.1%Possession31/3158.6%
5.45 corners/matchCorners31/316.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.26 fouls/matchFouls31/319.77 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

16 / 17 matches
2.13 goals/matchGoals scored16/171.47 goals/match
0.75 goals/matchGoals allowed16/171.29 goals/match
1.9 xG/matchExpected goals16/171.19 xG/match
17.9 shots/matchShots16/1614.8 shots/match
5.5 shots/matchShots on target16/164.38 shots/match
56.5%Possession16/1660%
5.88 corners/matchCorners16/166 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.81 fouls/matchFouls16/169.81 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

9.21 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples32 / 32home / 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: Tue, 17 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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