Championship · 2025Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timeCoventry Building Society ArenaFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricCoventry CitySwansea City
Shots16 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals1.3 xG/match1.22 xG/match
Possession46%54%
Corners7 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls13 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.

Jake Bidwell · Coventry City · 33′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJosh Tymon · Swansea City · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedZeidane Inoussa · Swansea City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 5′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 25′ · 0.03 xG · on targetEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 51′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 57′ · 0.03 xG · on targetTatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 42′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLuke Woolfenden · Coventry City · 44′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVictor Torp · Coventry City · 50′ · 0.04 xG · on targetEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 52′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMatt Grimes · Coventry City · 37′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 43′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedZeidane Inoussa · Swansea City · 82′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 74′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMelker Widell · Swansea City · 77′ · 0.08 xG · on targetBobby Wales · Swansea City · 87′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 8′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJack Rudoni · Coventry City · 47′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedTatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 62′ · 0.14 xG · on targetMelker Widell · Swansea City · 65′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 79′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedEllis Simms · Coventry City · 37′ · 0.16 xG · on targetEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 37′ · 0.18 xG · on targetEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 44′ · 0.19 xG · goalLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 71′ · 0.71 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Coventry City: 16 shots, 7 on target, 1.36 xG. Swansea City: 11 shots, 2 on target, 1.31 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Ephron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 44′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Coventry City 1.36 xG · Swansea City 1.31 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. 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.

Coventry City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season2.35 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 for0.8 goals/match2.35 goals/match1.35 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.

17.5 shots/matchShotsCoventry City · Swansea City11.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricCoventry CitySwansea CityBaseline
Shots17.5 shots/match11.5 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against11.3 shots/match12.3 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Coventry City favored in 10 of 14 directional metrics · Swansea City in 0 · 4 too close

2.35 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 23/231.04 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 23/231.35 goals/match
1.92 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 23/230.88 xG/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 23/231.18 xG/match
17.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 22/2211.5 shots/match
11.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 22/2212.3 shots/match
5.91 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 22/223.68 shots/match
3.82 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 22/224.55 shots/match
55%Possessionseason · 22/2254.9%
5.59 corners/matchCornersseason · 22/224.73 corners/match
5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 22/224.77 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.27 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 22/2110.3 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
39%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 23/2322%
87%Scoring frequencyseason · 23/2374%

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
Swansea City77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Coventry City97.9
Swansea City27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Coventry City75.7
Swansea City38.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Coventry City93.8
Swansea City2.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Coventry City2.1
Swansea City35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Coventry City72.9
Swansea City31.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Coventry City67.7
Swansea City31.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.26 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShots5/515.4 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target5/54.6 shots/match
55.8%Possession5/554%
5.2 corners/matchCorners5/56.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.1 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.8 goals/match
1.55 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.92 xG/match
18.1 shots/matchShots10/1013.3 shots/match
6.3 shots/matchShots on target10/104.3 shots/match
56.7%Possession10/1055.7%
5.5 corners/matchCorners10/105.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls10/109.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

23 / 23 matches
2.35 goals/matchGoals scored23/231.04 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed23/231.35 goals/match
1.92 xG/matchExpected goals23/230.88 xG/match
17.5 shots/matchShots22/2211.5 shots/match
5.91 shots/matchShots on target22/223.68 shots/match
55%Possession22/2254.9%
5.59 corners/matchCorners22/224.73 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.27 fouls/matchFouls22/2110.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

11 / 11 matches
2.45 goals/matchGoals scored11/110.82 goals/match
0.64 goals/matchGoals allowed11/111.36 goals/match
1.88 xG/matchExpected goals11/110.77 xG/match
19 shots/matchShots11/1110.5 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target11/113.45 shots/match
58.9%Possession11/1152.9%
6.27 corners/matchCorners11/114.55 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.64 fouls/matchFouls11/1010.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.79 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples23 / 23home / 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, 26 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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