Championship · 2025Sat, 13 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timeCoventry Building Society ArenaFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricCoventry CityBristol City
Shots21 shots/match15 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match8 shots/match
Expected goals2.11 xG/match1.34 xG/match
Possession62%38%
Corners4 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls13 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.

Matt Grimes · Coventry City · 7′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 36′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 20′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 39′ · 0.03 xG · on targetVictor Torp · Coventry City · 56′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 70′ · 0.03 xG · on targetRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 79′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJack Rudoni · Coventry City · 3′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 48′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 31′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedVictor Torp · Coventry City · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 56′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 58′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 16′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEllis Simms · Coventry City · 88′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedHaydon Roberts · Bristol City · 89′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 26′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 47′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedBobby Thomas · Coventry City · 64′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 80′ · 0.07 xG · on targetTatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 28′ · 0.09 xG · on targetBobby Thomas · Coventry City · 74′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 45′ · 0.11 xG · on targetHaji Wright · Coventry City · 59′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 84′ · 0.11 xG · on targetSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 23′ · 0.12 xG · on targetFally Mayulu · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.13 xG · on targetHaji Wright · Coventry City · 44′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedVictor Torp · Coventry City · 16′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 90′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 52′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 61′ · 0.27 xG · on targetEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 77′ · 0.32 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 64′ · 0.55 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Coventry City: 21 shots, 4 on target, 2.17 xG. Bristol City: 15 shots, 8 on target, 1.44 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′Ephron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 64′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Coventry City 2.17 xG · Bristol City 1.44 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Bristol City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Coventry City, Bristol City. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.33 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 for0.6 goals/match1.33 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Coventry City, Bristol City.

3.8 daysRest daysCoventry City · Bristol City2.8 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCoventry CityBristol CityBaseline
Rest days3.8 days2.8 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

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.

18 shots/matchShotsCoventry City · Bristol City14.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricCoventry CityBristol CityBaseline
Shots18 shots/match14.2 shots/match12.6 shots/match
Shots against10.7 shots/match13.2 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 · Bristol City in 1 · 3 too close

2.48 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 21/211.33 goals/match
1.05 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 21/211.14 goals/match
2.02 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 21/211.42 xG/match
1.05 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 21/211.33 xG/match
18 shots/matchShotsseason · 20/2014.2 shots/match
10.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 20/2013.2 shots/match
5.95 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 20/204.25 shots/match
3.75 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 20/204.3 shots/match
56.2%Possessionseason · 20/2047.8%
5.7 corners/matchCornersseason · 20/205.45 corners/match
4.95 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 20/204.45 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 20/2010 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
38%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 21/2133%
86%Scoring frequencyseason · 21/2171%

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 City85.4
Bristol City39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Coventry City97.9
Bristol City66.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Coventry City80.6
Bristol City46.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Coventry City97.9
Bristol City89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Coventry City2.1
Bristol City27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Coventry City81.2
Bristol City68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Coventry City69.8
Bristol City60.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
1.71 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.54 xG/match
19.8 shots/matchShots5/515.4 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target5/56 shots/match
60.4%Possession5/554.4%
5.2 corners/matchCorners5/56.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls5/510.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.9 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
1.64 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.23 xG/match
18.7 shots/matchShots10/1013.5 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target10/104.8 shots/match
59%Possession10/1047.2%
5.7 corners/matchCorners10/105.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
8.4 fouls/matchFouls10/109.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

21 / 21 matches
2.48 goals/matchGoals scored21/211.33 goals/match
1.05 goals/matchGoals allowed21/211.14 goals/match
2.02 xG/matchExpected goals21/211.42 xG/match
18 shots/matchShots20/2014.2 shots/match
5.95 shots/matchShots on target20/204.25 shots/match
56.2%Possession20/2047.8%
5.7 corners/matchCorners20/205.45 corners/match
Cards0/0
9 fouls/matchFouls20/2010 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

10 / 10 matches
2.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.2 goals/match
0.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.1 goals/match
1.94 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.35 xG/match
19.3 shots/matchShots10/1013.8 shots/match
5.9 shots/matchShots on target10/105 shots/match
60.2%Possession10/1043.5%
6.2 corners/matchCorners10/105.3 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.8 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples21 / 21home / 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: Sat, 13 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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