Championship · 2025Tue, 25 Nov 2025, 19:45 UTCFull timeRiversideFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricMiddlesbroughCoventry City
Shots11 shots/match20 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match8 shots/match
Expected goals1.05 xG/match1.4 xG/match
Possession60%40%
Corners8 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match16 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.

Luke Ayling · Middlesbrough · 12′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Whittaker · Middlesbrough · 48′ · 0.01 xG · on targetEllis Simms · Coventry City · 10′ · 0.02 xG · goalHayden Hackney · Middlesbrough · 36′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Silvera · Middlesbrough · 4′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatt Grimes · Coventry City · 56′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatt Grimes · Coventry City · 70′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKaine Kesler-Hayden · Coventry City · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 19′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBobby Thomas · Coventry City · 67′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSontje Hansen · Middlesbrough · 71′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEllis Simms · Coventry City · 23′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Whittaker · Middlesbrough · 5′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 14′ · 0.06 xG · goalLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 79′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRiley McGree · Middlesbrough · 35′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedEllis Simms · Coventry City · 46′ · 0.07 xG · on targetBobby Thomas · Coventry City · 85′ · 0.07 xG · on targetEllis Simms · Coventry City · 31′ · 0.08 xG · on targetJosh Eccles · Coventry City · 39′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRiley McGree · Middlesbrough · 43′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDelano Burgzorg · Middlesbrough · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEllis Simms · Coventry City · 20′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedTatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 45′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedBobby Thomas · Middlesbrough · 49′ · 0.12 xG · goalMorgan Whittaker · Middlesbrough · 32′ · 0.14 xG · goalLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 85′ · 0.15 xG · goalEllis Simms · Coventry City · 86′ · 0.30 xG · goalTommy Conway · Middlesbrough · 75′ · 0.55 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Middlesbrough: 12 shots, 3 on target, 1.21 xG. Coventry City: 20 shots, 8 on target, 1.43 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′Morgan Whittaker · Middlesbrough · 32′Bobby Thomas · Middlesbrough · 49′Ellis Simms · Coventry City · 10′Liam Kitching · Coventry City · 14′Liam Kitching · Coventry City · 85′Ellis Simms · Coventry City · 86′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Middlesbrough 1.21 xG · Coventry City 1.43 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Middlesbrough, Coventry City. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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

3.2 daysRest daysMiddlesbrough · Coventry City3.3 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricMiddlesbroughCoventry CityBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.3 days
Matches last 14 days1 matches1 matches

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

Coventry City show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

12.3 shots/matchShotsMiddlesbrough · Coventry City17.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricMiddlesbroughCoventry CityBaseline
Shots12.3 shots/match17.6 shots/match12.5 shots/match
Shots against11.1 shots/match10.9 shots/match12.6 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

Middlesbrough favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Coventry City in 7 · 4 too close

1.29 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 17/172.76 goals/match
1.06 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 17/171 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 17/172.07 xG/match
0.9 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 17/171.07 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/1617.6 shots/match
11.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/1610.9 shots/match
3.56 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/166.06 shots/match
2.88 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/163.44 shots/match
54.3%Possessionseason · 16/1653.8%
5.5 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/165.69 corners/match
4.25 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 16/165.31 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/169.13 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
29%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 17/1741%
82%Scoring frequencyseason · 17/1788%

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.

Middlesbrough81.2
Coventry City72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Middlesbrough43
Coventry City97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Defensive resistance

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

Middlesbrough84
Coventry City84
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Directness proxy

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

Middlesbrough10.4
Coventry City97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Middlesbrough22.9
Coventry City2.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Middlesbrough68.8
Coventry City87.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Middlesbrough40.6
Coventry City71.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.6 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
0.96 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.59 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots5/519.2 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target5/57 shots/match
58.2%Possession5/554.6%
6.4 corners/matchCorners5/55.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls5/58 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored10/102.9 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals10/102.12 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots9/917.3 shots/match
3.44 shots/matchShots on target9/96.44 shots/match
58.3%Possession9/951.8%
6 corners/matchCorners9/95.22 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.89 fouls/matchFouls9/97.67 fouls/match

Window

Season

17 / 17 matches
1.29 goals/matchGoals scored17/172.76 goals/match
1.06 goals/matchGoals allowed17/171 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals17/172.07 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShots16/1617.6 shots/match
3.56 shots/matchShots on target16/166.06 shots/match
54.3%Possession16/1653.8%
5.5 corners/matchCorners16/165.69 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFouls16/169.13 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

8 / 9 matches
1.38 goals/matchGoals scored8/92.78 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed8/91.22 goals/match
0.91 xG/matchExpected goals8/92.25 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots8/816.9 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target8/86.25 shots/match
52.1%Possession8/848.8%
4.88 corners/matchCorners8/84.88 corners/match
Cards0/0
9 fouls/matchFouls8/88.63 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.3 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples17 / 17home / 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, 25 Nov 2025, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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