Championship · 2025Sat, 25 Oct 2025, 11:30 UTCFull timeCoventry Building Society ArenaFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricCoventry CityWatford
Shots12 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match8 shots/match
Expected goals1.31 xG/match2.61 xG/match
Possession55%45%
Corners5 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match8 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.

Ephron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 27′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJamie Allen · Coventry City · 60′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMarc Bola · Watford · 65′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 58′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRocco Vata · Watford · 77′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 25′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEdo Kayembe · Watford · 35′ · 0.04 xG · on targetVivaldo · Watford · 86′ · 0.07 xG · on targetMilan van Ewijk · Coventry City · 19′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRocco Vata · Watford · 41′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedTatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 42′ · 0.08 xG · goalBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedNestory Irankunda · Watford · 84′ · 0.08 xG · on targetMilan van Ewijk · Coventry City · 36′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJamie Allen · Coventry City · 7′ · 0.11 xG · goalLuke Woolfenden · Coventry City · 59′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedRocco Vata · Watford · 35′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedMamadou Doumbia · Watford · 9′ · 0.22 xG · on targetBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 3′ · 0.25 xG · goalBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 19′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blockedRocco Vata · Watford · 3′ · 0.53 xG · on targetRocco Vata · Watford · 36′ · 0.58 xG · on targetImrân Louza · Watford · 69′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
  • penalty
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Coventry City: 12 shots, 3 on target, 1.16 xG. Watford: 13 shots, 8 on target, 2.67 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Brandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 3′Jamie Allen · Coventry City · 7′Tatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 42′Imrân Louza · Watford · 69′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Coventry City 1.16 xG · Watford 2.67 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Coventry City, Watford. A second useful context is: Watford's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

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

3.7 daysRest daysCoventry City · Watford2.7 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCoventry CityWatfordBaseline
Rest days3.7 days2.7 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

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

Watford have a visible away split

moderate

Watford's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.3 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season14.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.3 shots/match14.6 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Watford's recent record differs from the season

weak

Watford's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.17 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/match1.17 goals/match1.13 goals/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

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

2.83 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 12/121.17 goals/match
0.75 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 12/121.33 goals/match
2.27 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 12/121.46 xG/match
1 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 12/121.14 xG/match
16.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 11/1214.6 shots/match
11.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 11/1212.6 shots/match
5.64 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 11/124.67 shots/match
3.18 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 11/124.25 shots/match
53.5%Possessionseason · 11/1250.6%
5.64 corners/matchCornersseason · 11/124.17 corners/match
5.18 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 11/125.08 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.64 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 11/1111.4 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
50%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 12/120%
83%Scoring frequencyseason · 12/1267%

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 City72.9
Watford52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Coventry City97.9
Watford75.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Defensive resistance

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

Coventry City81.9
Watford40.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Directness proxy

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

Coventry City93.8
Watford81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Coventry City20.8
Watford52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Coventry City77.1
Watford22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Coventry City73.4
Watford61.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
3.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
0.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
2.66 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.9 xG/match
15 shots/matchShots4/516.6 shots/match
5.75 shots/matchShots on target4/56 shots/match
48.3%Possession4/547.8%
4.5 corners/matchCorners4/55 corners/match
Cards0/0
7.25 fouls/matchFouls4/410.3 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.2 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
2.25 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.48 xG/match
16.3 shots/matchShots9/1014.8 shots/match
5.44 shots/matchShots on target9/105.1 shots/match
53%Possession9/1050.3%
5.44 corners/matchCorners9/104.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.78 fouls/matchFouls9/911.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

12 / 12 matches
2.83 goals/matchGoals scored12/121.17 goals/match
0.75 goals/matchGoals allowed12/121.33 goals/match
2.27 xG/matchExpected goals12/121.46 xG/match
16.8 shots/matchShots11/1214.6 shots/match
5.64 shots/matchShots on target11/124.67 shots/match
53.5%Possession11/1250.6%
5.64 corners/matchCorners11/124.17 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.64 fouls/matchFouls11/1111.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

6 / 6 matches
2.67 goals/matchGoals scored6/60.67 goals/match
0.5 goals/matchGoals allowed6/61.5 goals/match
1.78 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.25 xG/match
17.5 shots/matchShots6/611.3 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on target6/64 shots/match
57.7%Possession6/650.5%
6.33 corners/matchCorners6/63.33 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls6/513 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.7 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples12 / 12home / 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, 25 Oct 2025, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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