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Sheffield Wednesday 0–5 Coventry City · Championship

0–5Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Coventry City won 0–5.

Shots
921
Shots on target
010
Expected goals
1.054.94
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Coventry City beat Sheffield Wednesday 5–0. Recorded in this match (Sheffield Wednesday – Coventry City): shots 9–21, shots on target 0–10, expected goals 1.05–4.94, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

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.

11 shots/match ▲ShotsSheffield Wednesday · Coventry City17.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSheffield WednesdayCoventry CityBaseline
Shots11 shots/match17.7 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against17.3 shots/match10.2 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Sheffield Wednesday, Coventry City.

3.7 days ▲Rest daysSheffield Wednesday · Coventry City2.7 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSheffield WednesdayCoventry CityBaseline
Rest days3.7 days2.7 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

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Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.67 corners/matchCornersSheffield Wednesday · Coventry City● 6.11 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricSheffield WednesdayCoventry CityBaseline
Corners5.67 corners/match6.11 corners/match4.8 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots21 shotsSheffield Wednesday 9 shots, Coventry City 21 shots
  • Shots on target0 shots10 shotsSheffield Wednesday 0 shots, Coventry City 10 shots
  • Expected goals1.05 xG4.94 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.05 xG, Coventry City 4.94 xG
  • Possession52%48%Sheffield Wednesday 52%, Coventry City 48%
  • Corners13 corners8 cornersSheffield Wednesday 13 corners, Coventry City 8 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls3 foulsSheffield Wednesday 9 fouls, Coventry City 3 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Brandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJamie Allen · Coventry City · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEllis Simms · Coventry City · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 67′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Brown · Sheffield Wednesday · 83′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIke Ugbo · Sheffield Wednesday · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYan Valery · Sheffield Wednesday · 8′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 17′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBailey Cadamarteri · Sheffield Wednesday · 46′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 38′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 33′ · 0.06 xG · goalGeorge Brown · Sheffield Wednesday · 73′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedBobby Thomas · Coventry City · 25′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedErnie Weaver · Sheffield Wednesday · 72′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 61′ · 0.09 xG · on targetBobby Thomas · Coventry City · 49′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedEllis Simms · Coventry City · 86′ · 0.11 xG · on targetBobby Thomas · Coventry City · 3′ · 0.12 xG · on targetCharlie McNeill · Sheffield Wednesday · 88′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedLiam Palmer · Sheffield Wednesday · 31′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedTatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 75′ · 0.18 xG · goalTatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 66′ · 0.19 xG · on targetHaji Wright · Coventry City · 27′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 44′ · 0.33 xG · on targetGeorge Brown · Sheffield Wednesday · 90′ · 0.55 xG · off target or blockedBrandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 3′ · 0.69 xG · goalEllis Simms · Coventry City · 68′ · 0.81 xG · goalHaji Wright · Coventry City · 19′ · 0.84 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 45′ · 0.96 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sheffield Wednesday: 9 shots, 0 on target, 1.10 xG. Coventry City: 21 shots, 10 on target, 4.97 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

02.550′HT90′Brandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 3′Brandon Thomas-Asante · Coventry City · 33′Haji Wright · Coventry City · 45′Ellis Simms · Coventry City · 68′Tatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 75′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sheffield Wednesday 1.10 xG · Coventry City 4.97 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sheffield Wednesday
0Draws
3Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday — Coventry City · Championship1–2
Coventry City — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship1–2
Sheffield Wednesday — Coventry City · Championship1–2
Coventry City — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sheffield Wednesday favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Coventry City in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sheffield Wednesday9 matchesCoventry City9 matches
0.89 goals/matchGoals scored9/9▲ 3 goals/match
2.22 goals/matchGoals allowed9/9▲ 0.78 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals9/9▲ 2.5 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots9/9▲ 17.7 shots/match
3.56 shots/matchShots on target9/9▲ 6 shots/match
42.1%Possession9/9● 53.3%
5.67 corners/matchCorners9/9● 6.11 corners/match
12 fouls/matchFouls9/99.89 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples9 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 4 Oct 2025, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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