Championship

Championship | Gameweek 25

Dec 29, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Ricoh Arena

Coventry
0 - 0
Cardiff

Sheaf (63'), Panzo (76')

Kipre (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Coventry City

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 3-1 Coventry
Monday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Cardiff City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Cardiff 0-0 QPR
Monday, December 26 at 5.15pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Coventry City 1-0 Cardiff City

Coventry have been inconsistent of late, but a constant of their season has been the excellent performances of talisman Gyokeres - even when the rest of the team are not shining as bright as Robins would want. Cardiff seem to be waiting for that turning point in their campaign, but with a short turnaround to this fixture, we do not see a successful evening for Hudson's men in the Midlands on Thursday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 46.06%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 27.2% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.95%) and 2-0 (8.75%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (8.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.63%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Cardiff City
46.06% ( -0.17)	26.74% ( -0.02)	27.2% ( 0.2)

Both teams to score 48.51% (

0.21)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.06% (

0.2)

55.94% (

-0.2)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.96% (

0.17)

77.04% (

-0.17)

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.76% (

0.01)

24.24% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.4% (

0.02)

58.6% (

-0.01)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.04% (

0.27)

35.96% (

-0.27)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.26% (

0.28)

72.74% (

-0.27)

Score Analysis

Coventry City 46.06%

Cardiff City 27.2%

Draw 26.73%

Coventry City	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 12.35% ( -0.09) 2-1 @ 8.95% 2-0 @ 8.75% ( -0.06) 3-1 @ 4.23% ( 0) 3-0 @ 4.13% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 2.16% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 1.5% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.47% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.52% Total : 46.06%	1-1 @ 12.63% 0-0 @ 8.72% ( -0.07) 2-2 @ 4.58% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.81% Total : 26.73%	0-1 @ 8.92% ( -0) 1-2 @ 6.46% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 4.56% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 2.2% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 1.56% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 1.55% ( 0.02) Other @ 1.94% Total : 27.2%