Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 12, 2023 at 12.30pm UK

The Coventry Building Society Arena

Coventry
3 - 0
Middlesbrough

Godden (11'), Wright (70'), Lenihan (90+1' og.)
Latibeaudiere (47')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Carrick (31+31'), Hackney (81')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Coventry City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Coventry
Wednesday, August 9 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Huddersfield 2-3 Middlesbrough
Tuesday, August 8 at 7pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 42.87%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 31.45% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.94%) and 0-2 (7.34%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 1-0 (8.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Middlesbrough
31.45% ( 0.01)	25.68% ( 0)	42.87% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 54.15% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.23% (

-0)

49.77% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.23%

71.77% (

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.41% (

0.01)

29.59% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.38% (

0.01)

65.62% (

-0)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.91% (

-0.01)

23.09% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.06% (

-0.01)

56.94% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Coventry City 31.45%

Middlesbrough 42.87%

Draw 25.67%

Coventry City	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 8.32% ( 0) 2-1 @ 7.43% ( 0) 2-0 @ 5.07% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.02% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.21% 3-0 @ 2.06% ( 0) 4-1 @ 0.92% ( 0) Other @ 2.44% Total : 31.45%	1-1 @ 12.19% 0-0 @ 6.83% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.44% 3-3 @ 1.08% Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.67%	0-1 @ 10.01% 1-2 @ 8.94% ( -0) 0-2 @ 7.34% ( -0) 1-3 @ 4.37% ( -0) 0-3 @ 3.59% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.66% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.6% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.31% 2-4 @ 0.97% ( -0) Other @ 2.09% Total : 42.87%