Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 16, 2024 at 8pm UK

The Coventry Building Society Arena

Coventry
3 - 2
Oxford Utd

Wright (15', 90+6'), van Ewijk (31')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Brown (22'), Harris (55')
Bennett (16'), Goodrham (59'), Harris (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Oxford United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Coventry City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Bristol City 0-1 Coventry
Tuesday, August 13 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Oxford United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Oxford Utd 2-0 Peterborough
Tuesday, August 13 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 41.31%. A win for Oxford United had a probability of 34.45% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.88%) and 2-0 (6.21%). The likeliest Oxford United win was 1-2 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.18%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Oxford United
41.31% ( 0.06)	24.24% ( -0.02)	34.45% ( -0.05)

Both teams to score 60.14% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.59% (

0.06)

42.41% (

-0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

35.18% (

0.06)

64.82% (

-0.06)

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.32% (

0.06)

20.68% (

-0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.73% (

0.09)

53.27% (

-0.09)

Oxford United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.82% (

24.18% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.5% (

58.5% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Coventry City 41.31%

Oxford United 34.45%

Draw 24.23%

Coventry City	Draw	Oxford United
2-1 @ 8.82% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 7.88% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 6.21% ( 0) 3-1 @ 4.63% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 3.29% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 3.26% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.83% ( 0.01) 4-2 @ 1.3% ( 0.01) 4-0 @ 1.29% ( 0) Other @ 2.82% Total : 41.31%	1-1 @ 11.18% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 6.26% ( 0) 0-0 @ 5% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.56% ( 0) Other @ 0.24% Total : 24.23%	1-2 @ 7.94% ( -0.01) 0-1 @ 7.1% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 5.04% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 3.76% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.96% ( 0) 0-3 @ 2.39% ( -0.01) 1-4 @ 1.33% ( -0) 2-4 @ 1.05% Other @ 2.88% Total : 34.45%