Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Aug 21, 2021 at 3pm UK

Ricoh Arena

Coventry
2 - 1
Reading

Allen (62'), Godden (90+8')
Hyam (5'), Maatsen (45'), O'Hare (78'), Sheaf (90+4'), Hamer (90+5')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Swift (40' pen.)
Dele-Bashiru (50'), Rinomhota (75'), Clarke (90+1'), (90+8')

Reaction

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic pictured in December 2020

Mark Robins hails matchwinner Matt Godden as Coventry fight back against Reading

Godden calmly slid the ball under Reading goalkeeper Rafael to earn the Sky Blues all three points.

Aug 21, 17:50

The Match

Match Report

Jamie Allen had levelled things seconds after coming on to cancel out John Swift's 40th-minute penalty before the late winner.

Preview

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

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 39%. A win for Reading had a probability of 32.93% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.08%) and 2-0 (7.32%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (10.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Reading
39%	28.07%	32.93%

Both teams to score 47.26%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.23%

58.77%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.71%

79.29%

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.7%

29.3%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.73%

65.27%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.85%

33.15%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.24%

69.76%

Score Analysis

Coventry City 38.99%

Reading 32.93%

Draw 28.07%

Coventry City	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 11.92% 2-1 @ 8.08% 2-0 @ 7.32% 3-1 @ 3.31% 3-0 @ 3% 3-2 @ 1.83% 4-1 @ 1.02% 4-0 @ 0.92% Other @ 1.61% Total : 38.99%	1-1 @ 13.16% 0-0 @ 9.71% 2-2 @ 4.46% Other @ 0.73% Total : 28.07%	0-1 @ 10.72% 1-2 @ 7.27% 0-2 @ 5.92% 1-3 @ 2.67% 0-3 @ 2.18% 2-3 @ 1.64% Other @ 2.53% Total : 32.93%

How you voted: Coventry vs Reading

Coventry City

57.9%

Draw

26.3%

Reading

15.8%