Championship

Championship | Gameweek 21

Dec 26, 2020 at 3pm UK

Ricoh Arena

Coventry
0 - 0
Stoke

Thompson (57')

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The Match

Match Report

Stoke's Jordan Thompson and Steven Fletcher missed the best chances of an entertaining game.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Stoke City, 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 Stoke City win with a probability of 35.1%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 33.63% and a draw had a probability of 31.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (6.96%) and 1-2 (6.71%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 1-0 (13.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 0-0 (14.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 14.1% likelihood.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Stoke City
33.63%	31.27%	35.1%

Both teams to score 38.91%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

31.13%

68.87%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

13.49%

86.51%

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.86%

38.14%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.1%

74.9%

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.9%

37.1%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.12%

73.88%

Score Analysis

Coventry City 33.63%

Stoke City 35.1%

Draw 31.26%

Coventry City	Draw	Stoke City
1-0 @ 13.63% 2-0 @ 6.57% 2-1 @ 6.52% 3-0 @ 2.11% 3-1 @ 2.09% 3-2 @ 1.04% Other @ 1.66% Total : 33.63%	0-0 @ 14.14% 1-1 @ 13.52% 2-2 @ 3.23% Other @ 0.37% Total : 31.26%	0-1 @ 14.03% 0-2 @ 6.96% 1-2 @ 6.71% 0-3 @ 2.3% 1-3 @ 2.22% 2-3 @ 1.07% Other @ 1.82% Total : 35.1%

How you voted: Coventry vs Stoke

Coventry City

29.6%

Draw

23.5%

Stoke City

46.9%