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Bury vs Coventry: result 2-1 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 35Kick-off on February 28, 2017 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Gigg Lane, Bury, Lancashire

Bury
2-1
Coventry

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What was the result of Bury vs Coventry?

Bury won 2-1 on February 28, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 16′James VaughanBury
  • 40′Tom PopeBury
  • 65′Stuart BeavonCoventry

Official lineup for Bury vs Coventry

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bury

  1. 11Tom Pope
  2. 12James Vaughan
  1. 18Jacob Mellis
  2. 34C. Styles
  1. 3G. Leigh
  2. 5C. Burgess
  3. 25L. Barnett
  4. 28T. Moore
  5. 42T. Beadling
  6. 44Paul Caddis
  1. 41J. Murphy

Coventry

  1. 14K. Thomas
  2. 16Stuart Beavon
  3. 27G. Thomas
  1. 9C. Vernam
  2. 12C. Reilly
  1. 2J. Willis
  2. 4J. Turnbull
  3. 7Nathan Clarke
  4. 19F. Rawson
  5. 21K. Foley
  1. 1L. Burge
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bury have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Coventry have 3, 4 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bury
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 25, 2017Charlton(away)1-0League One
Feb 18, 2017Chesterfield(away)2-1League One
Feb 14, 2017Milton Keynes Dons(home)0-0League One
Feb 11, 2017Swindon Town(home)1-0League One
Feb 4, 2017Shrewsbury(away)1-2League One
Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 25, 2017Swindon Town(home)1-3League One
Feb 18, 2017Gillingham(home)2-1League One
Feb 14, 2017AFC Wimbledon(away)1-1League One
Feb 11, 2017Oldham(away)2-3League One
Feb 7, 2017Wycombe(home)2-1EFL Trophy

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Bury wins, 2 draws, 2 Coventry wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2016Coventry 0-0 BuryLeague One
Feb 13, 2016Coventry 6-0 BuryLeague One
Sep 26, 2015Bury 2-1 CoventryLeague One
Feb 16, 2013Bury 0-2 CoventryLeague One
Aug 25, 2012Coventry 2-2 BuryLeague One
Aug 9, 2011Bury 3-1 CoventryLeague Cup

Last archived meeting: Coventry vs Bury on Aug 16, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Bury score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Coventry score 1.1 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bury1.71.7411/1510/15
Coventry1.11.7110/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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