Coventry vs Blackburn: result 1-3 and analysis
League Cup1st RoundKick-off on August 8, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands
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What was the result of Coventry vs Blackburn?
Blackburn won 1-3 on August 8, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 16′C. EvansBlackburn
- 22′D. NazonCoventry
- 33′R. SmallwoodBlackburn
- 56′D. SamuelBlackburn
Official lineup for Coventry vs Blackburn
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Coventry
- 9M. Biamou
- 18D. Nazon
- 11J. Jones
- 26J. Shipley
- 31B. Stevenson
- 22D. Kelly-Evans
- 2J. Grimmer
- 5R. McDonald
- 15D. Hyam
- 34Chris Camwell
- 13L. O'Brien
Blackburn
- 9D. Samuel
- 6R. Smallwood
- 7L. Feeney
- 29C. Evans
- 31E. Bennett
- 2R. Nyambe
- 3D. Williams
- 14C. Mulgrew
- 15Elliott Ward
- 16Paul Caddis
- 1David Raya
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Blackburn have 5, 6 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2017 | Notts County(home) | 3-0 | League Two |
| Apr 30, 2017 | Scunthorpe(away) | 1-3 | League One |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Walsall(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 17, 2017 | Rochdale(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Charlton(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2017 | Southend(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| May 7, 2017 | Brentford(away) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Aston Villa(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Wolves(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Apr 17, 2017 | Bristol City(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Coventry score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Blackburn score 1.1 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Blackburn | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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