Match

Coventry vs Portsmouth: result 3-2 and analysis

League Cup1st RoundKick-off on August 9, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands

Coventry
3-2
Portsmouth

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What was the result of Coventry vs Portsmouth?

Coventry won 3-2 on August 9, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 20′C. MainPortsmouth (pen.)
  • 60′R. HaynesCoventry
  • 82′V. GadzhevCoventry
  • 85′K. NaismithPortsmouth
  • 106′A. RoseCoventry

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Portsmouth have 7, 3 and 5.

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

Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 6, 2016Swindon Town(away)0-1League One
May 8, 2016Oldham(away)2-0League One
Apr 30, 2016Sheffield Utd(home)3-1League One
Apr 23, 2016Doncaster(away)0-2League One
Apr 19, 2016Bradford(home)1-0League One
Portsmouth
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 6, 2016Carlisle(home)1-1League Two
May 15, 2016Plymouth(away)0-1League Two
May 12, 2016Plymouth(home)2-2League Two
May 7, 2016Northampton(home)1-2League Two
Apr 30, 2016Hartlepool(away)2-0League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Coventry win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Portsmouth win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 23, 2013Portsmouth 2-0 CoventryLeague One
Nov 24, 2012Coventry 1-1 PortsmouthLeague One
Mar 24, 2012Coventry 2-0 PortsmouthChampionship
Dec 3, 2011Portsmouth 2-1 CoventryChampionship

Last archived meeting: Portsmouth vs Coventry on Mar 23, 2013

How many goals should we expect?

Coventry score 0.7 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Portsmouth score 1.6 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Coventry0.71.054/154/15
Portsmouth1.61.249/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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