Coventry vs Walsall: result 1-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 45Kick-off on April 22, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands
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What was the result of Coventry vs Walsall?
Coventry won 1-0 on April 22, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 39′G. ThomasCoventry
Official lineup for Coventry vs Walsall
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Coventry
4-2-3-1- 10J. Jones
- 20M. Tudgay
- 27G. Thomas
- 8Rúben Lameiras
- 5G. Bigirimana
- 13V. Gadzhev
- 4J. Turnbull
- 2J. Willis
- 3C. Stokes
- 21K. Foley
- 23Reice Charles-Cook
Walsall
3-5-2- 20A. Bakayoko
- 33A. Makris
- 11K. Morris
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 14I. Osbourne
- 16M. Preston
- 5J. McCarthy
- 32E. O'Connell
- 2J. Edwards
- 4James O'Connor
- 13C. MacGillivray
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Walsall have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2017 | Rochdale(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Charlton(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Peterborough(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 5, 2017 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Apr 2, 2017 | Oxford United(home) | 2-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2017 | Swindon Town(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Shrewsbury(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Oxford United(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Bradford(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Southend(away) | 2-3 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Coventry wins, 3 draws, 1 Walsall win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | Walsall 1-1 Coventry | League One |
| Jan 12, 2016 | Coventry 1-1 Walsall | League One |
| Aug 22, 2015 | Walsall 2-1 Coventry | League One |
| Jan 3, 2015 | Walsall 0-2 Coventry | League One |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Coventry 0-0 Walsall | League One |
| Mar 5, 2014 | Coventry 2-1 Walsall | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Coventry score 0.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Walsall score 0.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Walsall | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 6/15 | 3/15 |
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