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Middlesbrough vs Coventry: result 1-3 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 26Kick-off on January 1, 2024 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough
1-3
Coventry

Full time

What was the result of Middlesbrough vs Coventry?

Coventry won 1-3 on January 1, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 31′J. CoburnMiddlesbrough
  • 34′T. SakamotoCoventry
  • 58′H. WrightCoventry
  • 69′T. SakamotoCoventry

Official lineup for Middlesbrough vs Coventry

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Middlesbrough

4-2-3-1
  1. 19J. Coburn
  1. 29S. Greenwood
  2. 10M. Rogers
  3. 11I. Jones
  1. 4D. Barlaser
  2. 16J. Howson
  1. 27L. Engel
  2. 5M. Clarke
  3. 6D. Fry
  4. 3R. van den Berg
  1. 23T. Glover

Coventry

4-4-1-1
  1. 9E. Simms
  1. 10C. O'Hare
  1. 11H. Wright
  2. 28J. Eccles
  3. 14B. Sheaf
  4. 7T. Sakamoto
  1. 21J. Bidwell
  2. 2L. Binks
  3. 4B. Thomas
  4. 27M. van Ewijk
  1. 40B. Collins
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Middlesbrough have 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Coventry have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Middlesbrough
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2023Huddersfield(away)2-1Championship
Dec 26, 2023Rotherham(away)0-1Championship
Dec 23, 2023West Brom(home)1-0Championship
Dec 19, 2023Port Vale(away)3-0League Cup
Dec 16, 2023Swansea(away)2-1Championship
Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2023Swansea(home)2-2Championship
Dec 26, 2023Sheffield Wednesday(home)2-0Championship
Dec 23, 2023Sunderland(away)3-0Championship
Dec 16, 2023Leeds(away)1-1Championship
Dec 13, 2023Southampton(home)1-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Middlesbrough win, 2 draws, 3 Coventry wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2023Coventry 3-0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
May 17, 2023Middlesbrough 0-1 CoventryChampionship
May 14, 2023Coventry 0-0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
May 8, 2023Middlesbrough 1-1 CoventryChampionship
Oct 1, 2022Coventry 1-0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
Jan 29, 2022Middlesbrough 1-0 CoventryChampionship

Last archived meeting: Coventry vs Middlesbrough on Aug 12, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Middlesbrough score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Coventry score 1.3 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Middlesbrough1.71.448/1510/15
Coventry1.31.066/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Middlesbrough9531171218

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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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