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Middlesbrough vs Coventry: result 2-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 27, 2020 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough
2-0
Coventry

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What was the result of Middlesbrough vs Coventry?

Middlesbrough won 2-0 on October 27, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 81′B. AssombalongaMiddlesbrough
  • 90′D. SpenceMiddlesbrough

Official lineup for Middlesbrough vs Coventry

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Middlesbrough

3-1-4-2
  1. 9B. Assombalonga
  2. 2A. Dijksteel
  1. 7M. Tavernier
  2. 6D. Fry
  3. 19P. Roberts
  4. 22G. Saville
  1. 17P. McNair
  1. 5Sam Morsy
  2. 16J. Howson
  3. 29D. Spence
  1. 1M. Bettinelli

Coventry

3-4-2-1
  1. 24M. Godden
  1. 26J. Shipley
  2. 38G. Hamer
  1. 18R. Giles
  2. 14B. Sheaf
  3. 8J. Allen
  4. 21S. McCallum
  1. 2L. Østigård
  2. 15D. Hyam
  3. 5K. McFadzean
  1. 1M. Maroši
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Middlesbrough have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Coventry have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Middlesbrough
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 24, 2020Cardiff(away)1-1Championship
Oct 20, 2020Bristol City(away)1-0Championship
Oct 17, 2020Reading(home)0-0Championship
Oct 3, 2020Barnsley(home)2-1Championship
Sep 26, 2020QPR(away)1-1Championship
Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 24, 2020Blackburn(home)0-4Championship
Oct 20, 2020Swansea(home)1-1Championship
Oct 17, 2020Brentford(away)0-2Championship
Oct 2, 2020Bournemouth(home)1-3Championship
Sep 26, 2020Barnsley(away)0-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw, 1 Coventry win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 21, 2012Coventry 3-1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
Aug 27, 2011Middlesbrough 1-1 CoventryChampionship

Last archived meeting: Coventry vs Middlesbrough on Jan 21, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Middlesbrough score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Coventry score 1.3 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Middlesbrough1.51.3310/157/15
Coventry1.31.739/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Middlesbrough10631201421

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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

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