Watford vs Coventry: result 0-4 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 46Kick-off on May 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Coventry?
Coventry won 0-4 on May 2, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 19′E. SimmsCoventry
- 43′E. SimmsCoventry
- 58′E. SimmsCoventry
- 85′V. TorpCoventry
Official lineup for Watford vs Coventry
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
- 8G. Chakvetadze
- 66N. Irankunda
- 2J. Ngakia
- 10I. Louza
- 23N. Mendy
- 39E. Kayembe
- 42O. Maamma
- 3S. Goglichidze
- 6M. Pollock
- 25J. Abankwah
- 1E. Selvik
Coventry
4-2-3-1- 9E. Simms
- 23B. Thomas-Asante
- 28J. Eccles
- 14R. Esse
- 6M. Grimes
- 29V. Torp
- 21J. Bidwell
- 22J. Latibeaudiere
- 26L. Woolfenden
- 20K. Kesler-Hayden
- 19C. Rushworth
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Coventry have 10, 4 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | Middlesbrough(away) | 1-5 | Championship |
| Apr 21, 2026 | West Brom(away) | 0-3 | Championship |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Oxford United(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Charlton(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | Wrexham(home) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Portsmouth(home) | 5-1 | Championship |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Blackburn(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Hull City(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Watford wins, 3 draws, 3 Coventry wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2025 | Coventry 3-1 Watford | Championship |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Coventry 2-1 Watford | Championship |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Watford 1-1 Coventry | Championship |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Watford 1-2 Coventry | Championship |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Coventry 3-3 Watford | Championship |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Coventry 2-2 Watford | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Coventry score 2.0 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Coventry | 2.0 | 0.7 | 7 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Watford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
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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