Coventry vs Millwall

2 - 1

🕒 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Coventry Building Society Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Andrew Kitchen 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Coventry 1 · Millwall 3

Referee Stats

Andrew Kitchen

26 matches · 1.12 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.12
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	62%
Draws	19%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-14).
Coventry controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Coventry (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 17-4-2

Goals For / Against

51 / 19

Avg: 2.22 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 2.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Millwall (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-9-4

Goals For / Against

31 / 24

Avg: 1.29 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.39

PPG

1.75

2.22

1.29

0.83

1.00

65%

O2.5

43%

61%

BTTS

61%

30%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Coventry rank1st

Millwall rank3rd

Coventry points95

Millwall points83

Coventry: #1 · 95 pts · GD +52

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Millwall: #3 · 83 pts · GD +15

1 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Coventry last 5 home

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals12-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Millwall last 5 away

D W D W D

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals7-4

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Millwall trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Coventry score at home83%

Coventry clean sheet at home35%

Millwall score away83%

Millwall clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Coventry score first30%

Coventry win after scoring first100%

Millwall score first17%

Millwall win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Coventry 50% · Millwall 80%

Avg first goal minute: Coventry 14.9' · Millwall 33.0'

Vs league average

Coventry score at home2.22 vs 1.40

Coventry concede at home0.83 vs 1.20

Millwall score away1.29 vs 1.20

Millwall concede away1.00 vs 1.40

Coventry score 58% above league average, while Millwall score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Coventry are 31% below league average at home, and Millwall are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Coventry goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Millwall goal timing (away)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

470

285

Passes Accurate

376

195

Passes %

80%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Esse

Normal Goal

19'

19' R. Esse

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Ivanović

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Azeez

67'

67' J. Eccles

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Eccles

1st substitution · For: V. Torp

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Rudoni

2nd substitution · For: B. Thomas-Asante

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ R. Esse

3rd substitution · For: T. Sakamoto

73'

73' Zak Norton Sturge

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Ballo

1st substitution · For: C. De Norre

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

H. Wright

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Thomas-Asante

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ H. Wright

4th substitution · For: E. Simms

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Neghli

2nd substitution · For: A. Emakhu

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Langstaff

3rd substitution · For: J. Coburn

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ O. Azeez

4th substitution · For: A. Doughty

Coventry vs Millwall 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Coventry beat Millwall 2-1 on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Andrew Kitchen. It was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena.

First half: Coventry took the lead at 11' when R. Esse scored, making the score 1-0. R. Esse received a yellow card for Coventry at 19'. Millwall leveled the score at 29' when M. Ivanović scored, with the assist credited to O. Azeez, making the score 1-1.

Second half: J. Eccles received a yellow card for Coventry at 67'. Coventry made their 1st substitution at 70', with J. Eccles replacing V. Torp. Coventry made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Rudoni replacing B. Thomas-Asante. Coventry made their 3rd substitution at 70', with R. Esse replacing T. Sakamoto. Zak Norton Sturge received a yellow card for Millwall at 73'. Millwall made their 1st substitution at 74', with T. Ballo replacing C. De Norre. Coventry took the lead at 78' when H. Wright scored, with the assist credited to B. Thomas-Asante, making the score 2-1. Coventry made their 4th substitution at 81', with H. Wright replacing E. Simms. Millwall made their 2nd substitution at 83', with C. Neghli replacing A. Emakhu. Millwall made their 3rd substitution at 83', with M. Langstaff replacing J. Coburn. Millwall made their 4th substitution at 86', with O. Azeez replacing A. Doughty.

Coventry used 4 substitutions while Millwall used 4 substitutions. Coventry got 2 yellow cards, while Millwall got 1 yellow card.