Coventry vs Stoke City

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Coventry Building Society Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Andrew Kitchen 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Coventry 1 · Stoke City 17

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

Coventry outshot their opponent (20-3).
Coventry controlled possession (64%).
Coventry had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

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

Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 28

Avg: 0.74 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 0.96

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

0.96

2.22

0.74

0.83

1.22

65%

O2.5

30%

61%

BTTS

26%

30%

Score 1st

League-position context

Coventry rank1st

Stoke City rank17th

Coventry points95

Stoke City points55

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.

Stoke City: #17 · 55 pts · GD -5

29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

40-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.

Stoke City last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals1-11

Record0-0-5

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS26%

BTTS + O2.517%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Coventry score at home83%

Coventry clean sheet at home35%

Stoke City score away48%

Stoke City clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Coventry score first30%

Coventry win after scoring first100%

Stoke City score first0%

Stoke City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Coventry 50% · Stoke City 17%

Avg first goal minute: Coventry 14.9' · Stoke City —

Vs league average

Coventry score at home2.22 vs 1.40

Coventry concede at home0.83 vs 1.20

Stoke City score away0.74 vs 1.20

Stoke City concede away1.22 vs 1.40

Coventry score 58% above league average, while Stoke City score 39% below league average.

Defensive side: Coventry are 31% below league average at home, and Stoke City are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

589

331

Passes Accurate

499

237

Passes %

85%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Wright

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Dasilva

45+4' ⚽

⚽

45+4' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Gibson

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Thomas

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ F. Onyeka

1st substitution · For: V. Torp

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ M. Talovierov

1st substitution · For: E. Bocat

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ M. Manhoef

2nd substitution · For: J. Rak-Sakyi

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Esse

2nd substitution · For: T. Sakamoto

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Cissé

3rd substitution · For: M. Smit

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ E. Mason-Clark

3rd substitution · For: B. Thomas-Asante

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ H. Wright

4th substitution · For: E. Simms

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ B. Pearson

4th substitution · For: S. Nzonzi

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Bae Jun-Ho

5th substitution · For: T. Rigo

90+1'

90+1' B. Thomas

90+3'

90+3' Tommy Simkin

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Rudoni

Normal Goal

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

Coventry beat Stoke City 2-1 on Saturday, 28 February 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 12' when H. Wright scored, with the assist credited to J. Dasilva, making the score 1-0. Stoke City leveled the score at 45+4' when B. Gibson scored, with the assist credited to S. Thomas, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Coventry made their 1st substitution at 55', with F. Onyeka replacing V. Torp. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 60', with M. Talovierov replacing E. Bocat. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 60', with M. Manhoef replacing J. Rak-Sakyi. Coventry made their 2nd substitution at 63', with R. Esse replacing T. Sakamoto. Stoke City made their 3rd substitution at 68', with L. Cissé replacing M. Smit. Coventry made their 3rd substitution at 78', with E. Mason-Clark replacing B. Thomas-Asante. Coventry made their 4th substitution at 79', with H. Wright replacing E. Simms. Stoke City made their 4th substitution at 89', with B. Pearson replacing S. Nzonzi. Stoke City made their 5th substitution at 89', with Bae Jun-Ho replacing T. Rigo. B. Thomas received a yellow card for Coventry at 90+1'. Tommy Simkin received a yellow card for Stoke City at 90+3'. Coventry took the lead at 90+4' when J. Rudoni scored, making the score 2-1.

Coventry used 4 substitutions while Stoke City used 5 substitutions. Coventry got 1 yellow card, while Stoke City got 1 yellow card.