Middlesbrough vs Coventry

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🕒 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matt Donohue 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Coventry 1
Referee Stats
25 matches · 1.96 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.96
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 40%
Draws 36%
Away wins 24%
How the match was won
  • Coventry outshot their opponent (11-20).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (60%).
  • Coventry had the sharper finishing (2-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Coventry (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-7-5

Goals For / Against

46 / 26
Avg: 2.00 / 1.13

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.74
1.42
GF
2.00
0.75
GA
1.13
43%
O2.5
61%
48%
BTTS
57%
22%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Coventry rank1st
Middlesbrough points80
Coventry points95
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Coventry last 5 away

W D D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-1
Record3-2-0
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.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Coventry score away87%
Coventry clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Coventry score first22%
Coventry win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Coventry 100%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Coventry 29.2'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Coventry score away2.00 vs 1.20
Coventry concede away1.13 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Coventry score 66% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Coventry are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Coventry goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
8
Total Shots
11
20
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
4
6
Shots Inside Box
5
16
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
12
16
Offsides
6
1
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
530
367
Passes Accurate
473
304
Passes %
89%
83%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals6 (42.9%)
BTTS5 (35.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals3 (42.9%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

Middlesbrough vs Coventry Head-to-Head History by Season