Watford vs Coventry

Watford

0 - 4

Coventry

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Ruebyn Ricardo 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 46

Regular Season Table

Watford 16 · Coventry 1

Referee Stats

Ruebyn Ricardo

19 matches · 2.37 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.37
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	26%
Home wins	42%
Draws	26%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Coventry outshot their opponent (13-18).
Coventry controlled possession (56%).
Coventry had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 27

Avg: 1.30 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Coventry (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-5

Goals For / Against

46 / 26

Avg: 2.00 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.74

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

1.61

PPG

1.74

1.30

2.00

1.17

1.13

43%

O2.5

61%

52%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Watford rank16th

Coventry rank1st

Watford points57

Coventry points95

Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12

27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 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.

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

Watford last 5 home

L L D D W

Points5/15

Weighted index18

Goals4-8

Record1-2-2

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.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

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

Watford score at home70%

Watford clean sheet at home22%

Coventry score away87%

Coventry clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first9%

Watford win after scoring first100%

Coventry score first22%

Coventry win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 17% · Coventry 100%

Avg first goal minute: Watford 11.5' · Coventry 29.2'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.30 vs 1.40

Watford concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Coventry score away2.00 vs 1.20

Coventry concede away1.13 vs 1.40

Watford score 7% below league average, while Coventry score 66% above league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 3% below league average at home, and Coventry are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

0-15 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

390

492

Passes Accurate

328

433

Passes %

84%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

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19' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Simms

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bidwell

25'

25' I. Louza

25'

25' J. Latibeaudiere

43' ⚽

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43' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

E. Simms

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Eccles

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

E. Simms

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Torp

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. Goglichidze

1st substitution · For: M. Bola

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ G. Chakvetadze

2nd substitution · For: E. Bove

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ N. Mendy

3rd substitution · For: J. Grieves

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. Goglichidze

4th substitution · For: M. Bola

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ N. Mendy

5th substitution · For: J. Grieves

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ G. Chakvetadze

6th substitution · For: E. Bove

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ R. Esse

1st substitution · For: E. Mason-Clark

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Eccles

2nd substitution · For: J. Allen

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ K. Kesler-Hayden

3rd substitution · For: M. van Ewijk

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ R. Esse

4th substitution · For: E. Mason-Clark

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ K. Kesler-Hayden

5th substitution · For: M. van Ewijk

78'

78' N. Irankunda

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ E. Simms

6th substitution · For: H. Wright

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ I. Louza

7th substitution · For: M. Doumbia

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ O. Maamma

8th substitution · For: T. Ince

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ I. Louza

9th substitution · For: M. Doumbia

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ O. Maamma

10th substitution · For: T. Ince

85' ⚽

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85' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

V. Torp

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Allen

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ B. Thomas-Asante

7th substitution · For: Miguel Brau

Watford vs Coventry 0-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Coventry beat Watford 4-0 on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Ruebyn Ricardo. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Coventry took the lead at 19' when E. Simms scored, with the assist credited to J. Bidwell, making the score 0-1. I. Louza received a yellow card for Watford at 25'. J. Latibeaudiere received a yellow card for Coventry at 25'. Coventry extended the lead at 43' when E. Simms scored, with the assist credited to J. Eccles, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Coventry extended the lead at 58' when E. Simms scored, with the assist credited to V. Torp, making the score 0-3. Watford made their 1st substitution at 62', with S. Goglichidze replacing M. Bola. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 62', with G. Chakvetadze replacing E. Bove. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 62', with N. Mendy replacing J. Grieves. Watford made their 4th substitution at 62', with S. Goglichidze replacing M. Bola. Watford made their 5th substitution at 62', with N. Mendy replacing J. Grieves. Watford made their 6th substitution at 62', with G. Chakvetadze replacing E. Bove. Coventry made their 1st substitution at 70', with R. Esse replacing E. Mason-Clark. Coventry made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Eccles replacing J. Allen. Coventry made their 3rd substitution at 70', with K. Kesler-Hayden replacing M. van Ewijk. Coventry made their 4th substitution at 70', with R. Esse replacing E. Mason-Clark. Coventry made their 5th substitution at 70', with K. Kesler-Hayden replacing M. van Ewijk. N. Irankunda received a yellow card for Watford at 78'. Coventry made their 6th substitution at 79', with E. Simms replacing H. Wright. Watford made their 7th substitution at 82', with I. Louza replacing M. Doumbia. Watford made their 8th substitution at 82', with O. Maamma replacing T. Ince. Watford made their 9th substitution at 82', with I. Louza replacing M. Doumbia. Watford made their 10th substitution at 82', with O. Maamma replacing T. Ince. Coventry extended the lead at 85' when V. Torp scored, with the assist credited to J. Allen, making the score 0-4. Coventry made their 7th substitution at 87', with B. Thomas-Asante replacing Miguel Brau.

Watford used 10 substitutions while Coventry used 7 substitutions. Watford got 2 yellow cards, while Coventry got 1 yellow card.