Coventry vs Bristol City
Ref: Stephen Martin, EnglandThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Bristol City 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Mason-Clark scored for Coventry. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.11 for Coventry versus 1.34 for Bristol City. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Bristol City are 12th.
Second Half
46'
⇄
Sykes
van Ewijk
Yellow Card
⚽
Mason-Clark
67'
Neto Borges
Yellow Card
70'
Roberts
Yellow Card
73'
Mehmeti
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Mehmeti
⇄
Wright
85'
⇄
Riis
85'
⇄
Pring
⇄
Rudoni
⇄
Torp
⇄
Mason-Clark
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventryBristol City
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.11VS1.34
Attack4 · 2 won
21
Shots
15
4
Shots on target
8
16
Shots in the box
14
5
Shots outside box
1
10
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
477
Total passes
295
399
Accurate passes
232
84%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline2 · 0 won
13
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
8
Goalkeeper saves
3
7
Blocked shots
2
0.17
Goals prevented
0.17
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Bristol City
3-5-2Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 5J. RudoniM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 11H. WrightF
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 29V. TorpM
Substitutes
- 8J. AllenM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 28J. EcclesM
- 54Kai AndrewsM
Bristol City
3-5-2Starting XI
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 3C. PringD
- 4A. RandellM
- 11A. MehmetiM
- 12J. KnightM
- 16R. DickieD
- 17M. SykesM
- 18E. RiisF
- 21Neto BorgesD
- 23R. VítekG
- 30S. ArmstrongF
Substitutes
- 1M. O’LearyG
- 7Y. HirakawaF
- 9F. MayuluF
- 10S. TwineM
- 24H. RobertsD
- 25Ephrahim YeboahF
- 26J. StokesM
- 27H. CornickF
- 31E. MorrisonM
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 89 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5/7 |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Victor Torp | M | 86 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Haji Wright | F | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Jack Rudoni | M | 86 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Andrews | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Robert Dickie | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Cameron Pring | D | 85 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mark Sykes | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Anis Mehmeti | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Jason Knight(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neto Borges | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCrorie | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Elijah Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ephraim Yeboah | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Stokes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Cornick | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haydon Roberts | D | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Scott Twine | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fally Mayulu | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |