Coventry vs Portsmouth
Ref: A. KitchenThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Portsmouth 5–1 in their Championship fixture. Wright, Mason-Clark, Poole, Mason-Clark, and Kesler-Hayden scored for Coventry; Segecic replied for Portsmouth. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.26 for Coventry versus 0.10 for Portsmouth. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Portsmouth are 18th.
First Half
⚽
Wright
Assist: Rudoni
35'
Dia
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Dia
⚽
Mason-Clark
⚽
Poole (OG)
62'
⇄
Adams
62'
⇄
Alli
⇄
Dasilva
⇄
Esse
⇄
Onyeka
69'
⚽
Segecic
⇄
van Ewijk
⇄
Wright
⚽
Mason-Clark
Assist: Torp
77'
⇄
Chaplin
84'
⇄
Bishop
⚽
Kesler-Hayden
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventryPortsmouth
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.26VS0.10
Attack5 · 1 won
15
Shots
4
6
Shots on target
2
13
Shots in the box
0
2
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
1
2
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
71%
Possession
29%
605
Total passes
245
513
Accurate passes
163
85%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline2 · 1 won
4
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
1
5
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
1
-1.96
Goals prevented
-1.96
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 5J. RudoniM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 11H. WrightF
- 14R. EsseM
- 15L. KitchingD
- 16F. OnyekaM
- 19C. RushworthG
- 27M. van EwijkD
Substitutes
- 9E. SimmsF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 28J. EcclesM
- 29V. TorpM
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. SchmidG
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 3C. OgilvieD
- 5R. PooleD
- 9C. BishopF
- 10A. SegecicM
- 21A. DozzellM
- 27M. AlliM
- 36C. ChaplinM
- 38E. AdamsM
- 55M. DiaD
Substitutes
- 6C. ShaughnessyD
- 7M. PackM
- 8J. SwiftM
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 17I. BowatD
- 23J. MurphyM
- 26J. BursikG
- 29H. BlairF
- 40J. BrownF
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 90 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/4 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jack Rudoni | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Haji Wright | F | 75 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Onyeka | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Romain Esse | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 75 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 15 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Victor Torp | M | 26 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jake Bidwell | D | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Segečić | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Colby Bishop(C) | F | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madiodio Dia | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ebou Adams | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Conor Chaplin | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millenic Alli | M | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jordan Williams | D | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Connor Ogilvie | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Schmid | G | 90 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Josef Bursik | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibane Bowat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Swift | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Pack | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Brown | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Murphy | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Shaughnessy | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Blair | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |