Match Centre: Coventry City vs Watford
Thomas-Asante 3′Allen 7′Sakamoto 42′
Louza 69′ (p)Abankwah 44′
Player of the match Imrân Louza 8.0
GolVolt rating 1.0GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Settled by 7′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 7′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 0.6 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Keeper Rushworth: 6 saves. Heroes: 5.7 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 3.3 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances. Quality of play: 7.6 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 1.0more watchable than 10% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals6 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 3' Goal: Brandon Thomas-Asanteassist: Sakamoto1:0
- 7' Goal: Jamie AllenCoventry City2:0
- 42' Goal: Tatsuhiro SakamotoCoventry City3:0
- 44' James Abankwahred card
- 45+1' SubstitutionPollock for Sissoko
- 45+3' Mamadou Doumbiayellow card
- Half-time · 3:0
- 46' SubstitutionKyprianou for Kayembe
- 52' SubstitutionWoolfenden for Thomas
- 62' Luke Woolfendenyellow card
- 64' SubstitutionIrankunda for Baah
- 65' SubstitutionSemedo for Doumbia
- 69' Goal: Imrân Louzapenalty3:1
- 73' 2 substitutionsEccles for Mason-ClarkSimms for Wright
- 76' Milan van Ewijkyellow card
- 82' SubstitutionKesler-Hayden for van Ewijk
- 85' Liam Kitchingyellow card
- 85' SubstitutionInce for Vata
- 90+2' Nestory Irankundayellow card
- Full-time · 3:1
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Coventry City
Watford
Goalkeepers
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Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Coventry City
- 13 Ben Wilson GK —
- 20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden DEF on
- 21 Jake Bidwell DEF —
- 26 Luke Woolfenden DEF on
- 33 Miguel Ángel Brau DEF —
- 28 Josh Eccles MID on
- 50 George Shepherd MID —
- 54 Kai Andrews MID —
- 9 Ellis Simms ATT on
Watford
- 12 Nathan Baxter GK —
- 3 Max Alleyne DEF —
- 6 Mattie Pollock DEF on
- 22 James Morris DEF —
- 5 Hector Kyprianou MID on
- 7 Tom Ince MID on
- 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard ATT —
- 18 Vivaldo Semedo ATT on
- 66 Nestory Irankunda ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Watford Imrân Louza
- 2. place · Coventry City Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
- 3. place · Coventry City Liam Kitching
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