Derby vs Coventry match stats & report

3–5 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 2 · Pride Park Stadium, Derby · Ref A. Backhouse

Derby stats & fixtures · Coventry stats & fixtures

Derby lost to Coventry 3–5 in the Championship on 16 August 2025. Expected goals finished 1.43–3.24. Coventry had 52% of the ball.

Derby vs Coventry match statistics

DerbyCoventry

48% Ball possession 52%
1.43 Expected goals (xG) 3.24
13 Total shots 20
4 Shots on target 10
5 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 4
5 Shots inside the box 15
6 Corners 5
14 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 5
308 Passes 352
77% Pass accuracy 80%
5 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

7' Goal B. Thomas Coventry
12' Goal C. Elder Derby
25' Penalty scored H. Wright Coventry
45' Penalty scored C. Morris Derby
45+1' Yellow card M. Clarke Derby
45+1' Yellow card B. Thomas Coventry
50' Goal E. Adams Derby
55' Yellow card M. Grimes Coventry
62' Yellow card R. Nyambe Derby
72' Goal B. Thomas-Asante Coventry
75' Goal E. Mason-Clark (assist M. van Ewijk) Coventry
76' Yellow card H. Wright Coventry
79' Goal V. Torp (assist M. van Ewijk) Coventry
83' Yellow card M. van Ewijk Coventry
90+9' Yellow card C. Rushworth Coventry

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Derby

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 John Eustace

1 J. Widell Zetterstrom

5 M. Clarke 4 D. Batth 28 D. Sanderson

20 C. Elder 18 D. Ozoh 16 L. Thompson 24 R. Nyambe

32 E. Adams

19 K. Jackson 9 C. Morris

Bench J. Vickers , C. Forsyth , J. Rooney , B. Clark , K. Goudmijn , B. Osborn , J. Ward , D. Brown , A. Weimann

Coventry

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Frank Lampard

19 C. Rushworth

3 J. Dasilva 15 L. Kitching 4 B. Thomas 27 M. van Ewijk

6 M. Grimes 29 V. Torp

10 E. Mason-Clark 5 J. Rudoni 23 B. Thomas-Asante

11 H. Wright

Bench B. Wilson , J. Bidwell , Miguel Brau , K. Kesler-Hayden , J. Allen , Kai Andrews , R. Borges Rodrigues , J. Obikwu , E. Simms

Form guide

Derby at home

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Coventry away

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Derby vs Coventry head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Mar 25	Derby v Coventry	2–0
6 Nov 24	Coventry v Derby	1–2

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Derby vs Coventry head-to-head record