Coventry vs Southampton match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 38 · Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry · Ref F. Hallam

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Coventry lost to Southampton 1–2 in the Championship on 14 March 2026. Expected goals finished 2.62–1.98. Coventry had 57% of the ball.

Coventry vs Southampton match statistics

CoventrySouthampton

57% Ball possession 43%
2.62 Expected goals (xG) 1.98
20 Total shots 8
6 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 2
18 Shots inside the box 6
7 Corners 5
13 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 4
3 Yellow cards 2
434 Passes 336
84% Pass accuracy 79%
1 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

48' Goal F. Downes Southampton
53' Yellow card L. Kitching Coventry
80' Yellow card L. Woolfenden Coventry
85' Goal K. Matsuki (assist J. Bree) Southampton
86' Yellow card E. Simms Coventry
86' Yellow card C. Archer Southampton
90' Penalty scored V. Torp Coventry
90+1' Yellow card Daniel Peretz Southampton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Coventry

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Frank Lampard

19 C. Rushworth

3 J. Dasilva 15 L. Kitching 26 L. Woolfenden 27 M. van Ewijk

6 M. Grimes 16 F. Onyeka

10 E. Mason-Clark 28 J. Eccles 7 T. Sakamoto

11 H. Wright

Bench B. Wilson , J. Bidwell , V. Torp , B. Thomas-Asante , J. Latibeaudiere , E. Simms , K. Kesler-Hayden , R. Esse , J. Markelo

Southampton

Confirmed

41 Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper
14 J. Bree Defender
6 T. Harwood-Bellis Defender
5 J. Stephens Defender
3 R. Manning Defender
48 C. Bragg Midfielder
27 K. Matsuki Midfielder
20 C. Jander Midfielder
4 F. Downes Midfielder
10 F. Azaz Midfielder
9 C. Larin Attacker

Bench G. Long , O. Romeu , S. Charles , N. Oyekunle , N. Wood-Gordon , C. Archer , T. Fellows , S. Edozie , J. Quarshie

Form guide

Coventry at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton away

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Coventry vs Southampton head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Dec 25	Southampton v Coventry	1–1
9 Apr 24	Southampton v Coventry	2–1
13 Dec 23	Coventry v Southampton	1–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Coventry vs Southampton head-to-head record