Coventry vs Stoke City match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 36 · The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · Ref D. Webb

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Coventry beat Stoke City 3–2 in the Championship on 8 March 2025. Expected goals finished 0.91–2.16. Coventry had 58% of the ball.

Coventry vs Stoke City match statistics

CoventryStoke City

58% Ball possession 42%
0.91 Expected goals (xG) 2.16
14 Total shots 11
3 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 4
7 Blocked shots 3
10 Shots inside the box 9
7 Corners 5
8 Fouls 8
5 Offsides 5
1 Yellow cards 3
443 Passes 327
84% Pass accuracy 79%
3 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

22' Goal V. Torp (assist M. van Ewijk) Coventry
31' Goal V. Torp (assist T. Sakamoto) Coventry
65' Goal S. Gallagher (assist W. Burger) Stoke City
77' Yellow card A. Phillips Stoke City
86' Goal S. Gallagher (assist M. Manhoef) Stoke City
89' Yellow card M. Grimes Coventry
90' Yellow card W. Burger Stoke City
90+6' Yellow card J. Tchamadeu Stoke City
90+7' Goal B. Thomas Coventry

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Coventry

Confirmed 4-3-3 F. Lampard

1 Oliver Dovin

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

28 J. Eccles 6 M. Grimes 29 V. Torp

10 E. Mason-Clark 9 E. Simms 7 T. Sakamoto

Bench B. Thomas-Asante , H. Wright , J. Allen , J. Latibeaudiere , B. Sheaf , J. Bidwell , Jamie Paterson , B. Collins , L. Binks

Stoke City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 M. Robins

1 V. Johansson

3 E. Stevens 16 B. Wilmot 26 A. Phillips 22 J. Tchamadeu

6 W. Burger 4 B. Pearson

10 Bae Jun-Ho 24 A. Moran 11 L. Koumas

9 Ali Al Hamadi

Bench J. Thompson , M. Manhoef , S. Gallagher , N. Lowe , J. Bonham , L. Baker , E. Bocat , Michael Rose , T. Seko

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.

Stoke City away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Coventry vs Stoke City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 Aug 24	Stoke City v Coventry	1–0
17 Feb 24	Stoke City v Coventry	0–1
11 Nov 23	Coventry v Stoke City	0–0

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

The full Coventry vs Stoke City head-to-head record