Championship: Cardiff City defeats Coventry City 2-0 on Tuesday
CARDIFF. Cardiff City beats Coventry City with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Bagan (72') and a goal from M. Harris (87').
CARDIFF. Cardiff City tops Coventry City with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Bagan (72′) and a goal from M. Harris (87′). Coventry City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the help of Mark Pottage and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 9 degrees Celsius or 48.24 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
Coventry City was in firm control of the ball 64% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Coventry City was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cardiff City was able to find the solution to win this match.
Cardiff City shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Coventry City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (A. Flint and R. Wintle). On the other side, Coventry City received 1 yellow card (K. McFadzean).
After playing this match, Cardiff City will have 32 points like Hull City to stay in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Coventry City will stay with 44 points to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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37'37'
J. Hugill
M. Watters
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55'55'
T. Doyle
E. King
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57'57'
J. Clarke-Salter
M. Rose
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59'59'
A. Flint
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60'60'
R. Wintle
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65'65'
M. Waghorn
J. Shipley
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72'72'
J. Bagan
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74'74'
I. Maatsen
T. Kane
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78'78'
K. McFadzean
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80'80'
M. Harris
I. Davies
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87'87'
M. Harris
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Cardiff City will host Blackpool on the 19th of February with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (4 draws).
Coventry City will host Barnsley on the 19th of February with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Coventry City (2 draws).
Cardiff City: Formation and Lineups
Cardiff City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Steve Morison chose to play with the following team: Alex Smithies , Cody Drameh , Perry Ng , Aden Flint , Mark McGuinness , Joel Bagan , Eli King , Ryan Wintle , Will Vaulks , Max Watters and Isaak Davies .
Substitutes
Cardiff City made 3 changes: M. Watters for J. Hugill (37′), E. King for T. Doyle (55′) and I. Davies for M. Harris (80′).
Top player: Joel Bagan
The player who no doubt impressed Cardiff City the most was Joel Bagan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 5 crosses.
Coventry City: Formation and Lineups
Coventry City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Mark Robins played with: Simon Moore , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Michael Rose , Todd Kane , Ben Sheaf , Jamie Allen , Jake Bidwell , Callum O’Hare , Jordan Shipley and Viktor Gyökeres .
Substitutes
Coventry City made 3 changes: M. Rose for J. Clarke-Salter (57′), J. Shipley for M. Waghorn (65′) and T. Kane for I. Maatsen (74′).
Top player: Callum O’Hare
Probably the most impressive player in Coventry City was Callum O’Hare.
His rating is with 50 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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