Coventry City FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Coventry City FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.
- Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2025/26)
- Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tom Nield
- Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
- Assistant 2
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Derby County FC H 3–2 W 21 Mar Swansea City AFC A 3–0 W 14 Mar Southampton FC H 1–2 L 11 Mar Preston North End FC H 3–0 W 07 Mar Bristol City FC A 2–0 W 28 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–3 L 21 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W 16 Mar Portsmouth FC A 1–0 W 10 Mar Millwall FC A 0–1 L 07 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W 28 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–1 W Season Stats
Coventry City FC Derby County FC #1 Position #8 95 Points 69 46 Played 46 28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 20 / 9 / 17 97 Scored 67 45 Conceded 59 +52 GD +8 2.07 PPG 1.50 61% Win % 43% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this seasonCoventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Coventry Building Society Arena that hosts another battle between Coventry City FC and Derby County FC.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 12' Frank Onyeka puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
- 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto made 347 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ellis Simms suffering a number of foals already.
- 27' Derby County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
- 29' Derby County FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 34' Coventry City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jack Rudoni scoring 2 goals.
- 38' Goal! Ben Brereton scores his 54 goal in 373 matches.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 48' Richard O'Donnell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 53' Derby County FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
- 63' It’s a booking for Derby County FC player. John Eustace gets a card.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Jack Rudoni. He replaces Josh Eccles on 63 minute.
- 65' Another substitution for Derby County FC to replace Carlton Morris by Patrick Agyemang on 65 minute.
- 68' Jack Rudoni puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
- 72' It is a substitution in Derby County FC team. Jaydon Banel is replaced by Oscar Fraulo on 72 minute.
- 77' GOAL! Ben Brereton scores on 77.
- 80' Jack Rudoni puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
- 81' Derby County FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
- 86' Cruz Allen has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Ozoh on 86 minute.
- 90' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Matt Grimes by Victor Torp on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.
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Coventry City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 3
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Matt Grimes ↓ Victor Torp 90'
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Josh Eccles ↓ Jack Rudoni 63'
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Ellis Simms ↓ Haji Wright 63'
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Bench- 21
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Ephron Mason-Clark ↑ 63'
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Haji Wright ↑ 63'
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Jack Rudoni ↑ 63'
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Victor Torp ↑ 90'
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Coach Frank LampardDerby County FC
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Jaydon Banel ↓ Oscar Fraulo 72'
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David Ozoh ↓ Cruz Allen 86'
Bench- 3
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Oscar Fraulo ↑ 72'
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Patrick Agyemang ↑ 65'
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Cruz Allen ↑ 86'
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Head to Head
Coventry City FC Form
2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC W 2026-03-21 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2026-03-14 Coventry City FC 1–2 Southampton FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-03-07 Bristol City FC 0–2 Coventry City FC W 2026-02-28 Coventry City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC WDerby County FC Form
2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC L 2026-03-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2026-03-16 Portsmouth FC 0–1 Derby County FC W 2026-03-10 Millwall FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2026-03-07 Derby County FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-02-28 Derby County FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W