Coventry City FC vs Wrexham AFC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Coventry City FC vs Wrexham AFC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.
- Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2025/26)
- Wrexham AFC 46 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Samuel Allison
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 26 Apr Wrexham AFC H 3–1 W 21 Apr Portsmouth FC H 5–1 W 17 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–0 D 06 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–0 D 03 Apr Derby County FC H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–3 L 21 Apr Oxford United FC A 1–0 W 18 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W 12 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L 07 Apr Southampton FC H 1–5 L 03 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D Season Stats
Coventry City FC Wrexham AFC #1 Position #7 95 Points 71 46 Played 46 28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 19 / 14 / 13 97 Scored 69 45 Conceded 65 +52 GD +4 2.07 PPG 1.54 61% Win % 41% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Wrexham AFC this seasonCoventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Wrexham AFC are 7th (71 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Coventry Building Society Arena that hosts another battle between Coventry City FC and Wrexham AFC.
- 5' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Wrexham AFC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Oliver Rathbone scoring 1 goals.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Wrexham AFC winning 50% of all matches.
- 19' Coventry City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brandon Thomas-Asante on 19.
- 24' 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.
- 25' What a strike from Oliver Rathbone! The score is 1-1.
- 29' Coventry City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 34' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 39' 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.
- 40' It’s gonna be a card for Matty James.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wrexham AFC that had 114 games and scored 101 goals.
- 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Josh Eccles on 50.
- 53' The referee shows Wrexham AFC player a card on 53.
- 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 60' The supporters are chanting for Lewis O'Brien. He replaces Oliver Rathbone on 60 minute.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dominic Hyam made 363 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' Wrexham AFC is showing some good football. However, Wrexham AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 71' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 71 minute. Haji Wright leaves to be changed by Ellis Simms.
- 72' The Wrexham AFC manager makes a substitution. Sam Smith departs to be replaced by Kieffer Moore.
- 77' Issa Kabore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 80' What a strike from Victor Torp! The score is 2-1.
- 82' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Brandon Thomas-Asante is replaced by Romain Esse on 82 minute.
- 87' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 87 minute. Matt Grimes leaves to be changed by Jamie Allen.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
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Coventry City FC
Starting XI- 3
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Matt Grimes ↓ Jamie Allen 87'
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Josh Eccles ↓ Victor Torp 71'
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Haji Wright ↓ Ellis Simms 71'
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Bench-
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Jamie Allen ↑ 87'
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Ellis Simms ↑ 71'
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Victor Torp ↑ 71'
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Romain Esse ↑ 82'
Coach Frank LampardWrexham AFC
Starting XI- 21
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Josh Windass ↓ Nathan Broadhead 71'
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Sam Smith ↓ Kieffer Moore 72'
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Oliver Rathbone ↓ Lewis O'Brien 60'
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Bench-
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Kieffer Moore ↑ 72'
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Lewis O'Brien ↑ 60'
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Nathan Broadhead ↑ 71'
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Coach Phil Parkinson -
Head to Head
Coventry City FC Form
2026-04-26 Coventry City FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC W 2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2026-04-06 Hull City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC W