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Coventry City vs Middlesbrough
16 Feb 2026, 20:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Thomas BramallChampionship 2025/2026 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Coventry CityMin
Middlesbrough- ⚽
Haji Wright 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Jack Rudoni
Left foot shot
21′ - 22′
Aidan Morris
Yellowcard
Foul
Frank Onyeka
Yellowcard
Persistent fouling
27′Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Yellowcard
Foul
48′- ⚽
Haji Wright 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Carl Rushworth
Left foot shot
55′ - 59′⇄
Jeremy Sarmiento
Substitution
Off: Alan Browne
- 59′⇄
David Strelec
Substitution
Off: Morgan Whittaker
- 67′⚽
Riley McGree 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Josh Eccles
Substitution
Off: Jack Rudoni
68′ - ⇄
Romain Esse
Substitution
Off: Ephron Mason-Clark
69′ - 70′
Luke Ayling
Yellowcard
Argument
- ⚽
Haji Wright 3-1
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
71′ Matt Grimes
Yellowcard
Foul
72′- ⇄
Victor Torp
Substitution
Off: Frank Onyeka
75′ - 81′⇄
Kaly Sène
Substitution
Off: Tommy Conway
- ⇄
Jahnoah Markelo
Substitution
Off: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
82′ - ⇄
Ellis Simms
Substitution
Off: Haji Wright
82′ - 90+2′⇄
Sontje Hansen
Substitution
Off: Riley McGree
- 90+2′⇄
Finley Munroe
Substitution
Off: Matt Targett
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6.74 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.86 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.75 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.45 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.90 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.88 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6.63 | |
| 82 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6.96 | |
| 69 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.77 | |
| 69 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 6.65 | |
| 82 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 9.15 | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.52 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.72 | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.49 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Coventry City
Latest: Oxford United · 0–0
Match stats
7 Feb 2026, 15:01 · Home vs Oxford United · 2025/2026
Middlesbrough
Latest: Sheffield United · 2–1
Match stats
9 Feb 2026, 20:01 · Away vs Sheffield United · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Coventry City’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 7 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Coventry City’s home games with Middlesbrough’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Coventry City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
Previous meetings
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