Coventry v Cardiff result

Full-time · Coventry 1–0 Cardiff

Championship · Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:45 BST · The Coventry Building Society Arena

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Coventry 1–0 Cardiff — Coventry won this Championship match.

Next for Coventry: Coventry v Fulham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Coventry 1–0 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena · Coventry, West Midlands
Referee: M. Salisbury
Head-to-head (last 2): Coventry 1 · draws 0 · Cardiff 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Coventry 3W 0D 2L · Cardiff 2W 1D 2L

Coventry 1–0 Cardiff (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.75

Goals

against 1 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.71 / 4.6

Corners

against 4.71 / 3.4 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.57 / 4.6

Shots on target

against 2.57 / 4 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.43 / 1.6

Cards

against 3 / 1 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Coventry for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.71 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.6 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	15.43 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.2 for · 10 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.57 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.6 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.14 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	15 for · 10 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.6 for · 1 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: M. Salisbury.

Coventry

Coventry — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. O'Hare n 8	90	2 8/5	3.6 8/7	M. Pack
I. Maatsen n 8	78.6	2 7/3	0.7 5/0	K. Moore
J. Dacosta n 8	67.6	2 6/3	0.8 3/2	—
J. Eccles n 8	44.4	2 5/2	1.8 5/2	—
T. Walker n 8	40	2 4/2	0.8 2/1	—

Coventry — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	83.4	2.6 7/6	1.6 6/5
M. Waghorn n 8	59.5	2.5 5/5	1.1 4/2
T. Walker n 8	40	1.7 3/2	1.7 3/2
C. O'Hare n 8	90	1.6 7/5	0.6 4/1
M. James n 8	90	1.4 5/4	0.5 2/1

Coventry — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Waghorn n 8	59.5	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
T. Walker n 8	40	0.8 3/0	0 0/0
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	83.4	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
J. Shipley n 8	55	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. James n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1

Coventry — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Maatsen n 8	78.6	4 6/6
B. Sheaf n 8	62.1	3.4 7/2
S. Dabo n 8	76.4	3.1 6/6
S. McCallum n 8	83.9	2.3 7/4
J. Eccles n 8	44.4	2.3 4/2

Coventry — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Moore n 8	90	2.6 5/4
B. Wilson n 8	90	1.9 5/3

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Collins n 8	38.1	3.5 6/3	2.1 6/1	—
M. Watkins n 8	57	2.6 7/3	1.2 6/0	—
M. Pack n 8	90	1.9 7/3	1.5 7/4	C. O'Hare
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	1.7 6/2	0.5 4/0	—
K. Moore n 8	47	1.7 3/3	3.4 5/3	I. Maatsen

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Moore n 8	47	2.9 7/4	1.2 5/0
J. Collins n 8	38.1	2.4 5/2	1.2 3/1
A. Flint n 8	90	1.9 6/4	1.3 6/3
M. Watkins n 8	57	1.8 5/2	1.2 3/2
R. Colwill n 8	33.9	1.3 3/1	1 2/1

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Murphy n 8	28.1	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
M. Pack n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
K. Moore n 8	47	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
R. Colwill n 8	33.9	0.7 1/1	0 0/0
A. Flint n 8	90	0.5 2/2	0.1 1/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	3.2 8/6
R. Wintle n 8	80.5	2.4 6/3
Joel Bagan n 8	78.6	2.3 6/5
T. Sang n 8	87.5	1.7 8/5
P. Ng n 8	81	1.7 6/2

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Smithies n 8	80.1	2.7 5/4
D. Phillips n 8	90	2.4 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Coventry		Cardiff
52%	Possession	48%
11	Shots	10
4	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	5
4	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	7
7	Corners	6
1	Offsides	4
3	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
436	Passes	406
67%	Pass accuracy	67%

Coventry player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
D. Hyam	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.5
K. McFadzean	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.2
J. Clarke-Salter	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.9
S. Dabo	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	R	6.9
J. Allen	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
G. Hamer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
C. O'Hare	90	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
Viktor Gyökeres	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7
M. Waghorn	81	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	7.3
I. Maatsen	69	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
T. Kane sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
M. Godden sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Phillips	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
P. Ng	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
S. Morrison	90	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
A. Flint	90	2	1	0	2	0	7.9
C. Nelson	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Joel Bagan	90	0	0	1	5	0	6.9
M. Pack	90	1	0	2	1	0	7.3
K. Moore	90	1	0	2	0	Y	6.9
W. Vaulks	81	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
R. Colwill	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Mark Harris	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. Bowen sub	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Collins sub	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Evans sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Coventry v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CoventryLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

CardiffDWLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Coventry 1 · 0 draws · Cardiff 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2021-02-13 Cardiff 3–1 Coventry
2020-11-25 Coventry 1–0 Cardiff

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Coventry#12 pos64 pts46 pl+1 GD

Cardiff#18 pos53 pts46 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Coventry scored1.3

Cardiff scored1.09

Coventry conceded1.28

Cardiff conceded1.48

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What is the head-to-head record between Coventry and Cardiff?: In their last 2 meetings, Coventry won 1, Cardiff won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Coventry and Cardiff?: Recent form — Coventry 3W 0D 2L; Cardiff 2W 1D 2L.

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