Middlesbrough v Coventry result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 1–0 Coventry

Championship · Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:00 GMT · Riverside Stadium

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

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

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Coventry: Coventry v Fulham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 1–0 Coventry · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: M. Donohue
Head-to-head (last 3): Middlesbrough 2 · draws 0 · Coventry 1 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 4W 0D 1L · Coventry 3W 0D 2L

Middlesbrough 1–0 Coventry (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

1.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.17 / 6.17

Corners

against 5.67 / 3.67 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3 / 6.17

Shots on target

against 2.5 / 2.83 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.33 / 1

Cards

against 2.5 / 2.17 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.91 yellows

Referee · M. Donohue

2.18 home / 2.73 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 January 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 January 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Coventry for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.17 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.17 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	15.5 for · 9 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6.17 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.17 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: M. Donohue — 4.91 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 22.27 fouls over 11 matches (2.18 to the home side, 2.73 to the away side).

Home 2.18Away 2.73

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. 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
M. Payero n 8	63.1	2.3 4/3	1.2 4/2	—
J. Coburn n 8	33.4	2 3/3	1.7 3/2	—
M. Crooks n 8	87.6	1.8 7/4	0.6 4/1	B. Sheaf
M. Tavernier n 8	90	1.6 7/4	1 4/2	B. Sheaf
F. Balogun n 8	23.1	1.5 2/1	1 2/0	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Balogun n 8	23.1	2.4 2/2	0.5 1/0
A. Connolly n 8	63.1	2.3 5/4	0.7 3/1
D. Watmore n 8	47.9	2.3 5/2	1.6 3/1
A. Šporar n 8	85.4	2.2 7/6	1.4 6/2
M. Payero n 8	63.1	2 6/4	0.9 4/1

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Coburn n 8	33.4	1 3/0	0 0/0
D. Watmore n 8	47.9	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
I. Jones n 8	89	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
M. Crooks n 8	87.6	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
A. Šporar n 8	85.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Crooks n 8	87.6	2.8 8/7
I. Jones n 8	89	2.7 8/5
M. Payero n 8	63.1	2 6/3
A. Dijksteel n 8	87.5	1.9 7/5
F. Balogun n 8	23.1	1.9 3/1

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Daniels n 8	90	2.5 4/4
J. Lumley n 8	90	1.5 3/2

Coventry

Coventry — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. 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
G. Hamer n 8	71.6	2.4 6/5	0.6 4/0	—
J. Dacosta n 8	56.5	2 5/2	1.2 4/2	—
B. Sheaf n 8	84.1	1.9 8/4	0.7 3/2	M. Tavernier
I. Maatsen n 8	70.9	1.9 7/3	1.3 4/1	—
J. Eccles n 8	52.6	1.7 5/2	1.3 5/1	—

Coventry — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. 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	62	3.1 6/5	1.6 5/2
M. Godden n 8	79.5	2.5 7/5	2 7/5
J. Shipley n 8	69.8	1.9 7/4	0.8 4/1
M. Waghorn n 8	52.4	1.7 4/3	1.1 3/2
C. O'Hare n 8	79.1	1.4 5/3	0.9 4/2

Coventry — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Godden n 8	79.5	0.8 4/2	0.1 1/0
J. Shipley n 8	69.8	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
J. Jones n 8	22.3	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
T. Kane n 8	84.3	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
G. Hamer n 8	71.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Coventry — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Sheaf n 8	84.1	4.3 8/8
I. Maatsen n 8	70.9	3 7/5
J. Clarke-Salter n 8	84.4	2.5 7/5
J. Dacosta n 8	56.5	2.2 6/4
J. Eccles n 8	52.6	2.1 3/3

Coventry — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Wilson n 8	90	1.9 5/3
S. Moore n 8	90	1.8 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Lumley	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	8.2
A. Dijksteel	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
D. Fry	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.7
P. McNair	90	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.7
I. Jones	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
M. Crooks	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
M. Tavernier	90	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	7.3
N. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
A. Šporar	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
J. Howson	57	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
A. Connolly	56	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.9
F. Balogun sub	34	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Payero sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Coventry player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Hyam	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
K. McFadzean	90	2	0	0	1	0	7
J. Clarke-Salter	90	1	0	3	5	0	7.5
J. Eccles	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
B. Sheaf	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. O'Hare	90	2	2	3	0	0	7
Viktor Gyökeres	90	2	2	1	0	0	6.5
J. Bidwell	77	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Shipley	68	3	1	1	2	Y	7.3
J. Allen	64	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
G. Hamer sub	26	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Waghorn sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
I. Maatsen sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

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

Recent form

MiddlesbroughWWWWL

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

CoventryLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Middlesbrough 2 · 0 draws · Coventry 1 · 2.33 goals/game

2021-09-11 Coventry 2–0 Middlesbrough
2021-03-02 Coventry 1–2 Middlesbrough
2020-10-27 Middlesbrough 2–0 Coventry

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#7 pos70 pts46 pl+9 GD

Coventry#12 pos64 pts46 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.28

Coventry scored1.3

Middlesbrough conceded1.09

Coventry conceded1.28

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Coventry?: In their last 3 meetings, Middlesbrough won 2, Coventry won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Coventry?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 4W 0D 1L; Coventry 3W 0D 2L.

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