Middlesbrough v Coventry result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 2–4 Coventry

Championship · Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:45 GMT · Riverside Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Coventry · Head-to-head

Middlesbrough 2–4 Coventry — Coventry won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Coventry won 4–2 at Riverside Stadium in the Championship on Tuesday 25 November. Coventry have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Coventry led 2–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Coventry: Ellis Simms (10’, assisted by V. Torp; 86’, assisted by Jay Dasilva), Liam Kitching (14’, assisted by Matthew Grimes; 85’) and an own goal by Bobby Thomas (49’); Middlesbrough: Morgan Whittaker (32’, assisted by Alfie Jones).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Middlesbrough 1.05, Coventry 1.40, from 11 shots to 20 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Matt Donohue, England showed no yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Middlesbrough move down from second to third (17 league matches played).

Coventry stay first after this result (17 league matches played).

With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 17, across 12 matches. Coventry have won their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Liam Kitching (Coventry) 10.8, Ellis Simms (Coventry) 10.8 and Matthew Grimes (Coventry) 8.5 led the match.

Next up

Middlesbrough next travel to Bolton on 23 October 2026.

Coventry next travel to Tottenham on 19 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Coventry: Tottenham v Coventry, Monday 19 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 2–4 Coventry · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: Matt Donohue, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Middlesbrough 0 · draws 1 · Coventry 5 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 1W 3D 1L · Coventry 4W 0D 1L

Middlesbrough 2–4 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 2.63

Goals

against 1.13 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 5.75

Corners

against 3.88 / 6.5 · 0 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 6.5

Shots on target

against 3 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 1.75

Cards

against 2.88 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.31 yellows

Referee · Matt Donohue, England

1.62 home / 1.69 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 November 2025. 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 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.75 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.75 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	17.75 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.5 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.13 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	7 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Matt Donohue, England — 3.31 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.46 fouls over 13 matches (1.62 to the home side, 1.69 to the away side).

Home 1.62Away 1.69

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. 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. Brittain n 8	90	1.5 6/4	0.5 3/1	V. Torp
D. Strelec n 8	58.6	1.5 4/2	0.4 2/0	—
R. McGree n 8	41.4	1.4 4/1	0.8 2/1	B. Thomas-Asante
K. Sène n 8	32.6	1.4 4/0	2.1 4/1	—
H. Hackney n 8	84.3	1.2 6/3	0.7 5/0	V. Torp

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Whittaker n 8	58.3	2.7 6/4	1 3/2
H. Hackney n 8	84.3	2.1 7/4	0.8 4/2
R. McGree n 8	41.4	1.6 5/1	0.8 3/0
S. Hansen n 8	43.8	1.5 3/2	0.5 2/0
D. Strelec n 8	58.6	1.2 4/1	0.4 2/0

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Whittaker n 8	58.3	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
C. Brittain n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 4/0
H. Hackney n 8	84.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. Hansen n 8	43.8	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
D. Fry n 8	71.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Morris n 8	65	2.8 7/5
S. Silvera n 8	43.9	2.3 4/3
A. Browne n 8	75.8	2.1 7/4
M. Whittaker n 8	58.3	1.9 4/3
A. Jones n 8	87.5	1.7 8/3

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Brynn n 8	90	1.9 3/3

Coventry

Coventry — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. 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
E. Mason-Clark n 8	72	2 7/5	1.9 7/5	—
J. Eccles n 8	44.3	1.8 5/2	3.1 6/5	—
K. Kesler-Hayden n 8	21.9	1.5 2/1	3.1 4/2	—
V. Torp n 8	72.1	1.4 5/3	0.5 2/1	H. Hackney
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	68.4	1 3/3	1.5 6/2	R. McGree

Coventry — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Simms n 8	38.1	4.1 6/5	2.4 5/3
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	68.4	2.8 5/5	1 3/1
V. Torp n 8	72.1	1.9 6/5	0.9 6/0
E. Mason-Clark n 8	72	1.7 8/3	1.3 6/2
J. Rudoni n 8	65.3	1.6 5/3	1 4/2

Coventry — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Simms n 8	38.1	0.9 3/0	0.6 1/1
T. Sakamoto n 8	81.6	0.6 4/0	0.4 3/0
K. Kesler-Hayden n 8	21.9	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
V. Torp n 8	72.1	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	68.4	0.7 3/1	0 0/0

Coventry — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Kesler-Hayden n 8	21.9	5.7 5/2
M. Grimes n 8	90	2.1 7/5
M. van Ewijk n 8	85.4	2 8/5
Kai Andrews n 8	27.9	2 4/1
J. Allen n 8	37.4	1.8 3/2

Coventry — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Rushworth n 8	90	3.1 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Coventry
60%	Possession	40%
1.05	Expected goals (xG)	1.40
11	Shots	20
2	Shots on target	8
5	Shots off target	6
4	Blocked shots	6
5	Shots inside the box	16
8	Corners	3
6	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	16
4	Saves	1
530	Passes	367
89%	Pass accuracy	83%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
S. Brynn	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Browne	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Ayling	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
A. Jones	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	6.5
C. Brittain	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	6.7
H. Hackney	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	7.9
S. Silvera	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	5.9
M. Whittaker	81	1	0	2	2	1	1	7.3
T. Conway	81	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
R. McGree	59	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.3
A. Morris	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Targett sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Hansen sub	31	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.5
D. Burgzorg sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
K. Sène sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Coventry player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
C. Rushworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. van Ewijk	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	6.9
B. Thomas	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	5.7
Liam Kitching	90	2	0	3	2	0	2	8.9
J. Dasilva	90	0	1	0	0	3	4	7.7
M. Grimes	90	0	1	1	0	3	6	8.2
E. Simms	90	2	0	5	4	0	0	8.9
V. Torp	76	0	1	0	0	4	0	7.5
T. Sakamoto	76	0	0	1	0	2	1	6.9
J. Eccles	55	0	0	1	0	4	2	7
B. Thomas-Asante	41	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
E. Mason-Clark sub	49	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.7
K. Kesler-Hayden sub	35	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
J. Allen sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
J. Rudoni sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6

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

MiddlesbroughDLDWD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

CoventryWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Middlesbrough 0 · 1 draw · Coventry 5 · 2.17 goals/game

2025-05-03 Coventry 2–0 Middlesbrough
2024-11-02 Middlesbrough 0–3 Coventry
2024-01-01 Middlesbrough 1–3 Coventry
2023-08-12 Coventry 3–0 Middlesbrough
2023-05-17 Middlesbrough 0–1 Coventry
2023-05-14 Coventry 0–0 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2025/26

Middlesbrough#5 pos80 pts46 pl+25 GD

Coventry#1 pos95 pts46 pl+52 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.57

Coventry scored2.11

Middlesbrough conceded1.02

Coventry conceded0.98

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Coventry?: In their last 6 meetings, Middlesbrough won 0, Coventry won 5 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Coventry?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 1W 3D 1L; Coventry 4W 0D 1L.

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