Arsenal v Coventry result

Full-time · Arsenal 3–0 Coventry

Premier League · Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:00 BST · Emirates Stadium

Updated 4 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Arsenal · Coventry

The model’s pre-match pick

Arsenal 3–0 Coventry — Arsenal won this Premier League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home win.

Free pick

Home win

Best price: 1.24 at Betano

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home win in the last 90 days, 78.5% of 279 landed (95% range 73.3–82.9%); it had given them 75.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

How often calls like this land: when the model rated a home win between 62% and 80% in 21 top-flight leagues over the last 365 days — every such forecast, not only the free picks — it landed 178 of 266 times (66.9%), against an average rating of 68.4%. How we measure →

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Arsenal: 1.85 to 0.56 in expected goals, from 20 shots to 4, ahead on xG from the fourth minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Arsenal beat Coventry 3–0 at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Friday 21 August. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Arsenal led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Arsenal: Kai Havertz (15’, assisted by Riccardo Calafiori), Bukayo Saka (23’) and Martin Ødegaard (49’, assisted by Ben White).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Kai Havertz’s goal on 15 minutes.

Discipline

T. Bramall showed two yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Arsenal: Gabriel Magalhães (34’); Coventry: Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi (27’).

What it changes

Arsenal are first after this result (one league match played). Arsenal have scored 14 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 9 games). Arsenal have conceded five goals, the fewest of the 20 clubs.

Coventry are 20th after this result (one league match played). Coventry have scored nine goals, the seventh-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 9 games). Coventry have conceded 16 goals, the fourth-most of the 20 clubs.

Arsenal have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) 7.5, Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) 6.2 and Kai Havertz (Arsenal) 5.5 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Arsenal to win, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 78.5% of the time in the last 90 days (219 of 279).

Next up

Arsenal next host Hull City on 7 November 2026.

Coventry next travel to Everton on 6 November 2026.

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

Next for Arsenal: Arsenal v Hull City, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Coventry: Everton v Coventry, Friday 6 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Arsenal 3–0 Coventry · Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium · London
Referee: T. Bramall
Model coverage: 19 markets priced for this fixture
Recent form: Arsenal 4W 1D 0L · Coventry 3W 2D 0L

Arsenal 3–0 Coventry (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 19 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 4 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 2.38

Goals

against 0.38 / 0.63 · 0 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

3 / 5

Corners

against 3.71 / 1.88 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.57 / 4.88

Shots on target

against 2.57 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.29 / 0.75

Cards

against 1.71 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.29 yellows

Referee · T. Bramall

21.53 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 17 matches

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 16 August 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Arsenal for / against	Line	Coventry for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	2.38 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.71 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.13 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.57 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.88 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.14 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.75 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.29 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	0.75 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Bramall — 4.29 yellow cards a game, 0.06 red cards, 21.53 fouls over 17 matches.

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Arsenal

Arsenal Goalkeeper

Arsenal — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
David Raya	1	9090 min	44 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Raya n 8	90	2.3 6/4

Arsenal Defensive

Arsenal — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Ben White	1	9090 min	55 /90	22 /90	11 /90	66 /90	22 /90	00 /90
Cristhian Mosquera	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90	00 /90	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90
Gabriel Magalhães	1	9090 min	00 /90	11 /90	00 /90	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90
Riccardo Calafiori	1	6060 min	11.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90	11.5 /90	11.5 /90	11.5 /90
Piero Hincapié	1	3030 min	13 /90	00 /90	00 /90	26 /90	13 /90	00 /90
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Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. 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
Cristhian Mosquera n 8	73.8	1.5 6/2	1.1 5/2	—
Gabriel Magalhães n 8	84.4	0.9 6/1	1.3 7/2	—
Ben White n 8	69.9	0.8 3/2	0.5 3/0	—
David Raya n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 4/0	—
Martin Ødegaard n 8	66.9	0.7 3/1	0.5 2/1	—
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Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Cristhian Mosquera n 8	73.8	1.7 5/3
Ben White n 8	69.9	1.4 4/2
Gabriel Magalhães n 8	84.4	0.7 5/0
Martin Ødegaard n 8	66.9	1.2 5/2
K. Havertz n 8	53.5	1.1 3/2
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Arsenal Attacking

Arsenal — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
K. Havertz	1	7575 min	11.2 /90	00 /90	11.2 /90	11.2 /90	11.2 /90	00 /90
Bukayo Saka	1	3030 min	00 /90	00 /90	26 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13 /90
C. Tzolis	1	9090 min	00 /90	22 /90	00 /90	00 /90	33 /90	00 /90
Martin Ødegaard	1	8484 min	11.1 /90	00 /90	22.1 /90	22.1 /90	22.1 /90	33.2 /90
Myles Lewis-Skelly	1	7575 min	00 /90	11.2 /90	00 /90	00 /90	11.2 /90	00 /90
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Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Magalhães n 8	84.4	0.8 4/2	0.3 2/0
Cristhian Mosquera n 8	73.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Ben White n 8	69.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
David Raya n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Martin Ødegaard n 8	66.9	1 4/2	0.7 3/1
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Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arsenal before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
David Raya n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Gabriel Magalhães n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
Cristhian Mosquera n 8	73.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Ben White n 8	69.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Martin Ødegaard n 8	66.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Arsenal		Coventry
64%	Possession	36%
1.88	Expected goals (xG)	0.20
20	Shots	4
6	Shots on target	1
6	Shots off target	2
8	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	1
8	Corners	2
5	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
616	Passes	347
92%	Pass accuracy	78%

Arsenal Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David Raya	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Ben White	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	7.9
Cristhian Mosquera	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Gabriel Magalhães	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Myles Lewis-Skelly	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.3
K. Havertz	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.7
Riccardo Calafiori	81	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
Martin Ødegaard	76	1	0	1	1	3	3	0	8.5
C. Tzolis	76	0	0	3	2	3	1	0	7.3
Declan Rice	68	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	7.5
Bukayo Saka	68	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.9
Martín Zubimendi sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Noni Madueke sub	22	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	6.9
Eberechi Eze sub	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
Mikel Merino sub	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Piero Hincapié sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Coventry Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Rushworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. van Ewijk	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.5
B. Thomas	90	1	0	1	1	0	7.2
A. Amenda	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Dasilva	90	0	0	0	0	0	6
M. Grimes	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
F. Onyeka	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
L. Tchaouna	82	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Thomas-Asante	70	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Simms	70	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi	62	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
V. Torp sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
J. Rudoni sub	20	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
T. Awoniyi sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
G. Hamer sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

ArsenalWWWDW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

CoventryDDWWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Arsenal#1 pos24 pts9 pl+9 GD

Coventry#16 pos9 pts9 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Arsenal scored1.56

Coventry scored1

Arsenal conceded0.56

Coventry conceded1.78

Shot Map and Expected Goals

Arsenal 1.85 xG from 20 shots, Coventry 0.56 from 4. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Arsenal (attacking right)Coventry (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Arsenal	20	3	1.85
Coventry	4	0	0.56

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Expected Goals Race

At half-time, Arsenal led on xG, 1.20 to 0.05. At full time, Arsenal led on xG, 1.85 to 0.56. The widest gap was 1.72 xG to Arsenal, in the 81st minute.

xG timeline (cumulative)

Arsenal 1.85 xGCoventry 0.56 xGdots = goals · 24 shots

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Arsenal v Coventry?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Arsenal v Coventry was Home win (best price 1.24 at Betano).
What is the recent form of Arsenal and Coventry?: Recent form — Arsenal 4W 1D 0L; Coventry 3W 2D 0L.

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