Manchester City v Coventry result

Full-time · Manchester City 1–0 Coventry

Premier League · Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00 BST · Etihad Stadium

Updated 19 Sep 2026, 04:32 UK · refreshed continuously

The model’s pre-match pick

Manchester City 1–0 Coventry — Manchester City won this Premier League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home win.

Free pick

Home win

Best price: 1.20 at William Hill

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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 Manchester City: 2.20 to 1.49 in expected goals, from 15 shots to 12, ahead on xG from the 34th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Manchester City beat Coventry 1–0 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 5 September.

The goals

Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Erling Haaland (26’, assisted by Antoine Semenyo).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s one key moment (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Erling Haaland’s goal on 26 minutes.

Discipline

Paul Tierney, England showed three yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Manchester City: Abduqodir Khusanov (90+5’); Coventry: Milan van Ewijk (19’) and Ethan Pinnock (90+2’).

What it changes

Manchester City stay first after this result (three league matches played). Manchester City have scored 20 goals, the second-most of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 9 games). Manchester City have conceded 10 goals, the seventh-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Coventry stay 18th (shared) after this result (three league matches 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.

Manchester City have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) 6.3, Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 6.1 and Bobby Thomas (Coventry) 5.1 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Manchester City 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

Manchester City next travel to Nottingham Forest 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 Manchester City: Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Coventry: Everton v Coventry, Friday 6 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Manchester City 1–0 Coventry · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Recent form: Manchester City 2W 1D 2L · Coventry 3W 0D 2L

Manchester City 1–0 Coventry (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 19 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 2.13

Goals

against 1 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

7 / 4.25

Corners

against 3.5 / 2.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 2.75 / 2.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 1

Cards

against 2 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 29 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	Manchester City for / against	Line	Coventry for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3.5our book	2.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.25 for · 7.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.38 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.88 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.5 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Paul Tierney, England.

Manchester City

Manchester City Goalkeeper

Manchester City — 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
G. Donnarumma	3	90270 min	62 /90	51.7 /90	00 /90

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	2 6/2

Manchester City Defensive

Manchester City — 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
Rúben Dias	3	90270 min	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	144.7 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
A. Khusanov	3	90269 min	113.7 /90	51.7 /90	20.7 /90	196.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90
J. Gvardiol	3	85255 min	51.8 /90	41.4 /90	10.4 /90	134.6 /90	41.4 /90	10.4 /90
M. Guéhi	3	72217 min	31.2 /90	31.2 /90	00 /90	135.4 /90	20.8 /90	00 /90
R. Lewis	2	4487 min	11 /90	22.1 /90	00 /90	66.2 /90	11 /90	00 /90
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Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 29 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
A. Semenyo n 8	81.8	1.5 7/3	0.8 3/3	J. Rudoni
Rúben Dias n 8	84.4	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0	B. Thomas
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
A. Khusanov n 8	89.9	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0	B. Thomas
J. Gvardiol n 8	72.1	1.2 4/3	0.2 1/0	A. Amenda
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Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rúben Dias n 8	84.4	0.9 5/1
A. Semenyo n 8	81.8	0.4 3/0
A. Khusanov n 8	89.9	2.1 7/4
J. Gvardiol n 8	72.1	1.7 6/4
E. Haaland n 8	76.5	0.1 1/0
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Manchester City Attacking

Manchester City — 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
E. Haaland	3	78233 min	20.8 /90	00 /90	114.2 /90	62.3 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90
Omar Marmoush	1	3737 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	12.4 /90	00 /90
A. Semenyo	3	90270 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	41.3 /90	31 /90	51.7 /90	51.7 /90
P. Foden	3	77232 min	00 /90	20.8 /90	41.6 /90	10.4 /90	51.9 /90	31.2 /90
E. Anderson	3	68205 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.3 /90	10.4 /90	20.9 /90	10.4 /90
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Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 29 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+
A. Semenyo n 8	81.8	1.5 8/2	1 7/0
Rúben Dias n 8	84.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Khusanov n 8	89.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
J. Gvardiol n 8	72.1	1.2 5/2	0.5 3/0
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Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Semenyo n 8	81.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Rúben Dias n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Khusanov n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Gvardiol n 8	72.1	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
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Coventry

Coventry Goalkeeper

Coventry — 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
C. Rushworth	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	42 /90	00 /90
D. Bentley	1	9090 min	33 /90	22 /90	00 /90

Coventry — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Rushworth n 8	90	1.6 3/2

Coventry Defensive

Coventry — 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
A. Amenda	3	75225 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	31.2 /90	114.4 /90	41.6 /90	10.4 /90
B. Thomas	3	71213 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	20.8 /90	104.2 /90	31.3 /90	00 /90
J. Dasilva	2	90180 min	21 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	84 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
M. van Ewijk	2	90180 min	21 /90	10.5 /90	21 /90	21 /90	21 /90	00 /90
J. Bidwell	1	9090 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90
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Coventry — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 29 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
A. Amenda n 3	75	1.6 3/1	0 0/0	J. Gvardiol
B. Thomas n 8	81.9	0.4 2/1	1.1 6/1	A. Khusanov
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi n 3	67.7	2.2 3/2	1.3 2/1	—
T. Awoniyi n 3	60	1 2/0	1 2/0	—
J. Rudoni n 8	56.1	0.4 2/0	2.4 5/4	A. Semenyo
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Coventry — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Amenda n 3	75	0 0/0
B. Thomas n 8	81.9	1.1 5/2
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi n 3	67.7	0 0/0
T. Awoniyi n 3	60	0 0/0
J. Rudoni n 8	56.1	1.6 7/1
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Coventry Attacking

Coventry — 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
T. Awoniyi	3	60180 min	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	52.5 /90	31.5 /90	42 /90	10.5 /90
B. Thomas-Asante	3	41122 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90
E. Simms	1	7070 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	11.3 /90	11.3 /90
S. Cherif	1	2020 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	14.5 /90
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi	3	68203 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90	20.9 /90	10.4 /90
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Coventry — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 29 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+
A. Amenda n 3	75	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
B. Thomas n 8	81.9	0.7 5/0	0.1 1/0
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi n 3	67.7	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Awoniyi n 3	60	2.5 2/2	1.5 2/1
J. Rudoni n 8	56.1	2.4 6/4	1 4/1
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Coventry — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 29 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Amenda n 3	75	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Thomas n 8	81.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi n 3	67.7	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
T. Awoniyi n 3	60	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
J. Rudoni n 8	56.1	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Coventry
78%	Possession	22%
2.12	Expected goals (xG)	1.37
15	Shots	12
4	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	6
6	Blocked shots	3
14	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	5
5	Offsides	2
7	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
819	Passes	220
92%	Pass accuracy	64%

Manchester City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Khusanov	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
J. Gvardiol	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
M. Guéhi	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
E. Anderson	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	8.3
A. Semenyo	90	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	6.9
E. Haaland	90	1	0	4	3	1	0	0	8.7
G. Donnarumma	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.9
I. Ndiaye	87	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.3
E. Fernández	76	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
R. Cherki	66	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	7.2
P. Foden sub	24	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.2
A. Bouaddi sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
R. McAidoo sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9

Coventry Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Amenda	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
M. Grimes	90	1	0	0	5	0	6.7
E. Pinnock	90	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
B. Thomas	90	3	0	2	1	0	8.5
M. van Ewijk	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.9
C. Rushworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Dasilva	85	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
E. Mason-Clark	71	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Awoniyi	71	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
J. Rudoni	63	1	1	2	1	0	6.3
F. Onyeka	63	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
L. Tchaouna sub	27	1	1	2	0	0	6.6
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Thomas-Asante sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Simms sub	19	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
G. Hamer sub	11	0	0	0	1	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 Manchester City v Coventry — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityDLLWW

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

CoventryWWLWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Manchester City#2 pos21 pts9 pl+10 GD

Coventry#16 pos9 pts9 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.22

Coventry scored1

Manchester City conceded1.11

Coventry conceded1.78

Shot Map and Expected Goals

Manchester City 2.20 xG from 15 shots, Coventry 1.49 from 12. 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.

Manchester City (attacking right)Coventry (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Manchester City	15	1	2.20
Coventry	12	0	1.49

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Expected Goals Race

At half-time, Manchester City led on xG, 1.26 to 0.82. At full time, Manchester City led on xG, 2.20 to 1.49. The widest gap was 1.24 xG to Manchester City, in the 77th minute.

xG timeline (cumulative)

Manchester City 2.20 xGCoventry 1.49 xGdots = goals · 27 shots

The Full Post-Match Picture

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Manchester City v Coventry?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Manchester City v Coventry was Home win (best price 1.20 at William Hill).
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Coventry?: Recent form — Manchester City 2W 1D 2L; Coventry 3W 0D 2L.

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