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CoventryCoventry vs Reading — Championship
1-1
Reading
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Going into the match, Coventry had won 1, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 6, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Reading had won 4, drawn 1, lost 1 in 6, scoring 2.2.
Match report
Home form going in: Coventry
Last 6 completed: won 1, drawn 3, lost 2 (D L W L D). 1.0 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 33% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Southampton · 29 Aug 2005
- L 2-1 at Sheffield United · 27 Aug 2005
- W 3-0 vs QPR · 20 Aug 2005
- L 4-0 at Burnley · 13 Aug 2005
- D 0-0 at Millwall · 9 Aug 2005
- D 1-1 at Norwich · 6 Aug 2005
Away form going in: Reading
Last 6 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 1 (W D W W W). 2.2 scored per game, 0.5 conceded, 67% over 2.5 goals, 33% both teams scored, 67% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Burnley · 29 Aug 2005
- D 0-0 at Watford · 27 Aug 2005
- W 5-0 vs Millwall · 20 Aug 2005
- W 0-3 at Preston · 13 Aug 2005
- W 0-2 at Brighton · 9 Aug 2005
- L 1-2 vs Plymouth · 6 Aug 2005
Match statistics
| Coventry | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Total shots | 19 |
| 13 | Shots on target | 11 |
| 12 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |