As the EFL Championship 2024/25 enters its last match week, bringing the 33rd edition of the league in its modern format to the end, the tension and excitement in the fan world reaches its peak. Coventry City will meet Middlesbrough on the field in one of the closing games of the Championship on Saturday, 3 May at their home Coventry Building Society Arena.
The first game the two clubs played against each other this season took place on 2 November and ended in a 0 – 3 away win for Coventry City. Starting with the first goal scored by Brandon Thomas-Asante at the 42 minute mark, Coventry went on to put two more balls in the net in the second half (Haji Wright at 76′ and Josh Eccles at 81′).
The Sky Blues have been playing in the EFL (back then still called First Division) since the 2001/2002 season, after the relegation from the Premier League. Mostly, they found themselves in the bottom half of the league table, however this season they climbed to the 6th position and currently qualify for the Championship play-offs. Their current record includes 19 wins, 9 draws, and 17 losses.
Boro was relegated to the EFL after they finished 19th in the 2016/17 Premier League season. Since then, their results were a mixed bag, with the highest position they have achieved being the 5th line in the league table. They are currently occupying the 9th position, which doesn’t give them any promotion qualifications. Their current record includes 18 wins, 10 draws, and 17 losses.
Coventry City vs Middlesbrough: Where to Watch Live
As most other games of the Championship 2024/25 season, this game will be broadcasted live on Sky Sports in the UK.
When: Saturday, 3 May 2025
What time: kick-off time at 12:30 UTC
TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Home team: Coventry City F.C.
Away team: Middlesbrough F.C.
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Coventry City vs Middlesbrough: Match Preview and Head to Head History
The very first time Coventry City and Middlesbrough came together on the field was on 5 September 1964 during a First Division season. The hosting Coventry won 3 – 0.
Coventry City vs Middlesbrough: Head to Head Record
The two clubs have an extensive history of playing against each other in the First Division, Premier League, and other domestic competitions. With the first game in the modern EFL format taking place in September 2009, so far they have played 15 games. Out of this, Coventry won 7 games, Middlesbrough won 4 games, and 4 games finished in a draw.
Their most recent head to head record looks the following:
| Year | Championship | Match Day | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
| November 2, 2024 | EFL | 13 | Middlesbrough | Coventry City | 0 – 3 |
| January 1, 2024 | EFL | 26 | Middlesbrough | Coventry City | 1 – 3 |
| August 12, 2023 | EFL | 2 | Coventry City | Middlesbrough | 3 – 0 |
| May 17, 2023 | Championship playoffs | Semi finals | Middlesbrough | Coventry City | 0 – 1 |
| May 14, 2023 | Championship playoffs | Semi finals | Coventry City | Middlesbrough | 0 – 0 |
Coventry City Current Form
- Luton Town 1 – 0 Coventry City (26 April, EFL Championship)
- Plymouth Argyle 3 – 1 Coventry City (21 April, EFL Championship)
- Coventry City 2 – 0 West Bromwich Albion (18 April, EFL Championship)
- Hull City 1 – 1 Coventry City (14 April, EFL Championship)
- Coventry City 1 – 0 Portsmouth (9 April, EFL Championship)
Out of the most recent five games, all of which took place in the EFL Championship format, Coventry City won 2 games, lost 2 games, and ended 1 game in a draw.
Middlesbrough Current Form
- Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Norwich City (26 April, EFL Championship)
- Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 1 Middlesbrough (21 April, EFL Championship)
- Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Plymouth Argyle (18 April, EFL Championship)
- Millwall 1 – 0 Middlesbrough (12 April, EFL Championship)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 1 Leeds United (8 April, EFL Championship)
Out of the most recent five games, all of which took place in the EFL Championship format, Middlesbrough won 1 game, lost 3 games, and ended 1 game in a draw.
Coventry City: Analysis, Team Preview, and Lineup
From League One to EFL Championship and Premier League, Coventry City has played in most major English football leagues. Their current run in the EFL counts five seasons. They started in 2020/21 after winning the previous season at the EFL League One.
The club spent the first two seasons in the bottom half of the league table, occupying the 16th and the 12th position in 2020/21 and 2021/22 correspondingly. In 2022/23 they shot ahead into fifth place, but the next season dropped to 9th.
When it comes to notable players, watch out for centre forward Haji Wright who brought Coventry one step further to their victory in their previous match with Middlesbrough. Wright currently holds a record of 12 goals and 1 assist. Centre forward Ellis Simms and central midfielder Jack Rudoni come next, with 7 goals each.
Another star of the match with Middlesbrough, centre forward Brandon Thomas-Asante, has brought the team 6 goals in the current season, as has central midfielder Victor Torp.
Coventry City Squad
- Goalkeepers: Oliver Dovin, Ben Wilson, Bradley Collins
- Defenders: Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva, Bobby Thomas, Liam Kitching, Jake Bidwell, Joel Latibeaudiere, Milan van Ewijk, Jack Burroughs
- Midfielders: Jack Rudoni, Matt Grimes, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Jamie Allen, Ben Sheaf (captain), Josh Eccles, Victor Torp, Ryan Howley
- Forwards: Ellis Simms, Ephron Mason-Clark, Haji Wright, Jamie Paterson, Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Norman Bassette
Injuries/Suspensions
Five players won’t be making an appearance on the field from the Coventry City squad, four due to an injury and one for getting a red card:
- Norman Bassette due to a hip injury; estimated return date late May 2025
- Ephron Mason-Clark due to a foot injury; estimated return date mid May 2025
- Victor Torp due to an ankle injury; estimated return date mid May 2025
- Oliver Dovin due to a cruciate ligament injury; estimated return date early December 2025
- Jay Dasilva due to a red card
Middlesbrough: Analysis, Team Preview, and Lineup
Since the early 90s, Middlesbrough has been promoted and relegated between the EFL Championship and the Premier League several times. Since the 2017/18 season they have been continuously playing in the EFL. These seven seasons have been a mixed bag, with the highest position they have achieved in the league table being number four in the 2022/23 season and the lowest being 17th in the 2019/20 season when they narrowly escaped relegation to League One.
Watch out for centre forward Tommy Conway who has scored 13 goals and made 1 assist in this season. Other interesting players who you should definitely follow are attacking midfielder Finn Azaz with 12 goals and 11 assists and centre forward Emmanuel Latte Lath with 11 goals and 3 assists.
Middlesbrough Squad
- Goalkeepers: Seny Dieng, Tom Glover, Sol Brynn, Mark Travers, Shea Connor
- Defenders: Rav van den Berg, Dael Fry, Luke Ayling, Anfernee Dijksteel, Alex Bangura, George Edmundson, Darragh Lenihan, Ryan Giles, Neto Borges, George McCormick, Harley Hunt, James Wilson, Nathan Simpson
- Midfielders: Daniel Barlaser, Hayden Hackney (captain), Riley McGree, Delano Burgzorg, Jonny Howson, Aidan Morris, Finn Azaz, Fin Cartwright, Bailey Palmer, Law McCabe
- Forwards: Kelechi Iheanacho, Morgan Whittaker, Marcus Forss, Tommy Conway, Samuel Iling-Junior, Sonny Finch, Charlie Lennon, Ben Doak
Injuries/Suspensions
Seven players won’t be making an appearance on the field from the Middlesbrough squad:
- Harley Hunt due to a muscle injury; estimated return date mid May 2025
- Riley McGree due to a leg injury; estimated return date mid May 2025
- Luke Ayling due to an ankle injury; estimated return date early May 2025
- Seny Dieng due to an Achilles tendon injury; estimated return date early May 2025
- Ben Doak due to a thigh injury; estimated return date early May 2025
- Sol Brynn due to a strain injury; estimated return date unknown
- Alex Bangura due to an Achilles tendon injury; estimated return date unknown
Coventry City vs Middlesbrough: Key Stats and Insights
| Coventry City | Middlesbrough | |
| 6 | Position | 9 |
| 19 | Won | 18 |
| 9 | Drawn | 10 |
| 17 | Lost | 17 |
| 1.38 | Avg Goals Scored Per Match | 1.42 |
| 1.29 | Avg Goals Conceded Per Match | 1.2 |
| 54.8 | Possession | 55.6 |
| 0 | Clean sheets | 0 |
Coventry City Home and Away Performance in EFL 2024/25 Season
Coventry City have played 22 home games and 23 away games. Out of these, they won 13 home and 6 away games.
Home Matches
- Coventry City 3 – 2 Oxford United (16 August, match day 2)
- Coventry City 0 – 1 Norwich City (31 August, match day 4)
- Coventry City 1 – 2 Swansea City (21 September, match day 6)
- Coventry City 3 – 0 Blackburn Rovers (1 October, match day 8)
- Coventry City 1 – 2 Sheffield Wednesday (5 October, match day 9)
- Coventry City 3 – 2 Luton Town (26 October, match day 12)
- Coventry City 1 – 2 Derby County (6 November, match day 14)
- Coventry City 2 – 2 Sheffield United (23 November, match day 16)
- Coventry City 2 – 2 Cardiff City (30 November, match day 18)
- Coventry City 2 – 1 Hull City (14 December, match day 21)
- Coventry City 4 – 0 Plymouth Argyle (26 December, match day 23)
- Coventry City 0 – 0 Millwall (29 December, match day 24)
- Coventry City 1 – 0 Bristol City (18 January, match day 27)
- Coventry City 2 – 1 Watford (25 January, match day 29)
- Coventry City 0 – 2 Leeds United (5 February, match day 31)
- Coventry City 1 – 0 Queens Park Rangers (11 February, match day 32)
- Coventry City 2 – 1 Preston North End (22 February, match day 34)
- Coventry City 3 – 2 Stoke City (8 March, match day 36)
- Coventry City 3 – 0 Sunderland (15 March, match day 38)
- Coventry City 1 – 2 Burnley (5 April, match day 40)
- Coventry City 1 – 0 Portsmouth (9 April, match day 41)
- Coventry City 2 – 0 West Bromwich Albion (18 April, match day 43)
Away Matches
- Stoke City 1 – 0 Coventry City (10 August, match day 1)
- Bristol City 1 – 1 Coventry City (24 August, match day 3)
- Watford 1 – 1 Coventry City (14 September, match day 5)
- Leeds United 3 – 0 Coventry City (28 September, match day 7)
- Preston North End 1 – 0 Coventry City (19 October, match day 10)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 1 Coventry City (22 October, match day 11)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 3 Coventry City (2 November, match day 13)
- Sunderland 2 – 2 Coventry City (9 November, match day 15)
- Burnley 2 – 0 Coventry City (26 November, match day 17)
- Millwall 0 – 1 Coventry City (7 December, match day 19)
- West Bromwich Albion 2 – 0 Coventry City (11 December, match day 20)
- Portsmouth 4 – 1 Coventry City (21 December, match day 22)
- Cardiff City 1 – 1 Coventry City (1 January, match day 25)
- Norwich City 2 – 1 Coventry City (4 January, match day 26)
- Blackburn Rovers 0 – 2 Coventry City (21 January, match day 28)
- Swansea City 0 – 2 Coventry City (1 February, match day 30)
- Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 2 Coventry City (15 February, match day 33)
- Oxford United 2 – 3 Coventry City (1 March, match day 35)
- Derby County 2 – 0 Coventry City (11 March, match day 37)
- Sheffield United 3 – 1 Coventry City (28 March, match day 39)
- Hull City 1 – 1 Coventry City (14 April, match day 42)
- Plymouth Argyle 3 – 1 Coventry City (21 April, match day 44)
- Luton Town 1 – 0 Coventry City (26 April, match day 45)
Middlesbrough Home and Away Performance in EFL 2024/25 Season
Middlesbrough have played 23 home games and 22 away games. Out of these, they won 11 home and 7 away games.
Home Matches
- Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Swansea City (10 August, match day 1)
- Middlesbrough 2 – 2 Portsmouth (24 August, match day 3)
- Middlesbrough 1 – 1 Preston North End (14 September, match day 5)
- Middlesbrough 2 – 0 Stoke City (28 September, match day 7)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 2 Bristol City (19 October, match day 10)
- Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Sheffield United (23 October, match day 11)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 3 Coventry City (2 November, match day 13)
- Middlesbrough 5 – 1 Luton Town (9 November, match day 15)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 1 Blackburn Rovers (27 November, match day 17)
- Middlesbrough 3 – 1 Hull City (30 November, match day 18)
- Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Millwall (14 December, match day 21)
- Middlesbrough 3 – 3 Sheffield Wednesday (26 December, match day 23)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Burnley (29 December, match day 24)
- Middlesbrough 1 – 1 Cardiff City (4 January, match day 26)
- Middlesbrough 2 – 0 West Bromwich Albion (21 January, match day 28)
- Middlesbrough 2 – 3 Sunderland (3 February, match day 30)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 1 Watford (15 February, match day 33)
- Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Derby County (1 March, match day 35)
- Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Queens Park Rangers (11 March, match day 37)
- Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Oxford United (29 March, match day 39)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 1 Leeds United (8 April, match day 41)
- Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Plymouth Argyle (18 April, match day 43)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Norwich City (26 April, match day 45)
Away Matches
- Derby County 1 – 0 Middlesbrough (17 August, match day 2)
- Cardiff City 0 – 2 Middlesbrough (31 August, match day 4)
- Sunderland 1 – 0 Middlesbrough (21 September, match day 6)
- West Bromwich Albion 0 – 1 Middlesbrough (1 October, match day 8)
- Watford 2 – 1 Middlesbrough (5 October, match day 9)
- Norwich City 3 – 3 Middlesbrough (27 October, match day 12)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 4 Middlesbrough (5 November, match day 14)
- Oxford United 2 – 6 Middlesbrough (23 November, match day 16)
- Burnley 1 – 1 Middlesbrough (6 December, match day 19)
- Leeds United 3 – 1 Middlesbrough (10 December, match day 20)
- Plymouth Argyle 3 – 3 Middlesbrough (21 December, match day 22)
- Hull City 0 – 1 Middlesbrough (1 January, match day 25)
- Portsmouth 2 – 1 Middlesbrough (18 January, match day 27)
- Preston North End 2 – 1 Middlesbrough (25 January, match day 29)
- Sheffield United 3 – 1 Middlesbrough (12 February, match day 32)
- Bristol City 2 – 1 Middlesbrough (21 February, match day 34)
- Stoke City 1 – 3 Middlesbrough (25 February, match day 31)
- Swansea City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough (8 March, match day 36)
- Luton Town 0 – 0 Middlesbrough (15 March, match day 38)
- Blackburn Rovers 0 – 2 Middlesbrough (4 April, match day 40)
- Millwall 1 – 0 Middlesbrough (12 April, match day 42)
- Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 1 Middlesbrough (21 April, match day 44)
Coventry City vs Middlesbrough: Betting Odds at 7bet
At the time of the article publication, 7bet offers the following odds on Coventry City vs Middlesbrough. You can check other markets on our EFL Championship betting page.
Match Result Odds
| Coventry City F.C. (1) | x | Middlesbrough F.C. (2) |
| 9/8 | 13/5 | 21/10 |
Both Teams To Score Odds
| Yes | No |
| 6/11 | 27/20 |
Over/Under 2.5 Goals Odds
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 3/5 | 6/5 |
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Matchweek Highlights & Other Key Fixtures
Other notable fixtures for the EFL Championship coming up this week include the following:
- Burnley vs Millwall, 3 April, kick-off time 12:30 UTC
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