Week 24 brings us a match on Feb 15th, where Cardiff City plays host to Coventry City in a meeting of these two mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Cardiff City is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Peterborough United. Joe Ralls scored the first goal for Cardiff City in the 4th minute, then Aden Flint added another in the 39th minute In the end, Peterborough United couldn’t muster any offence and Cardiff City ran away with the shutout win. Cardiff City is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Coventry City recorded a 1-1 draw against Blackpool. Gary Madine scored the first goal for Blackpool in the 24th minute, then in the 42nd minute, Simon Moore sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Viktor Gyökeres earning Coventry City a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Ricoh Arena, Coventry City was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Viktor Gyökeres scored the first goal for Coventry City in the 15th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cardiff City couldn’t manage to score, and Coventry City took the shutout win.
Viktor Gyökeres has been the most prolific scorer on Coventry City in the last five matches with 3 goals. Both Uche Ikpeazu and Jordan Hugill have been the hottest scorers for Cardiff City in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.