Aston Villa defeated Coventry City 3-1 in this EFL Cup fixture played on 2026-09-16. The shot count was 15 for Coventry City and 18 for Aston Villa. Possession finished at 43.0 percent against 57.0 percent. Expected goals were 1.7 for the home side and 2.31 for the visitors. The starting shapes were 4-2-3-1 and 4-2-3-1. The final score, attacking indicators, discipline, goalkeeper data and visual comparison are detailed below. The figures provide a factual account of the completed match and do not turn the recap into a prediction. The Football dashboard retains the interactive filters, team histories and season views for deeper analysis.
Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.
Coventry City GK
PSxG conceded3.00
Goals conceded3
Goals saved0.00
Save %66.7%
Aston Villa GK
PSxG conceded1.00
Goals conceded1
Goals saved0.00
Save %80.0%
Both keepers had a routine night, with little to separate them.
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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
Form Index & ReboundL5 momentum bar with rebound state per team
Goal Geolocation MapWhere the team scores & concedes — pitch heat
Cards IntelligenceYellow/Red filtered by referee & formation
Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
Top Scorers Cross-RefSquad ranked vs opponent & double-scorer combos
Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot
