Coventry 2-3 Aston Villa – March 21, 1978
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COV
0' - Goal
Bobby McDonald 0' - Goal
Bobby McDonald0 0' - Goal
Ken McNaught
0' - Goal
Brian Little 0' - Goal
Andy Gray
COV
AV
AV
Team line-ups
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jim Blyth | 23 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jim Holton | 26 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Roberts | 22 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Coop | 29 | 335 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bobby McDonald | 22 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Barry Powell | 24 | 106 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry Yorath | 27 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Beck | 23 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tommy Hutchison | 30 | 224 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Donal Murphy | 23 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Garry Thompson | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
94
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Rimmer | 30 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordon Smith | 23 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Leighton Phillips | 28 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Gidman | 24 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Gregory | 23 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ken McNaught | 23 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Cowans | 19 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dennis Mortimer | 25 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Brian Little | 24 | 96 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Gray | 22 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Frank Carrodus | 28 | 101 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
69
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Donal Murphy
IN
Ian Wallace
OUT
John Beck
IN
Donato Nardiello
OUT
Garry Thompson
IN
Michael Ferguson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andy Gray
IN
John Deehan
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
177
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Milne vs Aston Villa
0 victory
3 draws
3 losses
Milne vs Saunders
0 victory
3 draws
3 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
45
202
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Saunders vs Coventry
4 victories
6 draws
1 loss
Saunders vs Milne
3 victories
3 draws
0 loss
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Key figures
Coventry keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a win vs Aston Villa in Premier League running (since 30/08/1975). It's a record streak. The first of history
Coventry keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a win vs Aston Villa running (since 08/01/1946). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 12/03/1938 (2 matches)
Coventry keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Aston Villa at home running (since 13/04/1976). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VCoventry 5-4 Norwich City27/12/1977 | VCoventry 3-0 Manchester United31/12/1977 | VCoventry 5-1 Chelsea14/01/1978 | VCoventry 1-0 Liverpool04/02/1978 | VCoventry 4-0 Birmingham City04/03/1978 | VCoventry 1-0 Leicester11/03/1978 |
| Overall | VCoventry 5-4 Norwich City27/12/1977 | VCoventry 3-0 Manchester United31/12/1977 | VCoventry 5-1 Chelsea14/01/1978 | VCoventry 1-0 Liverpool04/02/1978 | VCoventry 4-0 Birmingham City04/03/1978 | VCoventry 1-0 Leicester11/03/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 6 | 6 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 6 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 8 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
31 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
30 |
|
16 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
15 |
Victories (Competition total) |
12 |
|
11 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
8 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
8 |
Losses (Competition total) |
11 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
7 |
Goals
|
59 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
35 |
|
39 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
47 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
29 |
|
18 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
1.9 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.17 |
|
2.44 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.94 |
|
1.52 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.97 |
|
1.13 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.06 |
Betting aid
|
20 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
11 |
|
11 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
10 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
23 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
12 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Michael Ferguson | 12 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | John Deehan | |
| Michael Ferguson | 12 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Mick Coop | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Mick Coop | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Michael Ferguson | 6 goals during the last 8 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | John Gregory |  |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
6 ga
Away
4 gf
10 ga
Total
10 gf
16 ga
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
4 ga
Away
6 gf
6 ga
Total
16 gf
10 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
January 05, 1946 |
| Home | 2 - 1 |
January 05, 1946 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
January 09, 1965 |
| Away | 3 - 2 |
April 16, 1977 |
Latest head to head
December 26, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
April 16, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
November 20, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
April 13, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
August 30, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
 |
Ian Wallace | 3 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Michael Ferguson | 2 goals | 1976 - 1976 |
|
Mick Coop | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
Best historical scorers against Coventry
|
John Deehan | 2 goals | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Andy Gray | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
 |
Gordon Cowans | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Ray Graydon | 1 goal | 1975 - 1975 |
|
Chris Nicholl | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
John Gidman | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
|
Mick Coop | 5 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
|
Tommy Hutchison | 5 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
|
Barry Powell | 4 matches | 1976 - 1977 |
|
John Beck | 3 matches | 1976 - 1977 |
|
Jim Blyth | 3 matches | 1976 - 1977 |
|
Bobby McDonald | 3 matches | 1976 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
 |
Leighton Phillips | 5 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
 |
Dennis Mortimer | 4 matches | 1976 - 1977 |
|
Brian Little | 4 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
|
Frank Carrodus | 4 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
|
Chris Nicholl | 4 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
|
Ray Graydon | 3 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
They played in both sides
17 matches
2 matches
15 matches
2 matches
6 matches
2 matches
4 matches
1 match
1 match
4 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
4 matches
15 matches
2 matches
17 matches
2 matches
6 matches
2 matches
4 matches
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
March 27, 1978
March 28, 1978
March 29, 1978
May 04, 1978
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