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Carabao Cup The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West MidlandsRef: Robert Jones
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Coventry 1-3 Aston Villa result, stats and report

Coventry
Coventry
Lost ยท xG 0.90
1 โ€“ 3
FT
Aston Villa
Won ยท xG 2.20
Aston Villa
Match review
Next: Nottingham Forest v Coventry ยท Sat 19 Sept ยท Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa ยท Sat 19 Sept
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Coventry vs Aston Villa: what we can confirm

Coventry vs Aston Villa has finished in the Carabao Cup. Played UK time.

How it played out

Aston Villa won it 3โ€“1

CoventryAston Villa
HT
Provider final ยท 22:05 ยท archive check in progressFull stats

The completed-match archive is not published yet. Current match rows are not substituted into it while verification is pending.

๐Ÿ“Š Match recap and data context

Aston Villa won 3-1 at Coventry in the Carabao Cup, with goals from Tammy Abraham, Ross Barkley and a third Villa striker sealing the result. Coventry pulled one back through Victor Torp but could not find an equaliser. Our model backed Coventry at 43 percent probability; the pick missed. Villa's recent form showed five straight matches with both teams scoring, a pattern that held here despite Coventry's defensive struggles in the opening half. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.

Coventry v Aston Villa ยท Carabao Cup ยท

Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Ross BarkleyAston Villaโ˜… MOTM1 goal ยท 1 assist ยท 90 min8.7
  2. Tammy AbrahamAston Villa2 goals ยท 69 min8.3
  3. Victor TorpCoventry1 goal ยท 90 min7.8
  4. Ibrahim Mbaye1 assist ยท 64 min7.5
  5. George HemmingsAston Villa1 assist ยท 79 min7.3

Forecast audit ยท prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

CoventryAston VillaCarabao Cup

The provider forecast gives Coventry win the highest 1X2 probability at 43.3%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

Coventry
43.3%
Draw
23.7%
Aston Villa
33.0%
Both teams to score ยท Yes
58.2%
Over 2.5 goals
58.3%

Forecast result checked ยท

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision ยท no Tip to settle

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Match facts ยท what the record shows

Pre-match facts retained

The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.

Head-to-head evidence

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 11league matches away from home unbeaten for Aston Villa.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Coventry scored first in 8 of their last 10 league matches (80%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Aston Villa scored first in 4 of their last 10 league matches (40%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Coventry have averaged 1.3 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Aston Villa have averaged 2.3 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Ephron Mason-Clark has the highest listed average xGOT for Coventry at 0.72 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Emiliano Buendรญa has the highest listed average xGOT for Aston Villa at 0.63 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot

Immutable kick-off snapshot ยท Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Coventry vs Aston Villa?
    Aston Villa beat Coventry 3-1 in the Carabao Cup at The Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Tammy Abraham opened the scoring in the 7th minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Tammy Abraham (7'), Victor Torp (27'), Ross Barkley (40'), Tammy Abraham (59').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 6 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    Robert Jones officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    Coventry vs Aston Villa kicked off on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 UK time at The Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    10 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    No. The published pick was Coventry to win, and it did not land.
  • When do they play next?
    Coventry play Nottingham Forest on Saturday, 19 September 2026 UK time. Aston Villa play Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, 19 September 2026 UK time.

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