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Arsenal v Coventry

Friday, 21 August 2026, 19:00 · Gameweek 1 · 2026/27
Arsenal1.85 xG
30
Coventry0.56 xG

How it went

0.00.51.01.52.045′90′
Arsenal 1.85Coventry 0.56A filled mark is a goal
  1. 14′Kai Havertz0.10 xG chance
  2. 22′Bukayo Saka0.63 xG chance
  3. 48′Martin Odegaard0.14 xG chance

Arsenal 20 shots

Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Arsenal, Arsenal v Coventry, 20 shots in the final 35m, 3 scored.

Coventry 4 shots

Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Coventry, Arsenal v Coventry, 4 shots in the final 35m, 0 scored.

The chances that got away

  • 0.51Jack Rudoni, 85' for Coventry, set up by Victor Torp
  • 0.13Ben White, 32' for Arsenal, set up by Martin Odegaard
  • 0.10Mikel Merino, 77' for Arsenal, set up by Noni Madueke

Where they stood

RayaMosqueraGabrielLewis-SkellyWhiteCalafioriRiceHavertzOdegaardTzolisSaka
Arsenal held a line 38m deep, from 37m to 75m. The dot grows with touches.
RushworthThomasAmendaThomas-AsanteDasilvaEwijkGrimesOnyekaSimmsTchaounaYirenkyi
Coventry held a line 33m deep, from 34m to 67m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

ArsenalMeasureCoventry
3Goals0
1.85Expected goals0.56
1.85Non-penalty xG0.56
2.37Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three0.41
2Half time0
20Shots4
6On target1
8Corners2
9.6Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press27.3
18Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal2
10Fouls13
1YCards1Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 1.20 Arsenal, 6.72 the draw, 14.00 Coventry, which is a 83, 15 and 7 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: T Bramall.