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England Development League 2 · GB

Cardiff U21 vs Coventry U21

27 Oct 2026 · 20:00
FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE · MATCH OVERVIEW

Match Overview

Model vs Market

The model identifies a slight model-market difference for an away win for Coventry U21. The difference indicates only a limited disagreement with market expectations.

Recent Performance

The home side have experienced mixed results recently. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. The exchange of attempts has been broadly balanced.

The visitors have maintained an unbeaten run. Their shooting balance has been moderately positive.

Pre-Match Betting Perspective

Despite the positive model-market difference, the available Pinnacle pre-match reference odds of 3.04 do not exceed the model's estimated fair odds of approximately 3.17. At this price, an away win for Coventry U21 does not appear sufficiently attractive. A more favourable price before kick-off would be needed.

Statistical Context & Data Notes

Historical samples may involve different opponents, competitions and dates; shared fixtures are not independent. Missing shooting data are excluded. No xG, shot-quality or opponent-strength adjustment. Editorial selection thresholds are not significance tests; no prediction is implied.

Historical performance provides context rather than a prediction of the final result.

FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE

Model vs Market

MARKET · PINNACLE
HOME
Cardiff U21
STOCHASTICBET 47.8%
PINNACLE 49.3% odd 1.85
DIFFERENCE -1.5 pp
DRAW
Draw
STOCHASTICBET 20.7%
PINNACLE 20.6% odd 4.45
DIFFERENCE +0.1 pp
AWAY MODEL > MARKET
Coventry U21
STOCHASTICBET 31.5%
PINNACLE 30.1% odd 3.04
DIFFERENCE +1.4 pp
STOCHASTICBET
PINNACLE MARKET
Market · PINNACLE Snapshot · 27 Oct 2026 · 16:11
PERFORMANCE · LAST 4 MATCHES

Coventry U21 has the stronger recent profile

The away side has the stronger recent profile in both attack and defence.

Attack Recent attacking output
Cardiff U21 Coventry U21
Shots 12.0 · On target 6.0 Shots 14.8 · On target 7.3

Recent attacking output is broadly balanced between the two teams.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
Cardiff U21 Coventry U21
Shots allowed 15.3 · On target allowed 5.3 Shots allowed 10.0 · On target allowed 3.5

Coventry U21 has the stronger recent defensive profile, allowing fewer dangerous attempts.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
Cardiff U21 Coventry U21

The combined recent performance profile favours Coventry U21.

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

Market Momentum

Normalized implied probability movement · percentage points · as of 2026-10-27 17:23:02

6h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME -0.62 pp -0.70 pp
DRAW -0.02 pp -0.11 pp
AWAY +0.64 pp +0.82 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

24h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME +1.16 pp -1.35 pp
DRAW -0.83 pp -0.52 pp
AWAY -0.32 pp +1.87 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

Based on available observation endpoints; continuous coverage is not verified. Unavailable values are not zero movements. Market movement is descriptive, not a prediction.

Explore recent match statisticsCharts and detailed data
RECENT FORM · LAST 6 MATCHES

Recent matches compared

These charts compare recent performance with the league average. The central line represents the benchmark: values to the right are higher and values to the left are lower. Higher values are not always better, particularly for defensive metrics.
Benchmark: England Development League 2 · 71 matches with scores · 66 with shots · coverage 93.0%.
Historical window: 180 days before kickoff. Shooting benchmarks require at least 30 complete matches.

How have the teams performed recently?

Most recent first · W win · D draw · L loss

Cardiff U216 matches · 2 home / 4 away
WDLWDW
Shot data available for 6/6 matches
Coventry U216 matches · 3 home / 3 away
WWWWDW
Shot data available for 6/6 matches

Shots taken

Shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Cardiff U21Home team
+1.213.2 actual
Coventry U21Away team
+1.313.7 actual
Cardiff U21: 13.2 · league average 12.0 · 6 valid matchesCoventry U21: 13.7 · league average 12.3 · 6 valid matches

Shots conceded

Opposition shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Cardiff U21Home team
+0.813.5 actual
Coventry U21Away team
−1.211.2 actual
Cardiff U21: 13.5 · league average 12.7 · 6 valid matchesCoventry U21: 11.2 · league average 12.3 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target

Shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Cardiff U21Home team
+0.86.3 actual
Coventry U21Away team
+1.06.7 actual
Cardiff U21: 6.3 · league average 5.5 · 6 valid matchesCoventry U21: 6.7 · league average 5.6 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target conceded

Opposition shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Cardiff U21Home team
−0.94.8 actual
Coventry U21Away team
−0.84.8 actual
Cardiff U21: 4.8 · league average 5.8 · 6 valid matchesCoventry U21: 4.8 · league average 5.6 · 6 valid matches

Goals scored

Goals per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Cardiff U21Home team
+0.702.67 actual
Coventry U21Away team
+0.842.83 actual
Cardiff U21: 2.67 · league average 1.97 · 6 valid matchesCoventry U21: 2.83 · league average 1.99 · 6 valid matches

Shot conversion

Goals per shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Cardiff U21Home team
+3.8 pp20.3% actual
Coventry U21Away team
+4.5 pp20.7% actual
Cardiff U21: 20.3% · league average 16.5% · 6 valid matchesCoventry U21: 20.7% · league average 16.2% · 6 valid matches

Goals conceded per shots faced

Goals conceded per opposition shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Cardiff U21Home team
−3.6 pp12.4% actual
Coventry U21Away team
−5.8 pp10.5% actual
Cardiff U21: 12.4% · league average 15.9% · 6 valid matchesCoventry U21: 10.5% · league average 16.2% · 6 valid matches

Individual match details

Cardiff U21 · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
23/10/2026Away4–315 / 119 / 4
13/10/2026Away1–111 / 233 / 7
09/10/2026Home1–35 / 223 / 8
18/09/2026Home6–017 / 59 / 2
14/09/2026Away1–111 / 75 / 2
07/09/2026Away3–220 / 139 / 6
Coventry U21 · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
20/10/2026Home2–017 / 99 / 2
13/10/2026Away2–116 / 88 / 4
06/10/2026Away5–118 / 119 / 4
29/09/2026Home1–08 / 123 / 4
22/09/2026Away2–210 / 113 / 7
15/09/2026Home5–313 / 168 / 8

The recent matches are the latest available before kickoff within the historical window and may include other competitions. The benchmark refers to the event league and is weighted by the home/away composition of the recent sample. Goals and shots may have different data coverage; conversion rates use only matches with paired observations. Benchmarks are reconstructed from match dates rather than certified data-capture timestamps. Opponent strength and chance quality (xG) are not adjusted for. Some statistics may be incomplete or anomalous. These indicators are descriptive, not predictive.