Man City vs. Coventry: Head-to-head record and past meetings

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Manchester City invited Coventry City to the Etihad Stadium for gameweek 3 of the Premier League connected Saturday afternoon.

Enzo Maresca's broadside person made a cleanable commencement to the caller top-flight campaign, with a 2-1 triumph implicit Bournemouth followed by a 4-1 triumph astatine Crystal Palace past Friday.

As for Coventry, they are yet to people oregon prime up a azygous constituent nether Frank Lampard this term, with a 3-0 opening decision astatine champions Arsenal followed by a constrictive 1-0 location decision to chap newly-promoted broadside Hull City.

Ahead of this contention betwixt 2 Sky Blues sides, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine their head-to-head grounds and erstwhile meetings.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 73

Manchester City wins: 34

Draws: 18

Coventry City wins: 21

Manchester City and Coventry City person faced each different a full of 73 times crossed each competitions, and it is the Citizens who pb the head-to-head grounds with 34 victories to the Sky Blues' 21, portion 18 draws person besides been played retired betwixt the 2 teams.

Maine Road staged the archetypal gathering betwixt Man City and Coventry backmost in November 1938, with the hosts claiming a 3-0 triumph successful the aged Division Two.

Coventry failed to triumph immoderate of their archetypal 9 encounters with Man City until October 1965, erstwhile they won 3-2 distant from location successful the 3rd circular of the League Cup.

These 2 teams person locked horns successful six cupful ties since then, winning 1 each successful the League Cup and 2 each successful the FA Cup. Man City won the astir caller of those successful January 2001 erstwhile Shaun Goater scored successful the 90th infinitesimal to seal a 1-0 triumph successful the FA Cup 4th round.

In the Premier League epoch (since 1992-93), Man City and Coventry person played against each different 10 times successful the apical tier. The Citizens did the treble implicit the Sky Blues successful the inaugural campaign, winning 3-2 distant and 1-0 astatine home, but they person since failed to prevail successful immoderate of their past 8 encounters (W4 D4).

Coventry celebrated their joint-biggest triumph implicit Man City successful February 1994 erstwhile goals from David Rennie, Mick Quinn, John Williams and Peter Ndlovu fired them to an emphatic 4-0 location triumph.

The 2000-01 play was the past time Man City and Coventry met successful the Premier League, and though the Sky Blues accumulated 4 points crossed their location (1-1 draw) and distant (2-1 win) fixtures, they on with the Citizens went connected to endure relegation.

The astir caller gathering betwixt these 2 teams took spot successful March 2002 erstwhile Man City claimed a 4-2 triumph astatine Maine Road arsenic a second-tier nine nether the precocious Kevin Keegan.

Previous meetings

Jan 01, 2001: Coventry City 1-1 Manchester City (Premier League)

Aug 26, 2000: Manchester City 1-2 Coventry City (Premier League)

Jan 20, 1996: Manchester City 1-1 Coventry City (Premier League)

Aug 23, 1995: Coventry City 2-1 Manchester City (Premier League)

Jan 14, 1995: Manchester City 0-0 Coventry City (Premier League)

Oct 29, 1994: Coventry City 1-0 Manchester City (Premier League)

Feb 19, 1994: Coventry City 4-0 Manchester City (Premier League)

Aug 27, 1993: Manchester City 1-1 Coventry City (Premier League)

Mar 10, 1993: Manchester City 1-0 Coventry City (Premier League)

Nov 21, 1992: Coventry City 2-3 Manchester City (Premier League)

Last 10 Premier League meetings