The Sky Blues secured a bonus point against Forest Green Rovers, following a 1-1 draw at the Ricoh Arena.
City took the lead early on through Jordy Hiwula, but were pegged back midway through the second half when Isaac Pearce scored for the visitors.
The game went to penalties to determine who would get the bonus point and it was the Sky Blues who won the shoot-out 4-2, with Dom Hyam scoring the winning penalty.