ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
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Coventry Building Society Arena
Referee: L. Smith
Coventry
Match Timeline
Preston
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
17'
T. Sakamoto
Coventry
34'
B. Thomas-Asante
Coventry
🔄
46'
A. McCann ↔ J. Thompson
Preston
🔄
46'
D. Jebbison ↔ L. Dobbin
Preston
50'
M. Grimes
Coventry
🔄
61'
F. Onyeka ↔ V. Torp
Coventry
🔄
61'
M. van Ewijk ↔ K. Kesler-Hayden
Coventry
🔄
61'
T. Sakamoto ↔ R. Esse
Coventry
🔄
65'
P. Valentin ↔ B. Potts
Preston
🔄
65'
A. Devine ↔ A. Moran
Preston
🔄
66'
E. Mason-Clark ↔ J. Eccles
Coventry
🔄
73'
T. Small ↔ A. Vukcevic
Preston
🔄
79'
B. Thomas-Asante ↔ J. Markelo
Coventry

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Coventry Win 0%
Draw 0%
Preston Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Coventry1.68
Preston1.1
Recent Form (Last 5)
Coventry Coventry
WWDLW
74 GF / 39 GA
Preston Preston
WLDWL
42 GF / 44 GA
Key Stats
2
Average Goals Scored
1.14
1.05
Average Goals Conceded
1.19
22
BTTS Yes
20
22
Over 2.5
15
5.49
Shots on Goal
3.51

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Coventry Coventry 37 matches
Preston Preston 37 matches
Coventry Statistic Preston
22 Wins 12
8 Draws 13
7 Losses 12
74 Goals For 42
39 Goals Against 44
2 Avg Goals Scored 1.14
1.05 Avg Goals Conceded 1.19
22 BTTS Yes 20
30 Over 1.5 27
22 Over 2.5 15
13 Over 3.5 7
12 Clean Sheets 9
6 Failed To Score 10
5.49 Shots On Goal 3.51
16.19 Total Shots 10.78
5.19 Corners 4.41
54% Ball Possession 46.6%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Coventry won 2 times, Preston won 9 times, while 4 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 11:20 from Coventry's perspective. 5 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 6 matches, with an average of 2.07 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Coventry 4-2-3-1 / Preston 5-3-2
H2H summary: Coventry wins 2, draws 4, Preston wins 9
Stats
Coventry Coventry
Preston Preston
Shots on Goal
9
Shots on Goal
2
Shots off Goal
8
Shots off Goal
3
Blocked Shots
8
Blocked Shots
0
8 Corner Kicks 1
9 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 3
68% Ball Possession 32%
25 Total Shots 5
9 Shots on Goal 2
8 Shots off Goal 3
8 Blocked Shots 0
15 Shots insidebox 3
10 Shots outsidebox 2
2 Goalkeeper Saves 6
630 Total passes 296
563 Passes accurate 223
4.00 expected_goals 0.44
🟨 0 Yellow Cards 0 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Coventry
Formation
Preston
C. Rushworth
C. Rushworth
M. van Ewijk
M. van Ewijk
L. Woolfenden
L. Woolfenden
L. Kitching
L. Kitching
J. Dasilva
J. Dasilva
F. Onyeka
F. Onyeka
M. Grimes
M. Grimes
T. Sakamoto
T. Sakamoto
B. Thomas-Asante
B. Thomas-Asante
E. Mason-Clark
E. Mason-Clark
E. Simms
E. Simms
D. Iversen
D. Iversen
P. Valentin
P. Valentin
O. Offiah
O. Offiah
J. Storey
J. Storey
A. Hughes
A. Hughes
T. Small
T. Small
A. McCann
A. McCann
B. Whiteman
B. Whiteman
A. Devine
A. Devine
M. Osmajic
M. Osmajic
D. Jebbison
D. Jebbison
Coventry 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
19
C. Rushworth
G
27
M. van Ewijk
↓ 61'
D
26
L. Woolfenden
D
15
L. Kitching
D
3
J. Dasilva
D
16
F. Onyeka
↓ 61'
M
6
M. Grimes
⚽ 50'
M
7
T. Sakamoto
⚽ 17' ↓ 61'
M
23
B. Thomas-Asante
⚽ 34' ↓ 79'
M
10
E. Mason-Clark
↓ 66'
M
9
E. Simms
F
Substitutes
13
B. Wilson
G
21
J. Bidwell
D
8
J. Allen
M
29
V. Torp
↑ 61'
M
20
K. Kesler-Hayden
↑ 61'
D
14
R. Esse
↑ 61'
M
11
H. Wright
F
28
J. Eccles
↑ 66'
M
24
J. Markelo
↑ 79'
F
Preston 5-3-2
Starting XI
1
D. Iversen
G
2
P. Valentin
↓ 65'
D
42
O. Offiah
D
14
J. Storey
D
16
A. Hughes
D
26
T. Small
↓ 73'
D
8
A. McCann
↓ 46'
M
4
B. Whiteman
M
21
A. Devine
↓ 65'
M
28
M. Osmajic
F
9
D. Jebbison
↓ 46'
F
Substitutes
13
D. Cornell
G
3
A. Vukcevic
↑ 73'
D
44
B. Potts
↑ 65'
M
15
J. Thompson
↑ 46'
M
23
A. Moran
↑ 65'
M
24
M. Smith
F
6
L. Lindsay
D
17
L. Dobbin
↑ 46'
F
34
K. Nelson
M
Last matches: Coventry
08.08.26
Fri
Coventry
Espanyol
3
1
W
18.07.26
Fri
Coventry
Northampton
0
0
D
02.05.26
Cha
Coventry
Watford
4
0
W
26.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Wrexham
3
1
W
21.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Portsmouth
5
1
W
17.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Blackburn
1
1
D
11.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Sheffield Wednesday
0
0
D
06.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Hull City
0
0
D
03.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Derby
3
2
W
21.03.26
Cha
Coventry
Swansea
3
0
W
14.03.26
Cha
Coventry
Southampton
1
2
L
07.03.26
Cha
Coventry
Bristol City
2
0
W
28.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Stoke City
2
1
W
25.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Sheffield Utd
2
1
W
21.02.26
Cha
Coventry
West Brom
2
0
W
16.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Middlesbrough
3
1
W
07.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Oxford United
0
0
D
31.01.26
Cha
Coventry
QPR
1
2
L
26.01.26
Cha
Coventry
Norwich
1
2
L
20.01.26
Cha
Coventry
Millwall
2
1
W
Last matches: Preston
01.08.26
Fri
Preston
Stockport County
0
1
L
29.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bradford
2
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Preston
Marine
0
3
L
24.07.26
Fri
Preston
Cambridge United
0
1
L
18.07.26
Fri
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
3
L
14.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bamber Bridge
4
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
14.03.26
Cha
Preston
Norwich
0
2
L
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
20.02.26
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
0
1
L
14.02.26
Cha
Preston
Watford
2
2
D
H2H: Coventry vs Preston
11.03.26
H2H
Coventry
Preston
3
0
W
09.12.25
H2H
Preston
Coventry
1
1
D
22.02.25
H2H
Coventry
Preston
2
1
W
19.10.24
H2H
Preston
Coventry
1
0
L
23.02.24
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
3
L
04.11.23
H2H
Preston
Coventry
3
2
L
28.02.23
H2H
Preston
Coventry
0
0
D
31.08.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
L
26.02.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
1
1
D
20.10.21
H2H
Preston
Coventry
2
1
L
24.04.21
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
L
29.12.20
H2H
Preston
Coventry
2
0
L
07.02.15
H2H
Preston
Coventry
1
0
L
27.09.14
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
2
L
18.01.14
H2H
Preston
Coventry
1
1
D
Last matches: Coventry
08.08.26
Fri
Coventry
Espanyol
3
1
W
26.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Wrexham
3
1
W
21.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Portsmouth
5
1
W
11.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Sheffield Wednesday
0
0
D
03.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Derby
3
2
W
14.03.26
Cha
Coventry
Southampton
1
2
L
28.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Stoke City
2
1
W
16.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Middlesbrough
3
1
W
07.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Oxford United
0
0
D
20.01.26
Cha
Coventry
Millwall
2
1
W
17.01.26
Cha
Coventry
Leicester
2
1
W
29.12.25
Cha
Coventry
Ipswich
0
2
L
26.12.25
Cha
Coventry
Swansea
1
0
W
13.12.25
Cha
Coventry
Bristol City
1
0
W
29.11.25
Cha
Coventry
Charlton
3
1
W
22.11.25
Cha
Coventry
West Brom
3
2
W
04.11.25
Cha
Coventry
Sheffield Utd
3
1
W
25.10.25
Cha
Coventry
Watford
3
1
W
18.10.25
Cha
Coventry
Blackburn
2
0
W
27.09.25
Cha
Coventry
Birmingham
3
0
W
H2H at home: Coventry
11.03.26
H2H
Coventry
Preston
3
0
W
22.02.25
H2H
Coventry
Preston
2
1
W
23.02.24
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
3
L
31.08.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
L
26.02.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
1
1
D
24.04.21
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
L
27.09.14
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
2
L
Last matches: Preston
01.08.26
Fri
Preston
Stockport County
0
1
L
29.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bradford
2
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Preston
Marine
0
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
14.03.26
Cha
Preston
Norwich
0
2
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
20.02.26
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
0
1
L
31.01.26
Cha
Preston
Ipswich
1
1
D
24.01.26
Cha
Preston
Middlesbrough
0
4
L
04.01.26
Cha
Preston
Bristol City
2
0
W
29.12.25
Cha
Preston
Wrexham
1
2
L
26.12.25
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
0
0
D
13.12.25
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
2
1
W
29.11.25
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
3
2
W
25.11.25
Cha
Preston
Watford
1
1
D
08.11.25
Cha
Preston
Millwall
1
1
D
H2H away: Preston
11.03.26
H2H
Coventry
Preston
3
0
L
22.02.25
H2H
Coventry
Preston
2
1
L
23.02.24
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
3
W
31.08.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
W
26.02.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
1
1
D
24.04.21
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
W
27.09.14
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
2
W

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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