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Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Coventry City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 24 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Gustavo Hamer 44' Y
Y 76' Ryan Ledson
Fankaty Dabo 76' Y
Kyle McFadzean 80' Y
Y 90' Ched Evans

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Graham Kane
  • Referee David Webb
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
7
Coventry City FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-24 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
21 Apr Stoke City FC A 3–2 W
18 Apr Barnsley FC H 2–0 W
15 Apr Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
10 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 1–4 L
05 Apr Bristol City FC H 3–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–0 W
20 Apr Derby County FC H 3–0 W
17 Apr Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
10 Apr Brentford FC H 0–5 L
05 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
02 Apr Norwich City FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Coventry City FC Preston North End FC
#1 Position #14
95 Points 60
46 Played 46
28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
97 Scored 55
45 Conceded 62
+52 GD -7
2.07 PPG 1.30
61% Win % 33%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Coventry City FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
  • 5' Alan Browne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 10' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Coventry City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Whiteman made 235 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' Fankaty Dabo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 59' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' The whistle greets Gustavo Hamer as he departs to be replaced by Josh Eccles.
  • 62' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Viktor Gyokeres has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Walker to step up.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Sean Maguire as he leaves the pitch. Emil Riis Jakobsen steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 67' GOAL! Alan Browne fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 74' Amadou Bakayoko is replacing Callum O'Hare for the Coventry City FC side.
  • 76' Ryan Ledson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Brad Potts comes on to replace Ben Whiteman.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kyle McFadzean.
  • 85' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ched Evans.
  • 90' Tom Bayliss is replacing Ched Evans for the Preston North End FC side.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 4
Daniel Johnson 3
Haji Wright 2
Will Keane 2
Alan Browne 2
Tyler Walker 1
Fabio Tavares 1
Duane Holmes 1

Head to Head

2021-04-24 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2021-04-24 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-04-21 Stoke City FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2021-04-18 Coventry City FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2021-04-15 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2021-04-10 AFC Bournemouth 4–1 Coventry City FC L 2021-04-05 Coventry City FC 3–1 Bristol City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2021-04-24 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-04-20 Preston North End FC 3–0 Derby County FC W 2021-04-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-04-10 Preston North End FC 0–5 Brentford FC L 2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC44% Draw30% Preston North End FC26%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Preston North End FC
56%
Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC33% Draw49% Preston North End FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.