Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Preston North End FC

Sat 26 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 14' Joshua Earl

Y 17' Liam Lindsay

Michael Rose 32' Y

Gustavo Hamer 69' Y

Y 74' Ben Whiteman

R 84' Liam Lindsay

Fankaty Dabo 86' R

Y 90' Ched Evans

Overview

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Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

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

Coventry City FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
19 Feb	Barnsley FC	H	1–0	W
15 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	0–2	L
12 Feb	Reading FC	A	3–2	W
08 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	1–1	D

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	1–1	D
22 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–0	D
19 Feb	Reading FC	H	2–3	L
12 Feb	Peterborough United FC	A	1–0	W
09 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–0	D
05 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
5' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Brad Potts has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
14' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Joshua Earl will be fuming at that decision.
17' The referee calls foul for Liam Lindsay. He receives a Yellow card.
22' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Rose.
37' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
42' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
47' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
63' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Martyn Waghorn has done his job and it is now time for Jake Bidwell to step up.
64' The supporters are chanting for Fankaty Dabo. He replaces Todd Kane on 64 minute.
69' Coventry City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
73' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Emil Riis Jakobsen comes on to replace Joshua Earl.
74' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
79' Alan Browne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
84' Poor challenge from Liam Lindsay. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
86' It’s gonna be a Red card for Fankaty Dabo.
86' Daniel Johnson adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
89' GOAL! Daniel Johnson scores on 89.
90' The referee calls foul for Ched Evans. He receives a Yellow card.
90' Bambo Diaby is replacing Cameron Archer for the Preston North End FC side.
The points are shared — Coventry City FC 1-1 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	4
Daniel Johnson	3
Alan Browne	2
Haji Wright	2
Will Keane	2
Jack Rudoni	1
Sean Maguire	1
Bobby Thomas	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2022-02-22 Bristol City FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2022-02-19 Coventry City FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2022-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2022-02-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2022-02-19 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC L 2022-02-12 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-02-09 Preston North End FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2022-02-05 Hull City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.59 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC47% Draw28% Preston North End FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Preston North End FC

53%

Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC35% Draw47% Preston North End FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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