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 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

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

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Preston North End FC get us underway at Coventry Building Society Arena.
5' 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.
10' Joshua Earl has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
14' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
17' A moment of madness from Liam Lindsay on 17 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
22' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
27' Coventry City 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.
32' Michael Rose has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
47' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
52' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
57' Jake Clarke-Salter, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
63' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Martyn Waghorn exits the field as Jake Bidwell enters on 63.
64' The whistle greets Todd Kane as he departs to be replaced by Fankaty Dabo.
69' Gustavo Hamer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
73' Emil Riis Jakobsen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua Earl on 73 minute.
74' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
84' Poor challenge from Liam Lindsay. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
86' A moment of madness from Fankaty Dabo on 86 minutes earns him a Red card. Coventry City FC will be frustrated.
86' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Johnson gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
89' Daniel Johnson adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ched Evans on 90 minutes.
90' Bambo Diaby is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cameron Archer at the 90 minute mark.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Haji Wright	2
Will Keane	2
Alan Browne	2
Tyler Walker	1
Fabio Tavares	1
Duane Holmes	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

2 / 4

0.98 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC34% Draw32% Preston North End FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Preston North End FC

66%

Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC21% Draw54% Preston North End FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.9%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 2

7.2%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

2.7%

0 – 3

2.6%

3 – 1

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	19%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	21%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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