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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	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	#25
95	Points	0
46	Played	0
28 / 11 / 7	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
97	Scored	0
45	Conceded	0
+52	GD	+0
2.07	PPG	–
61%	Win %	–

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

Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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 Coventry Building Society Arena.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
14' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 14.
17' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Liam Lindsay gets a Yellow card.
22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
27' 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.
32' Michael Rose catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 32.
37' Jake Clarke-Salter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' 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.
47' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
52' Cameron Archer, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
63' Jake Bidwell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Martyn Waghorn at the 63 minute mark.
64' Coventry City FC make a change. Todd Kane trudges off to be replaced by Fankaty Dabo on 64 minutes.
69' The referee calls foul for Gustavo Hamer. He receives a Yellow card.
73' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Joshua Earl is withdrawn and Emil Riis Jakobsen gets his opportunity.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Ben Whiteman is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 74.
79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bambo Diaby made 30 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
84' Preston North End FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
86' Fankaty Dabo was booked on 86.
86' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daniel Johnson on 86.
89' Daniel Johnson does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ched Evans.
90' The crowd applauds Cameron Archer as he leaves the pitch. Bambo Diaby steps in for Preston North End FC.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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

0.34 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.57 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC23% Draw46% Preston North End FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes15% 0% No85%

Avg goals/match: 0.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	57%	43%
± 1.5	24%	76%
± 2.5	7%	93%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Preston North End FC

77%

Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC

54%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC8% Draw76% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

43.4%

0 – 1

21%

1 – 0

11.5%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

2.6%

2 – 0

1.9%

2 – 1

1.4%

0 – 3

1.1%

2 – 2

0.6%

1 – 3

0.5%

3 – 0

0.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	13%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	24%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

71% ✗

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