Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

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Wed 31 Aug 2022 · 18:45 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 28' Jordan Storey

Ben Wilson 36' Y

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 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 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
31 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L
27 Aug	Hull City AFC	A	2–3	L
13 Aug	Millwall FC	A	2–3	L
31 Jul	Sunderland AFC	A	1–1	D
07 May	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
30 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Coventry City FC	A	1–0	W
27 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Aug	Watford FC	H	0–0	D
16 Aug	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D
13 Aug	Luton Town FC	A	1–0	W
06 Aug	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jake Bidwell suffering a number of foals already.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ched Evans, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Jamie Allen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 382 appearances.
20' Josh Eccles has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 29 cards already picked up this season.
25' With 2 assists to his name this season, Troy Parrott is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Storey on 28.
33' Callum Doyle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
36' Ben Wilson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
41' 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.
46' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
51' Fabio Tavares has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' 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.
57' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Woodburn departs to be replaced by Alan Browne.
62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
66' The crowd applauds Ched Evans as he leaves the pitch. Emil Riis Jakobsen steps in for Preston North End FC.
67' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Fankaty Dabo on, Josh Eccles off on 67 minutes.
72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
73' Magnificent from Emil Riis Jakobsen! That is 46 goals in 388 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
78' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alvaro Carreras made 417 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
88' 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.
89' Fabio Tavares is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michael Rose at the 89 minute mark.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Coventry City FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Tyler Walker
1
Simon Moore
45
Kasey Palmer ↑ 67'
30
Fabio Tavares ↑ 89'
38
Gustavo Hamer ↑ 67'
2
Jonathan Panzo
23
Fankaty Dabo ↑ 67'

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
Patrick Bauer	1
Tyler Walker	1
Fabio Tavares	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2022-08-27 Hull City AFC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2022-08-13 Millwall FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2022-07-31 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2022-05-07 Stoke City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2022-04-30 Coventry City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Preston North End FC Form

2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-08-20 Preston North End FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-08-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-08-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.78 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC25% Draw32% Preston North End FC43%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	30%	70%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Preston North End FC

75%

Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC17% Draw56% Preston North End FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.4%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

14%

1 – 0

10.2%

0 – 2

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

4.9%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

3.3%

2 – 2

2.9%

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	16%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	24%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

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