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

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

Y 28' Jordan Storey

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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

2022-08-31 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

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Ben Sheaf needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 42 Yellow cards this season.
20' Ben Whiteman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' Jordan Storey is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
33' Emil Riis Jakobsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
36' Coventry City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
51' Jamie Allen, a England central midfielder, has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
57' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Ben Woodburn is replaced by Alan Browne.
62' Ched Evans has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
66' The crowd applauds Ched Evans as he leaves the pitch. Emil Riis Jakobsen steps in for Preston North End FC.
67' Fankaty Dabo is replacing Josh Eccles for the Coventry City FC side.
72' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' The deadlock is broken! Emil Riis Jakobsen gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ryan Lowe will be considering his options from the bench.
88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
89' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Michael Rose exits the field as Fabio Tavares enters on 89.
The final score is 0-1.

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
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

2022-08-31 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.