Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Coventry City FC

0 – 3

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Preston North End FC

Fri 23 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 1' Emil Riis Jakobsen

0–2 20' Will Keane

0–3 38' Bobby Thomas og

Y 43' Ben Whiteman

Y 54' Jordan Storey

Bobby Thomas 71' Y

Y 90' Ben Woodburn

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)

Match Details

Referee Andy Davies (England)
Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
Assistant 2 James Wilson

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

2024-02-23 Coventry City FC 0–3 Preston North End FC 2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2023-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	0–3	L
17 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
14 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–2	D
11 Feb	Millwall FC	H	2–1	W
06 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	4–1	W
03 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	1–2	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	3–0	W
17 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
14 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
10 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
03 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	H	3–2	W
27 Jan	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D

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' And we are off! Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC — let the football do the talking.
1' Emil Riis Jakobsen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 1 minutes.
6' Haji Wright has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
11' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
16' 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.
20' A stunning finish from Will Keane — that came from absolutely nowhere!
25' Alan Browne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
30' Kasey Palmer gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and will look to change the dynamic.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ryan Lowe might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' Bobby Thomas doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
43' Ben Whiteman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 43.
46' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Jake Bidwell comes on to replace Jay Dasilva.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
54' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 54.
59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
64' Jordan Storey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bobby Thomas on 71.
73' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Matt Godden on, Haji Wright off on 73 minutes.
74' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Emil Riis Jakobsen by Milutin Osmajic on 74 minute.
79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ellis Simms made 319 appearances and scored 52 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
84' The crowd applauds Josh Eccles as he leaves the pitch. Liam Kelly steps in for Coventry City FC.
88' Ryan Ledson gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Mads Frokjaer-Jensen and will look to change the dynamic.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Woodburn.
90' The whistle greets Alan Browne as he departs to be replaced by Josh Seary.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Coventry City FC 0-3 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

40
Bradley Collins
21
Jake Bidwell ↑ 46'
45
Kasey Palmer ↑ 30'
24
Matt Godden ↑ 73'
30
Fabio Tavares
6
Liam Kelly ↑ 84'
15
Liam Kitching
29
Victor Torp ↑ 73'
41
Dermi Lusala

Coach Mark Robins

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne ↓ Josh Seary 90'
7
Will Keane ↓ Ben Woodburn 88'
4
Ben Whiteman
13
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar ↓ Greg Cunningham 73'
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 74'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Ryan Ledson 88'

Bench

26
Jack Whatmough
3
Greg Cunningham ↑ 73'
18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 88'
20
Ben Woodburn ↑ 88'
21
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic ↑ 74'
17
Layton Stewart
35
Noah Mawene
36
Josh Seary ↑ 90'

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
Jack Rudoni	1
Sean Maguire	1
Bobby Thomas	1

Head to Head

Coventry City FC Form

2024-02-23 Coventry City FC 0–3 Preston North End FC L 2024-02-17 Stoke City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-02-14 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D 2024-02-11 Coventry City FC 2–1 Millwall FC W 2024-02-06 Coventry City FC 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-02-03 Norwich City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2024-02-23 Coventry City FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W 2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2024-02-03 Preston North End FC 3–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-01-27 Millwall FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.67 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC39% Draw27% Preston North End FC34%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Preston North End FC

61%

Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC32% Draw44% Preston North End FC24%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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