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 0 games · 0 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	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

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	#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Coventry City FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
1' GOAL! Emil Riis Jakobsen scores on 1. Assisted by Alan Browne
6' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
11' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
16' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' GOAL! Will Keane scores on 20. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen
25' Coventry City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
30' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is withdrawn and Kasey Palmer gets his opportunity.
35' 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.
38' Brilliant from the ! Bobby Thomas makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 38.
43' Ben Whiteman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 43.
46' The crowd applauds Jay Dasilva as he leaves the pitch. Jake Bidwell steps in for Coventry City FC.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
54' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 54.
59' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
64' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
71' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Bobby Thomas gets a card.
73' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Haji Wright departs to be replaced by Matt Godden.
74' Milutin Osmajic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 74 minute mark.
79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
84' The supporters are chanting for Liam Kelly. He replaces Josh Eccles on 84 minute.
88' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Ledson to step up.
90' Poor challenge from Ben Woodburn. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Alan Browne has done his job and it is now time for Josh Seary to step up.
Another three points for 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
Will Keane	2
Alan Browne	2
Haji Wright	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

2 / 4

0.41 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Coventry City FC19% Draw36% Preston North End FC45%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes23% 0% No77%

Avg goals/match: 1.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	73%	27%
± 1.5	41%	59%
± 2.5	17%	83%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Preston North End FC

81%

Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC

64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC8% Draw63% Preston North End FC29%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

27.3%

0 – 1

23%

0 – 2

11.3%

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 0

8.5%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 3

1.8%

2 – 0

1.8%

2 – 2

1.2%

0 – 4

0.9%

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%	11%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	29%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	13%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

66% ✓

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