Thursday , 2 July 2026

Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Coventry City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena 26,493 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jack Rudoni 30' 1–0
Bobby Thomas 37' 2–0
2–1 82' Will Keane
Y 65' Liam Lindsay

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Richard Woodward

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

2
3
7
Coventry City FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2024-10-19 Preston North End FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 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

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
11 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
08 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 1–4 L
05 Feb Leeds United FC H 0–2 L
01 Feb Swansea City AFC A 2–0 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
18 Feb Millwall FC H 1–1 D
15 Feb Burnley FC H 0–0 D
11 Feb Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
08 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 4–2 W
31 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L

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' Welcome to Coventry Building Society Arena that hosts another battle between Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Grimes made 383 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Preston North End 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.
  • 15' Sam Greenwood is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Coventry City FC tonight.
  • 20' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Milutin Osmajic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Jack Rudoni is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 35' 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.
  • 37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bobby Thomas makes it 2-0.
  • 42' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Preston North End FC make a change. Lewis Gibson trudges off to be replaced by Liam Lindsay on 46 minutes.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Emil Riis Jakobsen, a Denmark , has 5 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' Jayden Meghoma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a card for Liam Lindsay.
  • 65' Robbie Brady is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kaine Kesler at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Jamie Paterson comes on to replace Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Will Keane. He replaces Sam Greenwood on 72 minute.
  • 77' Freddie Woodman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Will Keane gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 88' A tactical swap from Coventry City FC — Jamie Allen on, Josh Eccles off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto makes way for Ben Sheaf at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Coventry City FC.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2024-10-19 Preston North End FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 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

Coventry City FC Form

2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-11 Coventry City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–4 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-02-05 Coventry City FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2025-02-01 Swansea City AFC 0–2 Coventry City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-02-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2025-02-15 Preston North End FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2025-02-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-02-08 Preston North End FC 4–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.82 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC51% Draw25% Preston North End FC24%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Preston North End FC
49%
Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC37% Draw44% Preston North End FC19%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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