Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

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

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

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' Stefan Teitur Thordarson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Kitching made 13 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' GOAL! Jack Rudoni fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 37' What a moment for Bobby Thomas! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 42' Ephron Mason-Clark has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Lewis Gibson as he leaves the pitch. Liam Lindsay steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at Coventry Building Society Arena. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Liam Lindsay has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 65.
  • 65' Preston North End FC make a change. Kaine Kesler trudges off to be replaced by Robbie Brady on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Preston North End FC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Jamie Paterson. He replaces Ephron Mason-Clark on 71 minute.
  • 72' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 72 minute. Sam Greenwood leaves to be changed by Will Keane.
  • 77' The 20-year-old Jayden Meghoma has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 82' Will Keane does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
  • 87' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Josh Eccles is replaced by Jamie Allen on 88 minute.
  • 90' Ben Sheaf is replacing Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for the Coventry City FC side.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Coventry City FC to claim maximum points.

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
Haji Wright 2
Will Keane 2
Alan Browne 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
2 / 4
1.22 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC39% Draw28% Preston North End FC33%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Preston North End FC
61%
Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC25% Draw49% Preston North End FC26%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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