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

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Championship · 2024-25

Coventry City FC

2 – 1

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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

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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 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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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 game is set. Coventry City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 3-5-2.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Jayden Meghoma has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Robbie Brady has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 342 appearances.
30' What a strike from Jack Rudoni! The score is 1-0.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Coventry City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
37' Bobby Thomas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 37 minutes.
42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
46' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Liam Lindsay on, Lewis Gibson off on 46 minutes.
51' Coventry City FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-5-2 shape.
56' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
65' A moment of madness from Liam Lindsay on 65 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
65' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Kaine Kesler is withdrawn and Robbie Brady gets his opportunity.
70' Kaine Kesler is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
71' Jamie Paterson is replacing Ephron Mason-Clark for the Coventry City FC side.
72' Sam Greenwood makes way for Will Keane at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
77' Both keepers have barely been tested. Coventry City FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
82' The deadlock is broken! Will Keane gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
87' It looks like no one’s ball. Coventry City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
88' Jamie Allen gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Josh Eccles and will look to change the dynamic.
90' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is replaced by Ben Sheaf on 90 minute.
The points are shared — Coventry City FC 2-1 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

6
Matt Grimes
21
Jake Bidwell
28
Josh Eccles ↓ Jamie Allen 88'
10
Ephron Mason-Clark ↓ Jamie Paterson 71'
15
Liam Kitching
5
Jack Rudoni
27
Milan van Ewijk
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Ben Sheaf 90'
4
Bobby Thomas
9
Ellis Simms
1
Oliver Dovin

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Brad Potts 46'
8
Alistair McCann
2
Ryan Porteous
28
Milutin Osmajic
1
Freddie Woodman
19
Lewis Gibson ↓ Liam Lindsay 46'
20
Sam Greenwood ↓ Will Keane 72'
29
Kaine Kesler ↓ Robbie Brady 65'
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson
3
Jayden Meghoma ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 46'

Bench

11
Robbie Brady ↑ 65'
6
Liam Lindsay ↑ 46'
44
Brad Potts ↑ 46'
7
Will Keane ↑ 72'
26
Patrick Bauer
12
Ched Evans
13
David Cornell
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 46'
37
Cole McGhee

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

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

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

0 / 4

0.57 Coventry City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC31% Draw38% Preston North End FC31%

Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Preston North End FC

69%

Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Coventry City FC14% Draw66% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

30%

0 – 1

18.3%

1 – 0

13.7%

1 – 1

12.4%

0 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 3

1.6%

2 – 2

1.4%

1 – 3

1.1%

3 – 0

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap	Coventry City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	17%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	23%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

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