Thursday , 2 July 2026

Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Coventry City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Wed 11 Mar 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith

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
2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2025-12-09 Preston North End FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 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

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
07 Mar Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
28 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
25 Feb Sheffield United FC A 2–1 W
21 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–0 W
16 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 3–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
06 Mar Oxford United FC H 1–3 L
28 Feb Millwall FC H 0–2 L
24 Feb Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
20 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
14 Feb Watford FC H 2–2 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

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 4
Daniel Johnson 3
Haji Wright 2
Will Keane 2
Alan Browne 2
Fabio Tavares 1
Duane Holmes 1
Milutin Osmajic 1

Head to Head

2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2025-12-09 Preston North End FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 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

Coventry City FC Form

2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-03-07 Bristol City FC 0–2 Coventry City FC W 2026-02-28 Coventry City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-02-25 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2026-02-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Coventry City FC W 2026-02-16 Coventry City FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2026-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-02-24 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–2 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.23 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC68% Draw20% Preston North End FC12%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Preston North End FC
32%
Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC49% Draw40% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.4%
4 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.3%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 21% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 23% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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