Wednesday , 30 September 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

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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

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' Coventry City FC have kicked off against Preston North End FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Tyler Walker 1
Fabio Tavares 1
Duane Holmes 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
2 / 4
1.62 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC57% Draw25% Preston North End FC18%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Preston North End FC
43%
Coventry City FC or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC37% Draw47% Preston North End FC16%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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