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Preston North End FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Tue 29 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Referee Lewis Smith

Head-to-Head

7
3
2
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Coventry City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Coventry City FC H 2–0 W
26 Dec Derby County FC A 1–0 W
18 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Barnsley FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Luton Town FC A 0–3 L
09 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Preston North End FC A 0–2 L
26 Dec Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
19 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
16 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
12 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
08 Dec Luton Town FC H 0–0 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Coventry City FC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 18' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Johnson makes it 1-0.
  • 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 383 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 28' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Andrew Hughes was booked on 31.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' Sean Maguire is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' Alan Browne makes way for Brad Potts at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 59' Maxime Biamou gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Ben Sheaf and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Ryan Ledson on, Paul Gallagher off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Joshua Earl. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Joshua Earl departs to be replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Ryan John Giles is replaced by Sam McCallum on 71 minute.
  • 76' Kyle McFadzean has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' England international Declan Rudd has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 86' 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.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Sean Maguire. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Full Time. Preston North End FC beats Coventry City FC

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 63% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC59% Draw26% Coventry City FC15%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Coventry City FC
41%
Preston North End FC or Coventry City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC40% Draw50% Coventry City FC10%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 0
7%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2.8%
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 19% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 27% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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