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Preston North End FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Preston North End FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Wed 20 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Andrew Hughes 23' Y
Patrick Bauer 50' Y
Y 51' Liam Kelly

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

7
3
2
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC 2021-04-24 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
16 Oct Derby County FC H 0–0 D
02 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–3 L
28 Sep Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
25 Sep Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D
18 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
16 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
02 Oct Fulham FC H 4–1 W
29 Sep Luton Town FC A 0–5 L
24 Sep Peterborough United FC H 3–0 W
18 Sep Millwall FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Coventry City FC
#25 Position #1
0 Points 95
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 28 / 11 / 7
0 Scored 97
0 Conceded 45
+0 GD +52
– PPG 2.07
– Win % 61%

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

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 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' Temperatures are rising at Deepdale as Preston North End FC face off against Coventry City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Liam Kelly has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 374 appearances.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for Andrew Hughes. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! Tyler Walker makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 46' Tyler Walker is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 50' Poor challenge from Patrick Bauer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' Liam Kelly was booked on 51.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' A goal from the Germany international Patrick Bauer! He fires home on 61 to make it 1-2!
  • 66' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 69' Emil Riis Jakobsen makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Preston North End FC are in front.
  • 74' Martyn Waghorn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Viktor Gyokeres on 74 minute.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Tom Barkhuizen. He replaces Scott Sinclair on 79 minute.
  • 84' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' Josh Murphy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Dominic Hyam has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • With this win, Preston North End FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 4
Daniel Johnson 3
Alan Browne 2
Haji Wright 2
Will Keane 2
Patrick Bauer 1
Tyler Walker 1
Fabio Tavares 1

Head to Head

2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC 2021-04-24 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Preston North End FC Form

2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2021-10-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2021-10-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-09-28 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2021-10-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D 2021-10-02 Coventry City FC 4–1 Fulham FC W 2021-09-29 Luton Town FC 5–0 Coventry City FC L 2021-09-24 Coventry City FC 3–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-09-18 Millwall FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.9 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.35 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC49% Draw36% Coventry City FC15%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Coventry City FC
51%
Preston North End FC or Coventry City FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC26% Draw66% Coventry City FC8%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.3%
1 – 0
24.3%
2 – 0
10.8%
1 – 1
10%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
1.6%
0 – 2
1.5%
3 – 1
1.4%
2 – 2
0.9%
4 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 29% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 10% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
70% ✗
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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