Preston North End FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Preston North End FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Coventry City FC

Sat 4 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 33' Haji Wright

Duane Holmes 38' 1–1

Alan Browne pen 41' 2–1

Milutin Osmajic 71' 3–1

3–2 83' Haji Wright

Y 40' Kyle McFadzean

Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 46' Y

Robbie Brady 90' Y

Y 90' Jake Bidwell

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Adam Nunn

19 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 5 total

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2023-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Nov	Coventry City FC	H	3–2	W
28 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	0–1	L
25 Oct	Southampton FC	H	2–2	D
21 Oct	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
07 Oct	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–4	L
04 Oct	Leicester City FC	A	0–3	L

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	2–3	L
30 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–2	L
25 Oct	Rotherham United FC	A	0–2	L
21 Oct	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
07 Oct	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D
04 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Coventry City FC
#14	Position	#1
60	Points	95
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	28 / 11 / 7
55	Scored	97
62	Conceded	45
-7	GD	+52
1.30	PPG	2.07
33%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Deepdale will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Coventry City FC.
5' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yasin Ayari, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Kyle McFadzean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact 3-4-1-2.
30' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
33' A goal from the USA international Haji Wright! He fires home on 33 to make it 0-1!
38' Duane Holmes doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
40' Kyle McFadzean was booked on 40.
41' Alan Browne doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' The Coventry City FC manager makes a substitution. Kyle McFadzean departs to be replaced by Josh Eccles.
51' Liam Lindsay has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Ellis Simms is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
60' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum O'Hare is hanging Jamie Allen on the field on 60 minute.
65' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
68' Ched Evans has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 68 minute.
71' Brilliant from the ! Milutin Osmajic makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 71.
76' The supporters are chanting for Robbie Brady. He replaces Kian Best on 76 minute.
81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
83' Haji Wright with the second goal in the match!
83' The whistle greets Matt Godden as he departs to be replaced by Milan van Ewijk.
84' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Milutin Osmajic is withdrawn and Will Keane gets his opportunity.
89' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Robbie Brady gets a Yellow card.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

25
Duane Holmes ↓ Ben Woodburn 84'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
4
Ben Whiteman
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Will Keane 84'
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Ched Evans 68'
33
Kian Best ↓ Robbie Brady 76'

Bench

11
Robbie Brady ↑ 76'
18
Ryan Ledson
20
Ben Woodburn ↑ 84'
7
Will Keane ↑ 84'
5
Patrick Bauer
9
Ched Evans ↑ 68'
21
David Cornell
17
Layton Stewart
35
Noah Mawene

Coach Ryan Lowe

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W 2023-10-28 Hull City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-10-25 Preston North End FC 2–2 Southampton FC D 2023-10-21 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-10-07 Ipswich Town FC 4–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-10-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2023-10-30 Coventry City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-10-25 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2023-10-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.49 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Coventry City FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC42% Draw25% Coventry City FC33%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Coventry City FC

58%

Preston North End FC or Coventry City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC26% Draw44% Coventry City FC30%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

5.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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