Preston North End FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

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Coventry City FC

Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 11:30 UTC Deepdale 15,907 HT 45' · FT 45'

Emil Riis Jakobsen 72' 1–0

Ryan Ledson 4' Y

Emil Riis Jakobsen 39' Y

Andrew Hughes 48' Y

Freddie Woodman 84' Y

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-19 Preston North End FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2024-02-23 Coventry City FC 0–3 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
05 Oct	Burnley FC	A	0–0	D
02 Oct	Watford FC	H	3–0	W
28 Sep	Millwall FC	A	1–3	L
22 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
14 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Preston North End FC	A	0–1	L
05 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–2	L
01 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
28 Sep	Leeds United FC	A	0–3	L
21 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	1–2	L
14 Sep	Watford 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' And we are off! Preston North End FC vs Coventry City FC — let the football do the talking.
4' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan Ledson is booked for Preston North End FC — card on 4.
9' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
14' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
19' Brandon Thomas-Asante is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
24' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
29' Belgium international Norman Bassette has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
34' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
39' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
48' The referee calls foul for Andrew Hughes. He receives a card.
53' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
60' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Ledson is withdrawn and Sam Greenwood gets his opportunity.
64' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Norman Bassette has done his job and it is now time for Brandon Thomas-Asante to step up.
68' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Duane Holmes comes on to replace Stefan Teitur Thordarson.
72' Emil Riis Jakobsen adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
77' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' Coventry City FC make a change. Jack Rudoni trudges off to be replaced by Victor Torp on 79 minutes.
84' Freddie Woodman is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
89' Preston North End FC currently sit 19 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady
6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Sam Greenwood 60'
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Duane Holmes 68'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Coventry City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

3
Jay Dasilva
28
Josh Eccles
14
Ben Sheaf
5
Jack Rudoni ↓ Victor Torp 79'
27
Milan van Ewijk ↓ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 79'
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
2
Luis Binks
4
Bobby Thomas
9
Ellis Simms ↓ Haji Wright 64'
1
Oliver Dovin
37
Norman Bassette ↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante 64'

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Preston North End FC Form

2024-10-19 Preston North End FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-10-05 Burnley FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC W 2024-09-28 Millwall FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2024-10-19 Preston North End FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-10-05 Coventry City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-09-28 Leeds United FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-09-21 Coventry City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.8 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC50% Draw38% Coventry City FC12%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes16% 0% No84%

Avg goals/match: 1.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	64%	36%
± 1.5	31%	69%
± 2.5	11%	89%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Coventry City FC

50%

Preston North End FC or Coventry City FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC24% Draw70% Coventry City FC6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

35.9%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.8%

1 – 1

0 – 1

8.1%

2 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

2.6%

1 – 2

1.2%

0 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

1.1%

2 – 2

0.7%

4 – 0

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	11%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	29%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	9%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

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