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Preston North End v Coventry City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 19th Oct, 12:30 BST, Deepdale, Preston

the Deepdale is the setting on Saturday lunch time, as Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End are visited by Mark Robins's Coventry City in the Championship. All the odds are provided directly from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to Championship match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals as a betting market simply means there will only be a maximum of 2 goals scored in total by Preston and Coventry during the traditional 90 minutes. It's a bet the stats below and the odds are both leaning towards here, and an outcome that we've seen head to head clashes between these sides has produced in the past. With no obvious winner in sight, our best bet prediction for this one is under 2.5 goals.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
47%
2.90
11%
3.00
4%
Draw
29%
3.303.25
6%
Coventry
23%
2.38
8%
2.38
1%
Preston 1-0
16%
9.00
10%
8.00
6%
Draw 0-0
13%
9.50
5%
7.50
11%
Draw 1-1
13%
6.506.00
8%
Coventry 1-0
10%
8.007.00
7%
Preston 2-0
10%
15.00
12%
12.00
Preston 2-1
8%
11.00
8%
9.50
Coventry 2-1
5%
9.50
6%
8.50
Preston 3-0
4%
29.00
15%
23.00
10%
Coventry 2-0
4%
11.0010.00
Preston 3-1
3%
23.00
12%
19.00
12%
Draw 2-2
3%
15.00
15%
13.00
Coventry 3-1
1%
21.00
24%
15.00
Preston 4-0
1%
67.0046.00
12%
Preston 3-2
1%
34.0026.00
10%
Coventry 3-0
1%
23.00
10%
17.00
Over 2.5 Goals
33%
2.10
5%
2.05
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
67%
1.73
4%
1.70
6%
Home 1st Goal
51%
2.25
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
39%
1.80
4%
-
No 1st Goal
9%
9.00
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
39%
1.80
4%
1.85
4%
BTTS - No
61%
1.91
5%
1.85
5%
BTTS - Home Win
15%
6.00
8%
5.75
10%
BTTS - Draw
16%
4.50
4%
4.40
2%
BTTS - Away Win
8%
5.00
11%
4.80
6%
Home/draw
77%
1.53
8%
1.57
1%
Away/draw
53%
1.40
5%
1.36
Home/away
71%
1.331.33
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
60%
1.36
5%
1.36
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
40%
3.20
9%
3.00
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
4.00
18%
3.60
13%
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
1.25
6%
1.25
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
8.00
23%
7.00
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1.08
3%
1.08
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
17.00
13%
15.00
18%
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1.02
1%
1.02
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1.07
1%
1.07
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
9.00
10%
8.00
16%
Home DNB
68%
2.10
7%
2.10
Away DNB
44%
1.67
6%
1.67
2%
Preston win to nil
32%
5.00
9%
-
Coventry win to nil
16%
4.00
7%
-
Preston / Preston
17%
4.75
5%
4.60
5%
Preston / Coventry
3%
26.0021.00
Preston / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
Draw / Preston
12%
6.50
7%
6.50
Draw / Coventry
15%
5.505.50
Draw / Draw
17%
5.004.50
8%
Coventry / Preston
3%
29.0023.00
10%
Coventry / Coventry
21%
4.00
11%
3.70
Coventry / Draw
6%
15.00
15%
12.00
bet365
Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 19th place in the Championship league table. Preston have won all their 1 games against teams below them in the table and kept 1 clean sheet in those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 1 game against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 0 and lost no matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 10 goals to 7 goals.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 4 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

Coventry are in 20th position in the Championship on 8 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Coventry are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 6 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 2 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Coventry have conceded 13 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Preston
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Coventry
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Nov 6
Mar 11
 Sunderland96121019 
Mar 15
Nov 9
Dec 14
Apr 12
 Leeds105411019 
Feb 8
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
 Sheff Utd10631719 
Nov 23
Mar 29
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
 Burnley95311018 
Apr 5
Nov 26
Nov 30
Jan 1
 West Brom9522617 
Apr 18
Dec 11
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
 Watford9513016 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
Oct 22
Feb 11
 Norwich9432615 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
 Blackburn9432415 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
 M'Boro9423314 
May 3
Nov 2
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
 Oxford Utd9333212 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
 Swansea9333212 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 1
Nov 23
Mar 29
 Derby9405012 
Nov 6
Mar 11
Dec 26
Apr 21
 Hull9333-112 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Apr 26
Oct 26
 Plymouth9324-311 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Dec 29
Dec 7
 Sheff Wed9324-411 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 15
Nov 2
May 3
 Bristol C9252-411 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Apr 5
Nov 26
 Stoke9315-210 
Mar 8
l
 
1-0A
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
 Millwall923419 
Dec 29
Dec 7
-
-
 Preston Home9234-59 
Feb 22
Oct 19
Oct 19
Feb 22
 Coventry Away9225-38 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
 Luton9225-78 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Apr 18
Dec 21
 QPR9144-77 
Feb 11
Oct 22
Mar 15
Nov 9
 Portsmouth9054-115 
Apr 9
Dec 21
Apr 8
Dec 11
 Cardiff9126-145 
Nov 30
Jan 1
Win / draw / win form
7
Coventry have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
3
Preston have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive home league games
Preston 19TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Coventry 20TH
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
21
Preston have not lost to Coventry in 21 consecutive league meetings
League games at Preston since 2002
Preston
Coventry
Goals: Scored
36
18
Games: Scored
16 / 17
12 / 17
Clean sheets
5 / 17
1 / 17
PNE
12
D
5
League games at Coventry since 2001
Coventry
Preston
Goals: Scored
18
28
Games: Scored
10 / 17
16 / 17
Clean sheets
1 / 17
7 / 17
PNE
8
D
7
COV
2
Goal Statistics
Preston 19th Coventry 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
4+
There is a 65% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Coventry scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+2
Coventry’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280205/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Coventry
1.2
0.8
Attack rating
PNE
COV
16%
better
view stats
Games scored5
6
Failed to score4
3
Scored first3
4
Goals scored7
10
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
11
Avg. shots per goal9
10
Conversion rate for11
10
Avg. XG for1
1.3
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
26%
better
PNE
COV
view stats
Games conceded5
8
Clean sheets4
1
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded12
13
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
19%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+26%

Preston v Coventry Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9113
F WoodmanJ StoreyK Kesler-HaydenA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Woodman GLK9
2
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF71
1
-
J Storey DEF811
1
-
L Lindsay DEF8
2
-
A Hughes DEF9
3
-
A McCann MID61
2
-
R Ledson MID5
1
-
S Thórdarson MID7
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID81
2
-
R Brady MID7
3
-
E Riis FWD911
-
Subs
D Cornell GLK
-
J Whatmough DEF3
1
-
K. Best DEF1
-
S Greenwood MID6
2
1
D Holmes MID8
2
-
J Bowler MID3
-
L Stewart FWD
-
J Okkels FWD4
-
K. Nelson FWD
-
Coventry Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9324
M EwijkH WrightJ RudoniJ Eccles
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Dovin GLK6
-
M Ewijk DEF911
-
B Thomas DEF6
1
-
L Binks DEF5
3
-
J Dasilva DEF6
-
B Sheaf MID3
2
-
J Eccles MID9
4
-
N Bassette MID2
1
-
J Rudoni MID912
-
J Latibeaudiere MID6
3
-
E Simms FWD911
-
Subs
B Collins GLK
-
L Kitching DEF41
-
Harvey Broad DEF
-
T Sakamoto MID7
-
V Torp MID8
1
-
E Mason-Clark FWD91
-
H Wright FWD93
1
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD91
1
-
F Tavares FWD
-
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QPR v Sunderland
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