Coventry City

Football England - EFL Championship Coventry Building Society Arena Fri 23 Feb 14:45

Preston North End

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

We’re expecting a high-scoring clash between Coventry City and Preston North End. Therefore, head to the Total Goals market and our betting prediction is to back Over 2.5 at -118 where we need three or more.

Expert Analysis

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football recommendations. Team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Coventry City vs Preston North End stats:

  • Coventry City have scored 2 or more goals in 12 of their past 20 matches
  • Preston North End have conceded 2 or more goals in 10 of their last 20 matches
  • Preston North End have scored 2 or more goals in 16 of their past 33 matches this season

The beauty of our betting tip is that it doesn’t matter if the hosts or the away team score the goals. We simply need Over 2.5 Goals in this Championship match and that’s trading at -118.

There’s the opportunity to look at other betting angles and that includes Over 3.5 Goals if you want to chance four or more being scored.

Last Matches & H2H

Coventry played Stoke in their last game. They won 1-0 and recorded 51% of possession. Ellis Simms were their goalscorer in this Championship match at Bet365 Stadium.

Preston played Blackburn in their last game. They drew 2-2 and recorded 64% of possession. Robert Brady and Emil Riis Jakobsen were their goalscorers in this Championship match at Deepdale.

Preston North End achieved a 3-2 victory against Coventry City when the teams met at Deepdale which was the most recent fixture between the pair.

The previous 7 matches have seen a draw occur on two occasions. Coventry City have no wins and Preston North End have registered five victories.

Confirmed Lineups

Coventry City (confirmed lineup): Ben Wilson, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva, Josh Eccles, Joel Latibeaudiere, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Callum O'Hare, Haji Wright, Ellis Simms.

Preston North End (confirmed lineup): Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Alan Browne, Liam Millar, Ben Whiteman, Alistair McCann, Mads Froekjaer-Jensen, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Will Keane.

Coventry City vs Preston North End Prediction

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Published 03:22, 21 February 2024

Coventry City vs Preston North End Odds

The bookies betting odds have Coventry City as -133 favourites for this Championship clash, implying that they are 57% likely to win the match. Preston North End are the +350 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

The latest betting suggests it’s a close call between Over 2.5 Goals and Under 2.5 Goals. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at -125.

You can back Coventry at -333 on the Draw No Bet market, with money back if the game is a draw. Preston are +240 with the football betting sites to win this Championship game.

Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 10 wins, 4 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 1 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 8 wins, 9 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Coventry City FC

Preston North End FC

Goals / match
2 2
Conceded / match
1.2 1.2
Total / match
3.2 3.2

Corners

Corners

Coventry City FC

Preston North End FC

For / match
5 3.6
Against / match
3.2 5
Total / match
8.2 8.6

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Coventry City vs Preston North End team news.

Getting the player information you need is easy thanks to the Championship squads.

Coventry City vs Preston North End Lineups

Coventry City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Preston North End Confirmed Lineup 3-4-1-2

Coventry City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

13 Ben Wilson
27 Milan van Ewijk 4 Bobby Thomas 2 Luis Binks 3 Jay Dasilva
28 Josh Eccles 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 10 Callum O'Hare 11 Haji Wright
9 Ellis Simms
1 Freddie Woodman
14 Jordan Storey 6 Liam Lindsay 16 Andrew Hughes
8 Alan Browne 23 Liam Millar 4 Ben Whiteman 13 Alistair McCann
10 M. Froekjaer-Jensen
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen 7 Will Keane

Preston North End Confirmed Lineup 3-4-1-2

Coventry City Substitutes

  • 6Liam Kelly
  • 15Liam Kitching
  • 21Jake Bidwell
  • 24Matt Godden
  • 29Victor Torp
  • 30Fabio Tavares
  • 40Bradley Collins
  • 41Dermi Lusala
  • 45Kasey Palmer

Preston North End Substitutes

  • 3Gregory Cunningham
  • 17Layton Stewart
  • 18Ryan Ledson
  • 20Benjamin Woodburn
  • 21David Cornell
  • 26Jack Whatmough
  • 28Milutin Osmajic
  • 35Noah Mawene
  • 36Joshua Seary

Previous Coventry City Lineups

17 Feb Championship
Stoke City 0-1 Coventry
14 Feb Championship
Plymouth 2-2 Coventry
11 Feb Championship
Coventry 2-1 Millwall

Previous Preston North End Lineups

17 Feb Championship
Preston 2-2 Blackburn
14 Feb Championship
Preston 2-1 Middlesbrough
10 Feb Championship
Cardiff City 0-2 Preston

Predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s form part of our Coventry City vs Preston North End lineups service and this includes the formations for each team.

Injuries & Suspensions

Coventry City Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Jamie Allen Broken cheekbone
Ben Sheaf Hamstring

Preston North End Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Brad Potts Hamstring
Duane Holmes Sprained knee
Kian Best Ankle injury

The injuries and suspensions information will help you find out which players are missing. Get the latest injury news thanks to our up-to-date report.

We’ve got a full list of players for every squad and there’s also stats available.

England FlagChampionship Table

Championship 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leicester City 33 25 3 5 69:26 78
2 Leeds United 33 21 6 6 61:26 69
3 Ipswich Town 33 20 9 4 65:44 69
4 Southampton 33 20 7 6 64:40 67
5 West Brom 33 16 7 10 48:31 55
6 Hull City 33 16 6 11 49:42 54
7 Coventry 33 13 12 8 51:37 51
8 Norwich 33 15 6 12 58:50 51
9 Preston 33 14 7 12 44:52 49
10 Sunderland 33 14 5 14 45:37 47
11 Watford 33 11 11 11 49:45 44
12 Bristol City 33 12 8 13 38:37 44
13 Middlesbrough 32 13 5 14 47:47 44
14 Cardiff City 33 12 5 16 37:47 41
15 Birmingham 32 10 8 14 37:48 38
16 Blackburn 33 11 5 17 47:59 38
17 Plymouth 33 9 10 14 51:57 37
18 Swansea City 33 9 9 15 41:54 36
19 Stoke City 33 9 8 16 30:46 35
20 Huddersfield 33 7 13 13 38:54 34
21 Millwall 33 8 9 16 31:46 33
22 QPR 33 8 8 17 30:44 32
23 Sheffield Wed 33 8 5 20 26:52 29
24 Rotherham 33 3 10 20 29:64 19
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds United 16 12 4 0 35:11 40
2 Leicester City 17 13 1 3 34:11 40
3 Ipswich Town 16 11 4 1 41:26 37
4 West Brom 17 11 3 3 27:13 36
5 Southampton 16 11 2 3 40:20 35
6 Norwich 17 11 2 4 31:18 35
7 Sunderland 16 10 0 6 28:19 30
8 Preston 17 9 3 5 27:29 30
9 Coventry 16 7 8 1 24:14 29
10 Plymouth 17 8 4 5 38:30 28
11 Birmingham 16 7 6 3 23:18 27
12 Hull City 16 7 4 5 23:16 25
13 Bristol City 17 7 3 7 21:19 24
14 Middlesbrough 16 6 3 7 17:18 21
15 Huddersfield 17 5 6 6 21:23 21
16 Cardiff City 16 6 3 7 18:20 21
17 Watford 16 5 5 6 26:21 20
18 Blackburn 16 6 2 8 23:27 20
19 Sheffield Wed 16 5 4 7 17:20 19
20 Stoke City 17 5 4 8 12:21 19
21 Swansea City 17 4 5 8 18:25 17
22 Millwall 17 4 4 9 14:27 16
23 Rotherham 17 3 6 8 17:23 15
24 QPR 16 3 5 8 17:24 14

The updated Championship standings highlight the performance of each football team. See where the sides are ranked according to points earned so far.