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Coventry
FT
3 - 0
Preston
Coventry Building Society Arena
Referee: L. Smith
Coventry
Match Timeline
Preston
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
⚽
17'
T. Sakamoto
Coventry
⚽
34'
B. Thomas-Asante
Coventry
🔄
46'
A. McCann ↔ J. Thompson
Preston
🔄
46'
D. Jebbison ↔ L. Dobbin
Preston
⚽
50'
M. Grimes
Coventry
🔄
61'
F. Onyeka ↔ V. Torp
Coventry
🔄
61'
M. van Ewijk ↔ K. Kesler-Hayden
Coventry
🔄
61'
T. Sakamoto ↔ R. Esse
Coventry
🔄
65'
P. Valentin ↔ B. Potts
Preston
🔄
65'
A. Devine ↔ A. Moran
Preston
🔄
66'
E. Mason-Clark ↔ J. Eccles
Coventry
🔄
73'
T. Small ↔ A. Vukcevic
Preston
🔄
79'
B. Thomas-Asante ↔ J. Markelo
Coventry
Coventry Coventry
Season Statistics All competitions · current season
Preston Preston
Played games 37
Played games 37
Attacking Pressure
64.7 59% / 41% 45.7
5.49 Shots on Goal 3.51
16.19 Total Shots 10.78
4.62 Blocked Shots 2.95
54% Possession 46.6%
5.19 Corners 4.41
9.35 Fouls 10.54
1.65 Yellow Cards 2.03
0.08 Red Cards 0.08
422 Total Passes 353
340 Accurate Passes 262
2.49 Offsides 1.62
2.97 GK Saves 2.86
Based on completed matches from the current season across all competitions available.
Coventry Goals scored 74 Avg 2
Preston Goals scored 42 Avg 1.14
Coventry Goals conceded 39 Avg 1.05
Preston Goals conceded 44 Avg 1.19
Coventry Goals Trends Preston
81%
Under/Over 7 / 30
1.5 Goals
Under/Over 10 / 27
73%
59%
Under/Over 15 / 22
2.5 Goals
Under/Over 22 / 15
41%
35%
Under/Over 24 / 13
3.5 Goals
Under/Over 30 / 7
19%
Yes 22
59%
Both Scored
54%
Yes 20
⚙ Tactical Setup
Coventry formation 4-2-3-1
Preston formation 5-3-2

Head-to-Head Snapshot

Coventry and Preston have faced each other 15 times recently.

Match Analysis

Stats
Coventry Coventry
Preston Preston
Shots on Goal
9
Shots on Goal
2
Shots off Goal
8
Shots off Goal
3
Blocked Shots
8
Blocked Shots
0
8 Corner Kicks 1
9 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 3
68% Ball Possession 32%
25 Total Shots 5
9 Shots on Goal 2
8 Shots off Goal 3
8 Blocked Shots 0
15 Shots insidebox 3
10 Shots outsidebox 2
2 Goalkeeper Saves 6
630 Total passes 296
563 Passes accurate 223
4.00 expected_goals 0.44
🟨 0 Yellow Cards 0 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥
Last matches: Coventry
02.05.26
Cha
Coventry
Watford
4
0
W
26.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Wrexham
3
1
W
21.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Portsmouth
5
1
W
17.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Blackburn
1
1
D
11.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Sheffield Wednesday
0
0
D
06.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Hull City
0
0
D
03.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Derby
3
2
W
21.03.26
Cha
Coventry
Swansea
3
0
W
14.03.26
Cha
Coventry
Southampton
1
2
L
07.03.26
Cha
Coventry
Bristol City
2
0
W
28.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Stoke City
2
1
W
25.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Sheffield Utd
2
1
W
21.02.26
Cha
Coventry
West Brom
2
0
W
16.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Middlesbrough
3
1
W
07.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Oxford United
0
0
D
31.01.26
Cha
Coventry
QPR
1
2
L
26.01.26
Cha
Coventry
Norwich
1
2
L
20.01.26
Cha
Coventry
Millwall
2
1
W
17.01.26
Cha
Coventry
Leicester
2
1
W
10.01.26
FA
Coventry
Stoke City
0
1
L
Last matches: Preston
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
14.03.26
Cha
Preston
Norwich
0
2
L
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
20.02.26
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
0
1
L
14.02.26
Cha
Preston
Watford
2
2
D
07.02.26
Cha
Preston
Portsmouth
1
0
W
31.01.26
Cha
Preston
Ipswich
1
1
D
24.01.26
Cha
Preston
Middlesbrough
0
4
L
20.01.26
Cha
Preston
Hull City
0
3
L
17.01.26
Cha
Preston
Derby
0
1
L
09.01.26
FA
Preston
Wigan
0
1
L
H2H: Coventry vs Preston
11.03.26
H2H
Coventry
Preston
3
0
W
09.12.25
H2H
Preston
Coventry
1
1
D
22.02.25
H2H
Coventry
Preston
2
1
W
19.10.24
H2H
Preston
Coventry
1
0
L
23.02.24
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
3
L
04.11.23
H2H
Preston
Coventry
3
2
L
28.02.23
H2H
Preston
Coventry
0
0
D
31.08.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
L
26.02.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
1
1
D
20.10.21
H2H
Preston
Coventry
2
1
L
24.04.21
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
L
29.12.20
H2H
Preston
Coventry
2
0
L
07.02.15
H2H
Preston
Coventry
1
0
L
27.09.14
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
2
L
18.01.14
H2H
Preston
Coventry
1
1
D
Last matches: Coventry
26.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Wrexham
3
1
W
21.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Portsmouth
5
1
W
11.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Sheffield Wednesday
0
0
D
03.04.26
Cha
Coventry
Derby
3
2
W
14.03.26
Cha
Coventry
Southampton
1
2
L
28.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Stoke City
2
1
W
16.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Middlesbrough
3
1
W
07.02.26
Cha
Coventry
Oxford United
0
0
D
20.01.26
Cha
Coventry
Millwall
2
1
W
17.01.26
Cha
Coventry
Leicester
2
1
W
29.12.25
Cha
Coventry
Ipswich
0
2
L
26.12.25
Cha
Coventry
Swansea
1
0
W
13.12.25
Cha
Coventry
Bristol City
1
0
W
29.11.25
Cha
Coventry
Charlton
3
1
W
22.11.25
Cha
Coventry
West Brom
3
2
W
04.11.25
Cha
Coventry
Sheffield Utd
3
1
W
25.10.25
Cha
Coventry
Watford
3
1
W
18.10.25
Cha
Coventry
Blackburn
2
0
W
27.09.25
Cha
Coventry
Birmingham
3
0
W
13.09.25
Cha
Coventry
Norwich
1
1
D
H2H at home: Coventry
11.03.26
H2H
Coventry
Preston
3
0
W
22.02.25
H2H
Coventry
Preston
2
1
W
23.02.24
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
3
L
31.08.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
L
26.02.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
1
1
D
24.04.21
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
L
27.09.14
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
2
L
Last matches: Preston
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
14.03.26
Cha
Preston
Norwich
0
2
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
20.02.26
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
0
1
L
31.01.26
Cha
Preston
Ipswich
1
1
D
24.01.26
Cha
Preston
Middlesbrough
0
4
L
04.01.26
Cha
Preston
Bristol City
2
0
W
29.12.25
Cha
Preston
Wrexham
1
2
L
26.12.25
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
0
0
D
13.12.25
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
2
1
W
29.11.25
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
3
2
W
25.11.25
Cha
Preston
Watford
1
1
D
08.11.25
Cha
Preston
Millwall
1
1
D
01.11.25
Cha
Preston
Southampton
2
0
W
18.10.25
Cha
Preston
West Brom
1
2
L
30.09.25
Cha
Preston
Hull City
2
2
D
20.09.25
Cha
Preston
Derby
1
0
W
H2H away: Preston
11.03.26
H2H
Coventry
Preston
3
0
L
22.02.25
H2H
Coventry
Preston
2
1
L
23.02.24
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
3
W
31.08.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
W
26.02.22
H2H
Coventry
Preston
1
1
D
24.04.21
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
1
W
27.09.14
H2H
Coventry
Preston
0
2
W

Lineups

Coventry
Formation
Preston
C. Rushworth
19
C. Rushworth
M. van Ewijk
27
↓
M. van Ewijk
L. Woolfenden
26
L. Woolfenden
L. Kitching
15
L. Kitching
J. Dasilva
3
J. Dasilva
F. Onyeka
16
↓
F. Onyeka
M. Grimes
6
⚽
M. Grimes
T. Sakamoto
7
⚽ ↓
T. Sakamoto
B. Thomas-Asante
23
⚽ ↓
B. Thomas-Asante
E. Mason-Clark
10
↓
E. Mason-Clark
E. Simms
9
E. Simms
D. Iversen
1
D. Iversen
P. Valentin
2
↓
P. Valentin
O. Offiah
42
O. Offiah
J. Storey
14
J. Storey
A. Hughes
16
A. Hughes
T. Small
26
↓
T. Small
A. McCann
8
↓
A. McCann
B. Whiteman
4
B. Whiteman
A. Devine
21
↓
A. Devine
M. Osmajic
28
M. Osmajic
D. Jebbison
9
↓
D. Jebbison
Coventry 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
19
C. Rushworth
G
27
M. van Ewijk
↓ 61'
D
26
L. Woolfenden
D
15
L. Kitching
D
3
J. Dasilva
D
16
F. Onyeka
↓ 61'
M
6
M. Grimes
⚽ 50'
M
7
T. Sakamoto
⚽ 17' ↓ 61'
M
23
B. Thomas-Asante
⚽ 34' ↓ 79'
M
10
E. Mason-Clark
↓ 66'
M
9
E. Simms
F
Substitutes
13
B. Wilson
G
21
J. Bidwell
D
8
J. Allen
M
29
V. Torp
↑ 61'
M
20
K. Kesler-Hayden
↑ 61'
D
14
R. Esse
↑ 61'
M
11
H. Wright
F
28
J. Eccles
↑ 66'
M
24
J. Markelo
↑ 79'
F
Preston 5-3-2
Starting XI
1
D. Iversen
G
2
P. Valentin
↓ 65'
D
42
O. Offiah
D
14
J. Storey
D
16
A. Hughes
D
26
T. Small
↓ 73'
D
8
A. McCann
↓ 46'
M
4
B. Whiteman
M
21
A. Devine
↓ 65'
M
28
M. Osmajic
F
9
D. Jebbison
↓ 46'
F
Substitutes
13
D. Cornell
G
3
A. Vukcevic
↑ 73'
D
44
B. Potts
↑ 65'
M
15
J. Thompson
↑ 46'
M
23
A. Moran
↑ 65'
M
24
M. Smith
F
6
L. Lindsay
D
17
L. Dobbin
↑ 46'
F
34
K. Nelson
M

Standings

# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1
Coventry Home
46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2
Ipswich
46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3
Millwall
46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
D W D W W
4
Southampton
46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D D W W
5
Middlesbrough
46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
D W W D L
6
Hull City
46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
D W L D D
7
Wrexham
46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8
Derby
46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9
Norwich
46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10
Birmingham
46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11
Swansea
46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12
Bristol City
46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13
Sheffield Utd
46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14
Preston Away
46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15
QPR
46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16
Watford
46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17
Stoke City
46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18
Portsmouth
46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19
Charlton
46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20
Blackburn
46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21
West Brom
46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22
Oxford United
46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23
Leicester
46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24
Sheffield Wednesday
46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D