Coventry vs Preston

3 - 0

🕒 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 The Coventry Building Society Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 37

Regular Season Table

Coventry 1 · Preston 14

Referee Stats

Lewis Smith

25 matches · 1.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.44
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	20%
Home wins	48%
Draws	24%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Coventry outshot their opponent (25-5).
Coventry controlled possession (68%).
Coventry had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Coventry (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 17-4-2

Goals For / Against

51 / 19

Avg: 2.22 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 2.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 32

Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.39

PPG

1.26

2.22

1.17

0.83

1.39

65%

O2.5

48%

61%

BTTS

61%

30%

Score 1st

13%

League-position context

Coventry rank1st

Preston rank14th

Coventry points95

Preston points60

Coventry: #1 · 95 pts · GD +52

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7

24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

35-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Coventry last 5 home

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals12-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals8-9

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Coventry score at home83%

Coventry clean sheet at home35%

Preston score away74%

Preston clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Coventry score first30%

Coventry win after scoring first100%

Preston score first13%

Preston win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Coventry 50% · Preston 33%

Avg first goal minute: Coventry 14.9' · Preston 34.3'

Vs league average

Coventry score at home2.22 vs 1.40

Coventry concede at home0.83 vs 1.20

Preston score away1.17 vs 1.20

Preston concede away1.39 vs 1.40

Coventry score 58% above league average, while Preston score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Coventry are 31% below league average at home, and Preston are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Coventry goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Preston goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

68%

32%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

630

296

Passes Accurate

563

223

Passes %

89%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Sakamoto

Normal Goal

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Thomas-Asante

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Jebbison

1st substitution · For: L. Dobbin

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. McCann

2nd substitution · For: J. Thompson

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

M. Grimes

Penalty

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ T. Sakamoto

1st substitution · For: R. Esse

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. van Ewijk

2nd substitution · For: K. Kesler-Hayden

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ F. Onyeka

3rd substitution · For: V. Torp

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Pol Valentín

3rd substitution · For: B. Potts

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Devine

4th substitution · For: A. Moran

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ E. Mason-Clark

4th substitution · For: J. Eccles

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Small

5th substitution · For: A. Vukčević

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ B. Thomas-Asante

5th substitution · For: J. Markelo

Coventry vs Preston 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Coventry beat Preston 3-0 on Wednesday, 11 March 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Lewis Smith. It was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena.

First half: Coventry took the lead at 17' when T. Sakamoto scored, making the score 1-0. Coventry extended the lead at 34' when B. Thomas-Asante scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Preston made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Jebbison replacing L. Dobbin. Preston made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. McCann replacing J. Thompson. Coventry extended the lead at 50' when M. Grimes scored (Penalty), making the score 3-0. Coventry made their 1st substitution at 61', with T. Sakamoto replacing R. Esse. Coventry made their 2nd substitution at 61', with M. van Ewijk replacing K. Kesler-Hayden. Coventry made their 3rd substitution at 61', with F. Onyeka replacing V. Torp. Preston made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Pol Valentín replacing B. Potts. Preston made their 4th substitution at 65', with A. Devine replacing A. Moran. Coventry made their 4th substitution at 66', with E. Mason-Clark replacing J. Eccles. Preston made their 5th substitution at 73', with T. Small replacing A. Vukčević. Coventry made their 5th substitution at 79', with B. Thomas-Asante replacing J. Markelo.

Coventry used 5 substitutions while Preston used 5 substitutions.