Coventry vs Preston

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Coventry Building Society Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Coventry 5 · Preston 20
Referee Stats
29 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 31%
Draws 28%
Away wins 41%
How the match was won
  • Coventry outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Coventry had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Coventry (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-3-7

Goals For / Against

41 / 26
Avg: 1.71 / 1.08

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

3
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-8-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 37
Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
0.74
1.71
GF
0.96
1.08
GA
1.61
65%
O2.5
57%
52%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Coventry rank5th
Preston rank20th
Coventry points69
Preston points50
Coventry: #5 · 69 pts · GD +6
31 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11
50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Coventry last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals9-2
Record4-0-1
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

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Coventry score at home87%
Coventry clean sheet at home39%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Coventry score first0%
Coventry win after scoring first0%
Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Coventry 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Coventry score at home1.71 vs 1.43
Coventry concede at home1.08 vs 1.02
Preston score away0.96 vs 1.02
Preston concede away1.61 vs 1.43
Coventry score 19% above league average, while Preston score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Coventry are 7% above league average at home, and Preston are 12% above 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
3
Total Shots
17
7
Shots off Goal
5
1
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
12
5
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
10
3
Fouls
10
10
Offsides
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
7
Total Passes
360
344
Passes Accurate
287
269
Passes %
80%
78%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS5 (41.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)

Coventry vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season