Preston vs Coventry

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🕒 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Preston 14 · Coventry 1
Referee Stats
20 matches · 1.45 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.45
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 10%
Home wins 40%
Draws 35%
Away wins 25%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Coventry outshot their opponent (6-21).
  • Coventry controlled possession (69%).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

28 / 30
Avg: 1.22 / 1.30

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6
Coventry (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-7-5

Goals For / Against

46 / 26
Avg: 2.00 / 1.13

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.74
1.22
GF
2.00
1.30
GA
1.13
48%
O2.5
61%
57%
BTTS
57%
13%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Preston rank14th
Coventry rank1st
Preston points60
Coventry points95
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.
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.
35-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L D W L
Points4/15
Weighted index20
Goals6-10
Record1-1-3
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 last 5 away

W D D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-1
Record3-2-0
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%
Preston clean sheet at home22%
Coventry score away87%
Coventry clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first13%
Preston win after scoring first33%
Coventry score first22%
Coventry win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Coventry 100%
Avg first goal minute: Preston 35.0' · Coventry 29.2'

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.22 vs 1.40
Preston concede at home1.30 vs 1.20
Coventry score away2.00 vs 1.20
Coventry concede away1.13 vs 1.40
Preston score 13% below league average, while Coventry score 66% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 8% above league average at home, and Coventry are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 0

Coventry goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
5
Total Shots
6
21
Shots off Goal
1
10
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
5
12
Shots Outside Box
1
9
Ball Possession
31%
69%
Corner Kicks
4
8
Fouls
9
9
Offsides
3
7
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
6
2
Total Passes
214
464
Passes Accurate
135
394
Passes %
63%
85%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS5 (41.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Preston vs Coventry Head-to-Head History by Season