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Preston North End v Coventry City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 9th Dec, 19:45 BST, Deepdale, Preston

It's a long trek for Frank Lampard's Coventry City side on Tuesday evening, as they head to the Deepdale for a Championship clash with Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Flipping the market with the tabs changes all statistics and the odds from leading bookmakers, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.


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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Preston
29%
--
Draw
23%
--
Coventry
48%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Coventry 2-1
9%
--
Coventry 1-0
8%
--
Preston 2-1
7%
--
Coventry 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Preston 1-0
6%
--
Coventry 3-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Coventry 3-0
4%
--
Preston 2-0
4%
--
Coventry 3-2
4%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Preston 3-2
3%
--
Coventry 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
52%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
26%
--
Home/draw
52%
--
Away/draw
71%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
45%
--
Away DNB
64%
--
Preston win to nil
13%
--
Coventry win to nil
22%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league. Preston are unbeaten in 3 games against teams above them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn 2 and won 1. Preston have conceded 3 goals, scored 4, scored in every game and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Preston have played 9 games at home, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Coventry lay in 1st place on 40 points in the Championship league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 47 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Coventry have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Coventry have played 9 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 2.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Coventry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1712413040 
Dec 9
Mar 11
-
-
2
Stoke179351330 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Feb 28
w
 
0-1F
3
M'Boro17863430 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
Feb 16
w
 
2-4F
4
Millwall17845-428 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
Jan 20
w
 
0-4F
5
Ipswich167631227 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Dec 29
Dec 6
6
Preston17764527 
-
-
Mar 11
Dec 9
7
Bristol C17755526 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 4
Dec 13
Mar 7
8
Derby17755126 
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
Apr 3
w
 
3-5F
9
Birmingham17746625 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
w
 
3-0F
Jan 4
10
Wrexham17674325 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
11
Hull17746-125 
Jan 20
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
12
QPR17746-425 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
w
 
7-1F
Jan 31
13
Southampton17665424 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
Mar 14
Dec 20
14
Watford17665224 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
May 2
15
Leicester17665024 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
Jan 17
d
 
0-00-0
16
Charlton17656-323 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
Nov 29
Jan 1
17
West Brom17647-322 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
18
Blackburn16619-519 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 20
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
19
Swansea17458-817 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 24
Dec 26
Mar 21
20
Portsmouth17458-917 
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
Apr 21
w
 
1-2F
21
Sheff Utd175111-916 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
w
 
3-1A
Feb 25
22
Oxford Utd17368-615 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
23
Norwich172411-1210 
Dec 20
Mar 14
d
 
1-1A
Jan 26
24
Sheff Wed171511-21-4 
Jan 1
Nov 29
Apr 11
w
 
0-5F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1Swansea
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Preston2 - 0Charlton
Preston0 - 0Bristol C
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Preston1 - 0Ipswich
Preston2 - 1Leicester
Preston1 - 2Plymouth
Preston1 - 2QPR
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
Preston1 - 1Stoke
Preston2 - 1Portsmouth
Preston0 - 0Swansea
Preston1 - 1Millwall
Preston0 - 0Burnley
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Preston1 - 1Oxford Utd
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston1 - 1Watford
HPreston1 - 2Blackburn
APreston1 - 1Millwall
HPreston2 - 1Swansea
APreston2 - 0Southampton
HPreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
HPreston0 - 1Birmingham
APreston1 - 2West Brom
HPreston2 - 0Charlton
APreston2 - 2Hull
HPreston0 - 0Bristol C
APreston1 - 0Derby
HPreston2 - 2M'Boro
APreston0 - 1Portsmouth
HPreston1 - 0Ipswich
HPreston2 - 1Leicester
APreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Bristol C
HPreston1 - 2Plymouth
APreston1 - 2Hull
Coventry 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro2 - 4Coventry
Stoke0 - 1Coventry
Wrexham3 - 2Coventry
Portsmouth1 - 2Coventry
Sheff Wed0 - 5Coventry
Millwall0 - 4Coventry
Leicester0 - 0Coventry
Oxford Utd2 - 2Coventry
Derby3 - 5Coventry
Sunderland0 - 1Coventry
Luton1 - 0Coventry
Plymouth3 - 1Coventry
Hull1 - 1Coventry
Sheff Utd3 - 1Coventry
Derby2 - 0Coventry
Oxford Utd2 - 3Coventry
Sheff Wed1 - 2Coventry
Swansea0 - 2Coventry
Blackburn0 - 2Coventry
Norwich2 - 1Coventry
Goals: Scored
51
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACoventry4 - 2M'Boro
HCoventry3 - 2West Brom
ACoventry1 - 0Stoke
HCoventry3 - 1Sheff Utd
ACoventry2 - 3Wrexham
HCoventry3 - 1Watford
ACoventry2 - 1Portsmouth
HCoventry2 - 0Blackburn
ACoventry5 - 0Sheff Wed
ACoventry4 - 0Millwall
HCoventry3 - 0Birmingham
ACoventry0 - 0Leicester
HCoventry1 - 1Norwich
ACoventry2 - 2Oxford Utd
HCoventry7 - 1QPR
ACoventry5 - 3Derby
HCoventry0 - 0Hull
ACoventry1 - 0Sunderland
HCoventry1 - 2Sunderland
HCoventry2 - 0M'Boro
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
18
Preston have not lost to Coventry in 18 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Preston since 2002
Preston
Coventry
Goals: Scored
37
18
Games: Scored
17 / 18
12 / 18
Clean sheets
6 / 18
1 / 18
PNE
13
D
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Preston1 - 0
Preston3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
Preston2 - 1
Preston2 - 0
Preston1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston2 - 1
Preston3 - 2
Preston2 - 1
Preston1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston3 - 1
Preston3 - 2
Preston4 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
Preston4 - 0
League games at Coventry since 2001
Coventry
Preston
Goals: Scored
20
29
Games: Scored
11 / 18
17 / 18
Clean sheets
1 / 18
7 / 18
PNE
8
D
7
COV
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Coventry
Coventry2 - 1
0 - 3Preston
0 - 1Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Preston
0 - 2Preston
Draw4 - 4Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Coventry2 - 1
0 - 4Preston
0 - 1Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
Coventry4 - 1
1 - 2Preston
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Coventry City have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 10 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Preston North End on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Preston 6th Coventry 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Coventry will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+30
Coventry have scored 30% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
2.0
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Coventry
1.3
1.8
Attack rating
PNE
COV
28%
better
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Games scored14
15
Failed to score3
2
Scored first11
12
Goals scored22
47
Avg. goals scored1.3
2.8
Avg. shots per game8
12
Avg. shots per goal6
4
Conversion rate for15
22
Avg. XG for1.2
2.3
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
PNE
COV
10%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
10
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first5
3
Goals conceded17
17
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
8
Conversion rate against11%
13%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+10%

Preston v Coventry Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17447
D IversenM OsmajicL DobbinA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK171
1
-
T Small DEF1731
4
-
J Storey DEF1711
4
-
M Smith FWD173
2
-
A Hughes DEF16
7
-
A Devine MID1631
2
-
B Whiteman MID162
5
-
O Offiah DEF15
2
-
L Dobbin FWD1334
-
L Gibson DEF12
-
A Vukcevic DEF111
-
L Lindsay DEF11
4
-
H. Armstrong MID111
3
-
A McCann MID11
1
-
S Thórdarson MID111
3
-
D Jebbison FWD1132
-
M Osmajic FWD114
2
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID101
-
P Valentín DEF81
1
-
J Thompson MID1
-
N Mawene MID1
-
Coventry Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
171055
C RushworthB Thomas-AsanteM EwijkM Ewijk
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Rushworth GLK17
2
-
J Dasilva DEF171
4
-
L Kitching DEF172
4
-
M Grimes MID172
1
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD17103
-
M Ewijk DEF165
5
-
B Thomas DEF1624
2
-
J Allen MID1511
-
V Torp MID1572
3
-
T Sakamoto FWD1543
1
-
E Mason-Clark FWD1431
1
-
E Simms FWD1453
-
H Wright FWD1481
4
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF1211
1
-
J Eccles MID81
1
-
J Rudoni MID821
-
L Woolfenden DEF5
1
-
M Brau DEF4
-
J Bidwell DEF4
1
-
K. Andrews MID4
-