Evenly matched teams: Preston North End vs Coventry City match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 28.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Statistics, trends, recent fixtures, player info, head-2-head, lineups and a lot else: Tipsway offers all you must know about Preston North End - Coventry City!

Insights:
  • Coventry City have the most clean sheets (15) in Championship

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Preston North End and Coventry City.

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Preston North End form and stats

Preston North End's results here at Deepdale in the Championship have been very modest with 4 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats.

The Preston club members enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Wigan Athletic and win 2-1. Sweet to taste a league victory after four games without one. The striker Browne outperformed all others in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.8 out of 10. Browne served one assist and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Hull City that finished 0-0.

Preston North End are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Watford awaits in four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Preston North End here at Deepdale in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 17 games). 22 goals have been conceded.

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Coventry City form and stats

4-4-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Coventry City, who have the most clean sheets (15) in Championship, in their Championship matches away.

Gyökeres and Allen scored in Coventry's previous match, the home game against Sunderland that ended 2-1. Gyökeres has found the net for this team three games in a row. The know-how! Attacker Gyökeres got a player rating of 8.45 in the game. "Man of the match" Gyökeres scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 11 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Rotherham United at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Few goals the story here? 8 of this club's most recent 10 league matches have had two goals or less.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Huddersfield Town.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Coventry City have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Preston North End have avoided a loss in the last 10 matches (6-4-0) versus Coventry City.

This isn't the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Coventry City - Preston 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

Coventry CityV. Gyökeres
V. Gyökeres
15 goals
Preston North EndC. Evans
C. Evans
7 goals
Coventry CityJ. Allen
J. Allen
6 goals

Preston North End missing players

Coventry City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Coventry City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 4 Played P 5 15 33
12 4 2 Won W 0 4 13
9 5 1 Drew D 2 4 9
12 8 1 Lost L 3 7 11
30 12 3 Scored S 3 14 37
38 22 2 Conceded C 6 18 34
79% 82% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 91%
55% 59% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 53% 55%
39% 35% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 30%
15% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 27% 21%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 12%
39% 41% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 36%
39% 29% 75% Clean Sheets C S 20% 40% 45%
42% 47% 25% Failed to Score F T 60% 40% 27%
 
3.9 3.9 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.9 4.4
5.7 5.2 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 5.5
2.3 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.1 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.4 11.5 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.1 12.2
3.4 3.3 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 4
27% 21% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 27% 28%
 
13.5 12.5 11 Shots against (avg) S A 10.6 11.3 10.7
3.7 3.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.5 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Coventry City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Coventry City have the most clean sheets (15) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 34 22 10 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 40 76
2 Sheffield United 33 19 7 7 55 30 17 11 3 3 35 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 25 64
3 Middlesbrough 34 17 6 11 56 40 16 9 5 2 26 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 16 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 17 4 13 38 38 16 11 1 4 22 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 0 55
5 Millwall 33 15 8 10 41 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 17 6 3 8 16 21 8 53
6 Luton Town 33 14 11 8 40 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 17 9 4 4 20 15 8 53
7 Norwich City 34 15 7 12 48 37 18 8 4 6 27 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 11 52
8 Watford 34 13 11 10 41 38 16 8 4 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 50
9 Sunderland 34 13 10 11 49 38 16 6 5 5 21 17 18 7 5 6 28 21 11 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 33 13 9 11 44 36 17 8 5 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 8 48
11 Coventry City 33 13 9 11 37 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 15 4 4 7 14 18 3 48
12 Preston North End 33 12 9 12 30 38 17 4 5 8 12 22 16 8 4 4 18 16 -8 45
13 Bristol City 33 11 11 11 43 41 18 7 5 6 22 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 2 44
14 Reading 33 13 5 15 38 48 16 10 3 3 27 18 17 3 2 12 11 30 -10 44
15 Swansea City 33 11 9 13 46 50 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 42
16 Hull City 34 11 9 14 38 48 17 6 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -10 42
17 Stoke City 34 11 7 16 39 41 17 5 4 8 20 19 17 6 3 8 19 22 -2 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 34 10 9 15 35 49 17 5 4 8 19 26 17 5 5 7 16 23 -14 39
19 Birmingham City 34 10 8 16 38 46 18 5 5 8 20 21 16 5 3 8 18 25 -8 38
20 Rotherham United 33 8 12 13 36 45 16 6 5 5 26 20 17 2 7 8 10 25 -9 36
21 Cardiff City 34 9 8 17 25 38 17 5 5 7 13 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -13 35
22 Huddersfield Town 33 8 7 18 30 47 16 6 3 7 16 16 17 2 4 11 14 31 -17 31
23 Blackpool 34 7 10 17 33 51 16 4 5 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 31
24 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 30 52 17 3 4 10 12 30 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 31

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 34 22 10 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 40 76
2 Sheffield United 33 19 7 7 55 30 17 11 3 3 35 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 25 64
3 Middlesbrough 34 17 6 11 56 40 16 9 5 2 26 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 16 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 17 4 13 38 38 16 11 1 4 22 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 0 55
5 Millwall 33 15 8 10 41 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 17 6 3 8 16 21 8 53
6 Luton Town 33 14 11 8 40 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 17 9 4 4 20 15 8 53
7 Norwich City 34 15 7 12 48 37 18 8 4 6 27 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 11 52
8 Watford 34 13 11 10 41 38 16 8 4 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 50
9 Sunderland 34 13 10 11 49 38 16 6 5 5 21 17 18 7 5 6 28 21 11 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 33 13 9 11 44 36 17 8 5 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 8 48
11 Coventry City 33 13 9 11 37 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 15 4 4 7 14 18 3 48
12 Preston North End 33 12 9 12 30 38 17 4 5 8 12 22 16 8 4 4 18 16 -8 45
13 Bristol City 33 11 11 11 43 41 18 7 5 6 22 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 2 44
14 Reading 33 13 5 15 38 48 16 10 3 3 27 18 17 3 2 12 11 30 -10 44
15 Swansea City 33 11 9 13 46 50 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 42
16 Hull City 34 11 9 14 38 48 17 6 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -10 42
17 Stoke City 34 11 7 16 39 41 17 5 4 8 20 19 17 6 3 8 19 22 -2 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 34 10 9 15 35 49 17 5 4 8 19 26 17 5 5 7 16 23 -14 39
19 Birmingham City 34 10 8 16 38 46 18 5 5 8 20 21 16 5 3 8 18 25 -8 38
20 Rotherham United 33 8 12 13 36 45 16 6 5 5 26 20 17 2 7 8 10 25 -9 36
21 Cardiff City 34 9 8 17 25 38 17 5 5 7 13 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -13 35
22 Huddersfield Town 33 8 7 18 30 47 16 6 3 7 16 16 17 2 4 11 14 31 -17 31
23 Blackpool 34 7 10 17 33 51 16 4 5 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 31
24 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 30 52 17 3 4 10 12 30 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 31

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.