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Coventry City
Championship | Gameweek 35
Feb 26, 2022 at 3pm UK
Ricoh Arena
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Coventry
1 - 1
Preston

Tavares (90+8')
Rose (32'), Hamer (69')
Dabo (86')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Johnson (89' pen.)
Earl (14'), Lindsay (17'), Whiteman (74'), Evans (90+2')
Lindsay (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Coventry City 1-1 Preston North End

With both clubs harbouring playoff ambitions, this should be a tight and tense game and we are finding it hard to pick a winner. Coventry are building momentum but Preston have become hard to beat under Ryan Lowe, so we think it will end level. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 48.46%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 24.02%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.91%) and 2-1 (8.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.67%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
Coventry CityDrawPreston North End
48.46%27.51%24.02%
Both teams to score 43.88%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
39.4%60.59%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.31%80.69%
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.83%25.16%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.12%59.88%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.64%41.36%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.13%77.87%
Score Analysis
    Coventry City 48.45%
    Preston North End 24.02%
    Draw 27.5%
Coventry CityDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 14.35%
2-0 @ 9.91%
2-1 @ 8.75%
3-0 @ 4.56%
3-1 @ 4.02%
3-2 @ 1.78%
4-0 @ 1.57%
4-1 @ 1.39%
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 48.45%
1-1 @ 12.67%
0-0 @ 10.4%
2-2 @ 3.86%
Other @ 0.57%
Total : 27.5%
0-1 @ 9.19%
1-2 @ 5.6%
0-2 @ 4.06%
1-3 @ 1.65%
0-3 @ 1.19%
2-3 @ 1.14%
Other @ 1.21%
Total : 24.02%

How you voted: Coventry vs Preston

Coventry City
37.9%
Draw
37.9%
Preston North End
24.1%
29
Head to Head
Oct 20, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 13
Preston
2-1
Coventry
Bauer (61'), Riis Jakobsen (69')
Hughes (23'), Bauer (50')
Walker (45')
Kelly (51')
Apr 24, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 44
Coventry
0-1
Preston

Hamer (44'), Dabo (76'), McFadzean (80')
Browne (67' pen.)
Ledson (76'), Evans (90+3')
Dec 29, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 22
Preston
2-0
Coventry
Johnson (18'), Maguire (53')
Hughes (31'), Earl (63'), Maguire (89')
Feb 7, 2015 3pm
Sep 27, 2014 3pm
Coventry
0-2
Preston

Swanson (11'), Haynes (61'), Hines (76'), Coulibaly (79')
Clarke (62'), Garner (67' pen.)
Wiseman (85')
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