Finished 3 2 Preston - Coventry England Championship - Deepdale 
Preston and Coventry lock horns in a Championship clash on Saturday. Both teams are struggling for consistency but hold high ambitions. To find out more about this game and other predictions check our dedicated Championship betting tips page.
Preston vs Coventry predictions and betting tips
If you need help finding the right bet for Preston vs Coventry, check our top betting picks for this game, as well as our latest team news and predicted lineups, along with our other best football tips for today.
Under 2.5 Goals
- All of Coventry’s last 5 games stayed under 2.5 goals.
- In 2 of Preston’s last 3 matches there were no more than 2 goals scored.
- Also, 5 of the last 6 H2Hs stayed under 2.5 goals.
Half With Most Goals: Second
- There were more goals scored in the second half in 3 of the last 5 H2Hs.
- Preston scored the vast majority of their goals after the interval – 72.2%, or 13 out of 18 goals.
- Coventry also scored mainly in the second half – 64.7% or 11 out of 17 goals.
Top betting odds and key stats for Preston vs Coventry
Check the best Preston vs Coventry odds and useful stats here, on our website:
23/02/24 England Championship CHA Coventry Preston 0 3 04/11/23 England Championship CHA Preston Coventry 3 2 28/01/23 England Championship CHA Preston Coventry 0 0 31/08/22 England Championship CHA Coventry Preston 0 1 26/02/22 England Championship CHA Coventry Preston 1 1 02/10/24 England Championship CHA Watford Preston 0 3 W 28/09/24 England Championship CHA Millwall Preston 3 1 L 22/09/24 England Championship CHA Blackburn Preston 0 0 D 17/09/24 England EFL Cup EFL Cup Fulham Preston 1 (15) 1 (16) W 14/09/24 England Championship CHA Middlesbrough Preston 1 1 D 01/10/24 England Championship CHA Blackburn Coventry 0 3 W 28/09/24 England Championship CHA Leeds Coventry 3 0 L 21/09/24 England Championship CHA Swansea Coventry 2 1 L 18/09/24 England EFL Cup EFL Cup Tottenham Coventry 2 1 L 14/09/24 England Championship CHA Watford Coventry 1 1 D Head to Head
Last Five - Preston
Last Five - Coventry
Now, let's take a better look at the best markets and odds we found for this duel:
Preston odds: 9/5 (2.80) – 35.7% Probability
Draw odds: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4% Probability
Coventry odds: 7/4 (2.75) – 36.4% Probability
The bookies don’t have expected winners of this game with the win probability for both teams pretty similar – 35.7% for Preston and 36.4% for Coventry. In other markets, Preston to Score First comes at 52.80% probability.
Preston – Coventry preview: latest form, news, and potential lineups
Read all of the latest injury updates and team news for this duel, including our predicted Preston vs Coventry lineups.
Preston
Preston’s struggles continued with a narrow defeat vs Hull last weekend. The Lilywhites were left fuming after this match as at 0-0 they thought they should have been awarded a penalty on two separate occasions.
Preston are now winless in 7 (D3 L4) and the pressure on the manager is huge at the minute.
The fact that the squad continues to be badly crippled is hardly helpful either. There are still 5 players out for the long term, among them is key midfielder McCann. To add to that top goalscorer Keane and two of the main defenders Cunningham and Hughes are deemed serious doubts.
Predicted Lineup:
Woodman (GK), Potts, Storey, Lindsay, Best, Whiteman, Ledson, Holmes, Browne, Millar & Osmajic
Coventry
Coventry played a poor local derby vs WBA last weekend and deservedly lost 0-2 at home. Showed very shaky defending, especially when asked to deal with crosses. At the same time, offered very little punch in attack.
The Sky Blues are in a bad run of form right now. Single point has been earned from their last 4 matches. All this is directly linked to the fact that none of the 3 main forwards in the squad has scored in the last 7 rounds.
To add further pressure to the situation Coventry travel to Preston now, a place where the Sky Blues failed to win in all of their last 16 visits.
Midfielders Palmer and Kelly, both regular starters when fit, remain in rehabilitation. Striker Tavares is also sidelined but there are no fresh issues.
Predicted Lineup:
Wilson (GK), Thomas, McFadzean, Kitching, Van Ewijk, Eccles, Sheaf, Dasilva, Allen, Sakamoto & Godden
Starting Lineups
The teams usually announce their starting lineups one hour before the start of the game.
Preston
Coventry
Player to Watch: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Coventry added the spped-merchant Tatsuhiro Sakamoto to their ranks in the summer hoping that he will be contributing goals. Sakamoto is yet to score despite being involved in 11 of the 14 games though.
He is under duress to deliver and Coventry need his goals if they are to start climbing up the table. Can Sakamoto rise to the challenge and finally score his first goal on English soil?
