England - Championship11/03/2026, 20:00Data current as of 23 July 2026

Coventry City vs Preston North End: match statistics

Coventry City

3 : 0half-time 2:0

Preston North End

165%(1.50)

X22%(4.60)

213%(5.75)

BTTS Over/Under HT/FT

Pick: 1Won

Pick score:72.44

Value:-2.50%

Coventry City presents an excellent form, sitting at the top of the table with an impressive five-game winning streak and an 11:3 goal difference in their last five matches. The hosts dominate at their own stadium with a 76% home win rate, scoring an average of 2.12 goals while conceding merely 0.76 goals per match. Preston North End is in a clear crisis, earning only 0.4 points per game in their last five fixtures, failing to win any of them, and conceding as many as 9 goals. The visitors have a poor away record (29% win rate), a low xG metric (1.18), and defensive issues, conceding an average of 1.18 goals per away match. Considering the massive difference in form, game quality, and Coventry's home statistics against Preston's poor away results, a decisive victory for the hosts is the most probable scenario.

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Coventry City vs Preston North End: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Coventry City play Preston North End in Championship (England). The match date is 11 March 2026 at 21:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Coventry City: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Preston North End: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Coventry City scores 2.11 and concedes 0.98 goals per match. Preston North End scores 1.20 and concedes 1.35. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Coventry City 59%, Preston North End 59%. Over 2.5: Coventry City 63%, Preston North End 48%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Coventry City has higher xG: 1.83 vs 1.26. Coventry City: 16.3 shots per match, Preston North End: 10.9.

Match halves

Coventry City: half-time lead 46%, second-half goals 1.11. Preston North End: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.61.

Goals by minute

Coventry City: 76-90+ (22 goals). Preston North End: 76-90+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Half-by-half

2 : 0

1st half

1 : 0

2nd half

Match statistics

67Possession (%)33

Coventry CityPreston North End

25Shots5

Coventry CityPreston North End

9Shots on target2

Coventry CityPreston North End

2.66xG0.61

Coventry CityPreston North End

8Corners1

Coventry CityPreston North End

62Dangerous attacks20

Coventry CityPreston North End

9Fouls9

Coventry CityPreston North End

0Cards0

Coventry CityPreston North End

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2.07Points per match1.3

Coventry CityPreston North End

2.11Goals scored / match1.2

Coventry CityPreston North End

0.98Goals conceded / match1.35

Coventry CityPreston North End

1.83xG for1.26

Coventry CityPreston North End

55%Average possession46%

Coventry CityPreston North End

5.57Shots on target / match3.59

Coventry CityPreston North End

37%Clean sheets20%

Coventry CityPreston North End

59%Both teams scored59%

Coventry CityPreston North End

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.33Shots per match10.91

Coventry CityPreston North End

5.57Shots on target3.59

Coventry CityPreston North End

12.9%Shot conversion11%

Coventry CityPreston North End

55%Possession46%

Coventry CityPreston North End

1.83xG for1.26

Coventry CityPreston North End

1.27xG against1.57

Coventry CityPreston North End

Shooting quality

Coventry City: DominantPreston North End: Balanced

	Coventry City	Preston North End
Accuracy (shots on target)	34%	33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)	0.11	0.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)	0.38	0.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Coventry City is 83% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Coventry City · 1.2 pts / match - Preston North End

Coventry City

DDWWW

Unbeaten in the last 5 matches

Season result split

61% W24% R15% P

Season (W-D-L)

28-11-7

2.07 pts / match · goal difference +52

Last 5 (W-D-L)

3-2-0

2.20 pts / match

Record at home (W-D-L)

17-4-2

Last 5 at home

3-1-1

LWDWW

Last 5 matches - averages

Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 0.93BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Preston North End

WLLWL

Season result split

33% W33% R35% P

Season (W-D-L)

15-15-16

1.30 pts / match · goal difference -7

Last 5 (W-D-L)

2-0-3

1.20 pts / match

Record away (W-D-L)

7-8-8

Last 5 away

2-1-2

LDWLW

Last 5 matches - averages

Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.66BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Coventry City is 76% better for: goals scored per match.

2.11 goals / match - Coventry City · 1.2 goals / match - Preston North End

Coventry City is 38% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.98 goals / match - Coventry City · 1.35 goals / match - Preston North End

Coventry City scoring profile: very strong

Coventry City scores in 85% of matches (39 of 46 matches), while Preston North End keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

Preston North End scoring profile: strong

Preston North End scores in 74% of matches (34 of 46 matches), while Coventry City keeps a clean sheet in 37% (17 of 46 matches).

97Goals scored (season)55

Coventry CityPreston North End

45Goals conceded (season)62

Coventry CityPreston North End

3.09Average goals in match2.54

Coventry CityPreston North End

13Goals scored (last 5)7

Coventry CityPreston North End

3Goals conceded (last 5)10

Coventry CityPreston North End

Coventry City

37%

Clean sheets17 of 46 matches

15%

No goal7 of 46 matches

Preston North End

20%

Clean sheets9 of 46 matches

26%

No goal12 of 46 matches

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal74%

Coventry CityPreston North End

61%2 goals35%

Coventry CityPreston North End

37%3 goals11%

Coventry CityPreston North End

15%4 goals0%

Coventry CityPreston North End

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal80%

Coventry CityPreston North End

26%2 goals41%

Coventry CityPreston North End

9%3 goals11%

Coventry CityPreston North End

0%4 goals2%

Coventry CityPreston North End

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%

Coventry City - BTTS27 of 46 matches

59%

Preston North End - BTTS27 of 46 matches

57%

League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time22%

Coventry CityPreston North End

9%BTTS in both halves0%

Coventry CityPreston North End

41%Scored in both halves28%

Coventry CityPreston North End

BTTS and goal count

48%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%

Coventry CityPreston North End

15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%

Coventry CityPreston North End

60%BTTS - last 580%

Coventry CityPreston North End

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

89%Min. 1 goal (Over 0.5)96%

Coventry CityPreston North End

83%Min. 2 goals (Over 1.5)80%

Coventry CityPreston North End

63%Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)48%

Coventry CityPreston North End

37%Min. 4 goals (Over 3.5)24%

Coventry CityPreston North End

20%Min. 5 goals (Over 4.5)7%

Coventry CityPreston North End

Over / Under â€” Coventry City

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 89%Under 11%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 83%Under 17%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 63%Under 37%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 37%Under 63%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 20%Under 80%

Over / Under â€” Preston North End

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 96%Under 4%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 80%Under 20%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 48%Under 52%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 24%Under 76%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 7%Under 93%

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%

Coventry CityPreston North End

39%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%

Coventry CityPreston North End

22%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%

Coventry CityPreston North End

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%

Coventry CityPreston North End

57%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%

Coventry CityPreston North End

26%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%

Coventry CityPreston North End

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Coventry City is 37% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.78 pts / match - Coventry City · 1.3 pts / match - Preston North End

Coventry City - half-time state

46% leading41% draw13% trailing

Preston North End - half-time state

33% leading33% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.78Points per match (1st half)1.3

Coventry CityPreston North End

1Goals scored (1st half)0.59

Coventry CityPreston North End

0.37Goals conceded (1st half)0.67

Coventry CityPreston North End

1.37Average goals (1st half)1.26

Coventry CityPreston North End

70%Clean sheet before half-time50%

Coventry CityPreston North End

39%No goal before half-time48%

Coventry CityPreston North End

After half-time (2nd half)

1.78Points per match (2nd half)1.09

Coventry CityPreston North End

1.11Goals scored (2nd half)0.61

Coventry CityPreston North End

0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67

Coventry CityPreston North End

1.72Average goals (2nd half)1.28

Coventry CityPreston North End

54%Clean sheet after half-time46%

Coventry CityPreston North End

35%No goal after half-time50%

Coventry CityPreston North End

Coventry City - second-half results

50% W28% R22% P

Half-time points

Half-time goals

+29

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

+23

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.78

PPG before half-time

Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 46% of matches and wins 61%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Preston North End - second-half results

22% W43% R35% P

Half-time points

Half-time goals

-4

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

-3

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.30

PPG before half-time

Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Coventry City - last 5 matches by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per match	1.80	2.20
Goals scored / match	0.8	1.8
Goals conceded / match	0.2	0.4
Average goals in match	1.0	2.2
1 goal	60%	80%
2 goals	40%	80%
3 goals	0%	20%
Clean sheet	80%	60%
No goal	40%	20%
Goal difference	+3	+7

Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing

2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost

BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

Preston North End - last 5 matches by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per match	0.80	0.80
Goals scored / match	0.8	0.6
Goals conceded / match	1.0	1.0
Average goals in match	1.8	1.6
1 goal	100%	80%
2 goals	60%	40%
3 goals	20%	40%
Clean sheet	20%	40%
No goal	40%	40%
Goal difference	-1	-2

Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing

2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost

BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Coventry City

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (22 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +14 - wins late phases.

Preston North End

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.82

Estimated goals

attack vs opponent defence

1.7 : 1.1

Estimated goal split

home : away

109%

Pace vs league

100% = league average

59%

Both teams scored (BTTS)

average from both teams' seasons

-29%

Derby effect

H2H goals vs typical matches

63%

BTTS estimate

from both teams' scoring frequency

0:0 risk

about 1 in 25 matches

2-3

Most common goal range

attack vs defence on both sides

Coventry City

Net xG balance

Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.

+0.56

Results compared with xG

Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.

+0.57

Points compared with goal balance

Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.

-18.6 pts

Finishing efficiency

Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.

+0.28

Defensive efficiency

Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.

+0.29

Attack vs league

How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.

152%

Defence vs league

How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.

82%

Form trend

Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.

+0.13

Stronger second half?

How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.

+0.1

Late goals

23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.

23%

Preston North End

Net xG balance

Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.

-0.31

Results compared with xG

Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.

+0.16

Points compared with goal balance

Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.

-0.8 pts

Finishing efficiency

Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.

-0.06

Defensive efficiency

Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.

+0.22

Attack vs league

How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.

100%

Defence vs league

How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.

97%

Form trend

Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.

-0.10

Stronger second half?

How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.

+0.0

Late goals

22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.

22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

	Coventry City	Liga	Preston North End
Average goals in match	▲ 3.09	2.59	• 2.54
Both teams scored	▲ 59%	57%	▲ 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)	▲ 63%	50%	▼ 48%
Clean sheets	▲ 37%	25%	▼ 20%
Goal before half-time	• 70%	71%	▲ 80%
Goal after half-time	▲ 80%	76%	• 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.59

Average goals per match

57%

Both teams scored

50%

Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)

25%

Clean sheets

1.39

Home goals / match

1.20

Away goals / match

+16%

Home attack advantage

+14%

Home defence advantage

+10%

Total home advantage

Goals in 1st half (whole league)

71%

1 goal

35%

2 goals

11%

3 goals

4 goals

Goals in 2nd half (whole league)

76%

1 goal

43%

2 goals

16%

3 goals

4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Coventry City 0 - 1 - 0 Preston North End. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Preston North End FC

1 : 109/12/2025

Coventry City FC

FAQ

What was the result of Coventry City vs Preston North End?

The Championship match finished Coventry City 3:0 Preston North End. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Coventry City vs Preston North End?

Coventry City score 2.11 goals per game on average and Preston North End 1.20. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Coventry City's matches and 59% of Preston North End's.

What form are Coventry City and Preston North End in?

Over the last 5 games Coventry City have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Preston North End 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Coventry City vs Preston North End?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.