Championship

Championship | Gameweek 44

Apr 24, 2021 at 3pm UK

Ricoh Arena

Coventry
0 - 1
Preston

Hamer (44'), Dabo (76'), McFadzean (80')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Browne (67' pen.)
Ledson (76'), Evans (90+3')

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The Match

Match Report

The Sky Blues' Sky Bet Championship status was secured after Derby's defeat.

Preview

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

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 41.66%. A draw had a probability of 29.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 29.09%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.38%) and 2-1 (7.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.28%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (11.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Preston North End
41.66%	29.25%	29.09%

Both teams to score 42.8%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

36.31%

63.69%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

17.04%

82.96%

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.8%

30.19%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.65%

66.35%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.31%

38.68%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.57%

75.42%

Score Analysis

Coventry City 41.65%

Preston North End 29.09%

Draw 29.25%

Coventry City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.98% 2-0 @ 8.38% 2-1 @ 7.95% 3-0 @ 3.34% 3-1 @ 3.18% 3-2 @ 1.51% 4-0 @ 1% 4-1 @ 0.95% Other @ 1.36% Total : 41.65%	1-1 @ 13.28% 0-0 @ 11.68% 2-2 @ 3.78% Other @ 0.51% Total : 29.25%	0-1 @ 11.09% 1-2 @ 6.31% 0-2 @ 5.27% 1-3 @ 2% 0-3 @ 1.67% 2-3 @ 1.2% Other @ 1.56% Total : 29.09%

How you voted: Coventry vs Preston

Coventry City

51.7%

Draw

34.5%

Preston North End

13.8%