Championship

Championship | Gameweek 34

Feb 22, 2025 at 3pm UK

The Coventry Building Society Arena

Coventry
2 - 1
Preston

Rudoni (30'), Thomas (37')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Keane (82')
Lindsay (65')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Coventry City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-2 Coventry
Saturday, February 15 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 1-1 Millwall
Tuesday, February 18 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 50.77%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 24.33%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.52%) and 2-0 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.83%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (7.36%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Preston North End
50.77% ( -1.42)	24.88% ( 0.64)	24.33% ( 0.77)

Both teams to score 51.51% (

-1.14)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.2% (

-1.92)

50.79% (

1.91)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.31% (

-1.71)

72.68% (

1.71)

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.98% (

-1.31)

20.01% (

1.31)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.79% (

-2.15)

52.2% (

2.14)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.39% (

-0.36)

35.6% (

0.35)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.63% (

-0.37)

72.36% (

0.37)

Score Analysis

Coventry City 50.77%

Preston North End 24.33%

Draw 24.88%

Coventry City	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 11.45% ( 0.41) 2-1 @ 9.52% ( -0.14) 2-0 @ 9.22% ( -0.04) 3-1 @ 5.11% ( -0.29) 3-0 @ 4.95% ( -0.23) 3-2 @ 2.64% ( -0.18) 4-1 @ 2.06% ( -0.21) 4-0 @ 1.99% ( -0.18) 4-2 @ 1.06% ( -0.12) Other @ 2.77% Total : 50.77%	1-1 @ 11.83% ( 0.31) 0-0 @ 7.12% ( 0.53) 2-2 @ 4.92% ( -0.12) 3-3 @ 0.91% ( -0.07) Other @ 0.1% Total : 24.88%	0-1 @ 7.36% ( 0.48) 1-2 @ 6.11% ( 0.1) 0-2 @ 3.8% ( 0.22) 1-3 @ 2.11% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 1.69% ( -0.06) 0-3 @ 1.31% ( 0.06) Other @ 1.96% Total : 24.33%