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 45.07%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 30.38% and a draw had a probability of 24.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.07%) and 0-2 (7.26%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 2-1 (7.32%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.