Coventry City vs Preston North End
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Coventry City

Sakamoto17'

Thomas-Asante34'

Grimes50'(P)

-FT

Mar 11, 2026

The Coventry Building Society Arena

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Matt Grimes

Coventry City

Goals

8.5

79'Substitution

Jahnoah Markelo· In

Brandon Thomas-Asante· Out

Coventry City

73'Substitution

Andrija Vukcevic· In

Thierry Small· Out

Preston North End

66'Substitution

Josh Eccles· In

Ephron Mason-Clark· Out

Coventry City

65'Substitution

Andrew Moran· In

Alfie Devine· Out

Preston North End

65'Substitution

Brad Potts· In

Pol Valentín· Out

Preston North End

61'Substitution

Romain Esse· In

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto· Out

Coventry City

61'Substitution

Kaine Kesler-Hayden· In

Milan van Ewijk· Out

Coventry City

61'Substitution

Victor Torp· In

Frank Onyeka· Out

Coventry City

Goal!

3-0

Matt Grimes

50'·Coventry City

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46'Substitution

Lewis Dobbin· In

Daniel Jebbison· Out

Preston North End

46'Substitution

Jordan Andrew Thompson· In

Alistair Edward McCann· Out

Preston North End

Goal!

2-0

Brandon Thomas-Asante

34'·Coventry City

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Goal!

1-0

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

17'·Coventry City

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Statistics of the Game

Coventry City

Preston North End

67%Ball Possession33%

25Shots Total5

9Shots On Target2

8Corners1

9Fouls9

2Offsides3

2Saves6

628Passes304

8Shots Off Target3

139Attacks66

62Dangerous Attacks20

15Shots Inside Box3

10Shots Outside Box2

3Goals0

8Free Kicks9

8Shots Blocked0

5Substitutions5

2Hit Woodwork0

11Tackles21

560Accurate Passes225

0Injuries1

29Total Crosses11

12Accurate Crosses3

8Interceptions12

49Duels Won45

6Big Chances Created1

4Big Chances Missed1

Coventry City

Manager: Frank Lampard

Starting XI

7.6

6.5

6.9

7.3

7.5

6.9

8.5

7.6

Brandon Thomas-Asante

6.5

Ephron Mason-Clark

6.9

Ellis Simms

6.8

Substitutes

7.6

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.8

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

7.4

6.2

6.7

7.0

6.3

5.7

Alistair Edward McCann

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.4

Substitutes

Andrija Vukcevic

6.5

Liam Lindsay

David Cornell

Jordan Andrew Thompson

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Matt Grimes MF	8.5	90'	1	1/1	115(90%)	1	3/3
Romain Esse MF	7.6	29'	0	3/4	21(100%)	2	8/10
Carl Rushworth GK	7.6	90'	0	-	46(93%)	-	1/1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MF	7.6	61'	1	2/3	21(71%)	-	1/2
Jay Dasilva DF	7.5	90'	0	-	79(90%)	-	5/5
Liam Kitching DF	7.3	90'	0	0/2	79(96%)	1	5/8
Ephron Mason-Clark MF	6.9	66'	0	0/2	14(71%)	-	3/7
Luke Woolfenden DF	6.9	90'	0	-	65(91%)	2	3/6
Frank Onyeka MF	6.9	61'	0	1/1	43(86%)	1	2/5
Kaine Kesler-Hayden DF	6.9	29'	0	-	25(92%)	1	2/2
Ellis Simms FW	6.8	90'	0	1/6	12(83%)	-	5/12
Victor Torp MF	6.8	29'	0	0/1	36(95%)	3	5/7
Jahnoah Markelo FW	6.6	11'	0	-	4(100%)	-	1/3
Milan van Ewijk DF	6.5	61'	0	-	26(92%)	1	1/4
Brandon Thomas-Asante MF	6.5	79'	1	1/3	22(57%)	-	3/17
Josh Eccles MF	6.5	24'	0	0/2	20(90%)	-	1/2

Coventry City vs Preston North End H2H, Form & Key Stats

Coventry City extended their winning run in the Championship (England) to 6 matches.(Run from 2026-02-16; league matches of this season only.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Coventry City	15	W5	6	0	5	0	15/15	11-3
Preston North End	15	L2	0	5	1	5	2/15	4-9

Coventry City — last 5 games

W3-1 vs Middlesbrough2026-02-16
W2-0 @ West Bromwich Albion2026-02-21
W2-1 @ Sheffield United2026-02-25
W2-1 vs Stoke City2026-02-28
W2-0 @ Bristol City2026-03-07

Preston North End — last 5 games

D2-2 vs Watford2026-02-14
L0-1 @ Blackburn Rovers2026-02-20
D1-1 @ Swansea City2026-02-24
L0-2 vs Millwall2026-02-28
L1-3 vs Oxford United2026-03-06

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Coventry City	15	2.47	80%	53%	13%	60%	27%	20%
Preston North End	15	2.2	67%	40%	20%	33%	27%	47%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Coventry City	Home	7	5	1	1	10-6	2.29	57%	29%
Preston North End	Away	7	1	3	3	5-9	0.86	29%	29%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Coventry City	15	11-5	10-11	48%	67%	6-7-2
Preston North End	14	5-8	5-11	50%	64%	4-6-4

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 21
Period covered: 2009-09-19 – 2025-12-09
Coventry City wins: 1
Draws: 8
Preston North End wins: 12
Avg goals per meeting: 2.62
Over 2.5 goals: 43%
Both teams scored: 62%
Home side won: 38%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 1D 3L (Coventry City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.8 vs 2.62

Most recent meetings (5 of 21)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-12-09	Preston North End	1-1	Coventry City
2025-02-22	Coventry City	2-1	Preston North End
2024-10-19	Preston North End	1-0	Coventry City
2024-02-23	Coventry City	0-3	Preston North End
2023-11-04	Preston North End	3-2	Coventry City

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 440 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Coventry City	1	36	74	36	WWWWW	1	0
Preston North End	14	36	49	-1	DLDLL	23	-9

Table context

Points gap: 25 ptsCoventry City 74 · Preston North End 49
Positions: #1 vs #14
Goals per game: 2.06/1.06 vs 1.17/1.19scored/conceded per game · league average 1.29

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2025/2026

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Coventry CityH	46	28	11	7	+52	95	DDWWW
2	Ipswich Town	46	23	15	8	+33	84	DWDWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	+15	83	DWWDW
···
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	0	62	DLDLW
13	Sheffield United	46	18	6	22	0	60	WWLLW
14	Preston North EndA	46	15	15	16	-7	60	WLLWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	46	16	10	20	-12	58	DLLLL
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	-12	57	LLLLL
···
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	-60	0	DDLLW

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Statistical Comparison

Championship

Coventry City20 matches

Preston North End

20 matches

13Wins4

4Draws5

3Losses11

40Goals19

2.00Goals per game0.95

16Goals conceded37

0.80Goals per game conceded1.85

Coventry City vs Preston North End — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (20 vs 20 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityCoventry City 65% · X · Draw 20% · Preston North End 15%

1 · Home Win

65%

X · Draw

20%

2 · Away Win

15%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

2.00 vs 0.82

Projected Total: 2.82

Over 1.5 Goals

77%

Over 2.5 Goals

53%

Over 3.5 Goals

31%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

48%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

44% / 14%

Coventry City / Preston North End

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 0(12.0%)2 - 0(12.0%)1 - 1(9.8%)

Recent matches

@ West Bromwich Albion

All Coventry City fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 21 matches

Won 5%

(1/21)

Draw 38%

(8/21)

Won 57%

(12/21)

Goals

20-35

Total matches

Recent matches (5/21)

Championship•Dec 9, 2025

Preston North End

1-1

Coventry City

Championship•Feb 22, 2025

Coventry City

2-1

Preston North End

Championship•Oct 19, 2024

Preston North End

1-0

Coventry City

Championship•Feb 23, 2024

Coventry City

0-3

Preston North End

Championship•Nov 4, 2023

Preston North End

3-2

Coventry City

Coventry City vs Preston North End — Head to Head

Last 21 matches

Coventry City wins

Draws

Preston North End wins

Goals Scored

20 - 35

Dec 9, 2025 • Championship

Preston North End

1-1

Coventry City

Feb 22, 2025 • Championship

Coventry City

2-1

Preston North End

Oct 19, 2024 • Championship

Preston North End

1-0

Coventry City

Matchday 37 — Championship

Match summary

Coventry City beat Preston North End 3-0 in the Championship (England).

Before kickoff, Coventry City (1st, 74 pts) were 25 points ahead of Preston North End (14th, 49 pts). Before kickoff, Preston North End were 14th in the table but 23rd on points from the last five league games. Across 21 previous meetings on record, Coventry City won 1 and Preston North End won 12, with 8 draws (2.62 goals per game).

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (17'), Brandon Thomas-Asante (34') and Matt Grimes (50') scored the goals for Coventry City.

More details:

Coventry City — live results and schedule Preston North End — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Coventry City vs Preston North End H2H, Form & Key Stats

Championship Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Coventry City vs Preston North End — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/21)

Coventry City vs Preston North End — Head to Head

Last 21 matches

Matchday 37 — Championship

Match summary