Coventry vs Preston: result 3-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 37Kick-off on March 11, 2026 at 08:00 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands
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What was the result of Coventry vs Preston?
Coventry won 3-0 on March 11, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 17′T. SakamotoCoventry
- 34′B. Thomas-AsanteCoventry
- 50′M. GrimesCoventry (pen.)
Official lineup for Coventry vs Preston
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Coventry
4-2-3-1- 9E. Simms
- 10E. Mason-Clark
- 23B. Thomas-Asante
- 7T. Sakamoto
- 6M. Grimes
- 16F. Onyeka
- 3J. Dasilva
- 15L. Kitching
- 26L. Woolfenden
- 27M. van Ewijk
- 19C. Rushworth
Preston
5-3-2- 9D. Jebbison
- 28M. Osmajić
- 21A. Devine
- 4B. Whiteman
- 8A. McCann
- 26T. Small
- 16A. Hughes
- 14J. Storey
- 42O. Offiah
- 2Pol Valentín
- 1D. Iversen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Preston have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 | Bristol City(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Stoke City(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Feb 21, 2026 | West Brom(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Middlesbrough(home) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Oxford United(home) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Millwall(home) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Swansea(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Blackburn(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Feb 14, 2026 | Watford(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Coventry win, 2 draws, 3 Preston wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | Preston 1-1 Coventry | Championship |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Coventry 2-1 Preston | Championship |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Preston 1-0 Coventry | Championship |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Coventry 0-3 Preston | Championship |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Preston 3-2 Coventry | Championship |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Preston 0-0 Coventry | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Coventry score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 0.8 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Preston | 0.8 | 1.4 | 4 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Preston | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 4 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy