Ace Football previews the Championship round 37 match between Coventry and Preston and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Preston go up against Coventry this coming Wednesday for a Championship meeting at Coventry Building Society Arena.
Coventry enjoy the view from the top of the table with 74 points after 36 matches. Preston find themselves positioned as number 13 in the Championship with 49 points following 36 rounds.
Form: Coventry vs Preston
Coventry Form
In their last three outings, Coventry won 1-2 against Sheffield United, beat Stoke by 2-1 and hammered Bristol City 0-2. Coventry claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Coventry Building Society Arena. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored nine goals.
Preston Form
In their previous three games, Preston drew 1-1 with Swansea, then lost 0-2 against Millwall and 1-3 against Oxford. Preston claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by nine goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Coventry and Preston
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Coventry and Preston. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 16 of the last 18 Coventry matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Coventry matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Coventry have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Coventry have won the last 4 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Coventry vs Preston
It has been a great season for Haji Wright so far as he currently has 16 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net six times in his last six games, leaving Coventry hoping he delivers against Preston on Wednesday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Betting markets: Coventry vs Preston
Full-time result
Coventry claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Preston won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing three in this series of matches. Coventry won their last 5 matches on the bounce. Coventry didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Coventry Building Society Arena.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Preston scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Coventry probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Wednesday, as Preston managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Preston have scored in 11 consecutive meetings with Coventry when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Coventry’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Preston, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.
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