Preston vs Coventry live score, H2H results, odds, standings and prediction

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• Preston North End welcome Coventry City on 2025-12-09 at 19:45 GMT in week 20 of the 2025-2026 Championship at Deepdale.
• During the previous encounter, F. Lampard scored 1 victory, P. Heckingbottom scored no victories, and there were 0 ties.
• With 31 points, Preston North End sit 5th, while Coventry City have 43 points to occupy 1st.
• Preston North End have 7 players sidelined: R. Brady (Calf Injury), T. Carroll (Inactive), L. Gibson (Injury), J. Lewis (Injury), A. McCann (Broken Hand), M. Osmajic (Suspended), B. Potts (Muscle Injury) while Coventry City face 3 absences: O. Dovin (Knee Injury), B. Thomas-Asante (Injury), T. Sakamoto (Head Injury).
• We expect Preston North End to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-1-4-2, and Coventry City are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
• Different fortunes: Preston North End drew 1-1 with Wrexham, while Coventry City fell 0-3 against Ipswich Town.
• Preston North End's form is 1-3-1 recently, but Coventry City are on a roll with 4-0-1 in their last 5 matches.
• Preston North End have clearly got the edge H2H: in 31 meetings, they've beaten Coventry City 18 times, with 10 draws and only 3 losses.
• Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Coventry City to win 2-1, despite Preston North End's 5-3-2 home form - Coventry City's strong 6-2-2 record away with 2.78 goals/game does the trick.

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