Championship· Season 2025
Match Summary
Coventry defeated Preston 3:0. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by T. Sakamoto 17′, B. Thomas-Asante 34′, M. Grimes 50′ (pen.). Coventry had 68% possession while Preston held 32%. Coventry had 25 shots (9 on target) compared to 5 (2 on target) for Preston. Expected goals: Coventry 4.00 — Preston 0.44. Coventry made 5 substitutions, Preston made 5.
Match Events
Coventry and Preston have met 18 times — Coventry won 2, Preston won 9, with 7 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Preston leads the head-to-head with 9 victories from 18 meetings. A combined 47 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.61 per match (18 for the home side, 29 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (56%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 7 games (39%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–4 in 2013.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 12 May 2026