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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 9 Dec 2025

Preston North End 1–1 Coventry City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.5
Actual xG
0.3 – 1.9
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made Coventry City favourites at 40%.

Coventry City deserved more from the draw, creating 1.9 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Iversen, 70.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Daniel Iversen +20.7, Liam Kitching +14.0, Pol Valentín +11.9.

Well below it: Victor Torp −18.9, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto −15.5, Jay DaSilva −15.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Preston North End

6 Dec 2025D 1–1v Wrexham Championship
29 Nov 2025W 3–2at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
25 Nov 2025D 1–1at Watford Championship
21 Nov 2025L 1–2v Blackburn Rovers Championship
8 Nov 2025D 1–1at Millwall Championship

Coventry City

6 Dec 2025L 0–3at Ipswich Town Championship
29 Nov 2025W 3–1v Charlton Athletic Championship
25 Nov 2025W 4–2at Middlesbrough Championship
22 Nov 2025W 3–2v West Bromwich Albion Championship
8 Nov 2025W 1–0at Stoke City Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Preston North End

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper9000–70.4+20.7
Daniel Jebbison Forward89100.0849.5+5.5
Jordan Storey Defender90000.0645.0+3.4
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Midfielder1500–43.7–
Pol Valentín Defender4701–42.1+11.9
Michael Smith Forward1500–40.3–
Jordan Thompson Midfielder7500–40.3–
Ben Whiteman Midfielder90000.0337.8−4.8
Odeluga Offiah Defender9000–37.6−1.2
Thierry Small Midfielder7500–33.6−3.9
Lewis Dobbin Forward43000.0833.1–
Harrison Armstrong Midfielder75000.0333.0−7.8
Andrew Hughes Defender9000–31.2−7.8
Liam Lindsay Defender3900–22.4–
Alfie Devine Midfielder1500–19.2–
Andrija Vukčević Defender100–9.3–

Coventry City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Liam Kitching Defender90000.0465.1+14.0
Luke Woolfenden Defender45000.0451.2−0.5
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper9000–47.3−5.2
Ellis Simms Forward1100–47.3–
Matt Grimes Midfielder90000.0646.3−2.4
Haji Wright Forward79001.2442.2−3.1
Josh Eccles Midfielder3100–39.1–
Jack Rudoni Midfielder90000.1736.7−1.8
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder4500–36.0−2.1
Bobby Thomas Defender9000–34.2−13.4
Jay DaSilva Defender90000.0631.3−15.1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder90000.0829.9−15.5
Victor Torp Midfielder59000.2329.4−18.9
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Defender90000.0326.5–