Coventry vs Preston

23 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee A Davies

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

  • Emil Riis Jacobsen 1’
  • Will Keane 20’
  • Bobby Thomas 38’ (og)

Match summary

Preston won comfortably, 3-0 away at Coventry. Preston led 3-0 at half-time.

Emil Riis Jacobsen put Preston ahead from a corner in the first minute, Will Keane made it 0-2 in the 20th minute, and Thomas's own goal made it 0-3 in the 38th minute.

The chances backed that up: Preston created 1.41 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Coventry's 0.89 from 10.

Match stats

Coventry Preston
10 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.89 xG 1.41
0.89 Non-penalty xG 1.41

Key events

Coventry Preston
Kick-off
1’
Emil Riis Jacobsen0-1 (Preston)
20’
Will Keane0-2 (Preston)
38’
Bobby Thomas
Own goal
0-3 (Preston)
Half-time0-3
Full-time0-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Coventry
  • Bobby Thomas
Preston
  • Jordan Storey
  • Ben Whiteman
  • Ben Woodburn

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 1.41 1’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 0-1 1’ 20’ Will Keane (Preston), 0-2 20’ 38’ Bobby Thomas (Preston) own goal, 0-3 38’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 1.41 1’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 0-1 Jacobsen 1’ 20’ Will Keane (Preston), 0-2 Keane 20’ 38’ Bobby Thomas (Preston) own goal, 0-3 Thomas 38’
Coventry 0.89 xGPreston 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Coventry attacking 
20’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 46’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 46’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 34’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 19’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 41’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 1’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 13’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Victor Torp (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 38’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), own goal 20’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 46’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 46’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 34’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 19’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 41’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 1’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 13’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Victor Torp (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 38’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jay DaSilva Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Josh Eccles Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.21 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Taken off
31′ – – – – – – –
Callum O'Hare Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.26 – – –
Haji Wright Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.24 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Kasey Palmer Came on as a substitute
59′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jake Bidwell Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Victor Torp Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Matt Godden Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Liam Kelly Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Coventry win 57% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.97
Preston win 19% Avg odds 4.98

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.