Coventry vs Preston

22 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee O Langford

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jack Rudoni 30’
  • Bobby Thomas 37’
  • Will Keane 82’

Match summary

Coventry saw off Preston 2-1. Coventry led 2-0 at half-time.

Jack Rudoni put Coventry ahead with a header in the 30th minute, Bobby Thomas made it 2-0 with a header in the 37th minute, and Will Keane pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 1.78 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Preston's 1.02 from 7.

Match stats

Coventry Preston
17 Shots 7
9 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.78 xG 0.97
1.78 Non-penalty xG 0.97

Key events

Coventry Preston
Kick-off
Jack Rudoni1-0 (Coventry)
30’
Bobby Thomas2-0 (Coventry)
37’
Half-time2-0
82’
Will Keane2-1 (Preston)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Liam Lindsay

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.78 1.02 30’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), 1-0 30’ 37’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), 2-0 37’ 82’ Will Keane (Preston), 2-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.78 1.02 30’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), 1-0 Rudoni 30’ 37’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), 2-0 Thomas 37’ 82’ Will Keane (Preston), 2-1 Keane 82’
Coventry 1.78 xGPreston 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Coventry attacking 
82’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 27’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 61’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.30 xG, saved 76’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 30’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 76’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 90+3’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 84’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 1’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 29’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Jamie Allen (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 80’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 27’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 61’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.30 xG, saved 76’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 30’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 76’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 90+3’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 84’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 1’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 29’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Jamie Allen (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 80’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players13 players
Oliver Dovin
90′ – – – – – – –
Bobby Thomas
90′ 1 – 1 0.04 – – –
Liam Kitching
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jake Bidwell
90′ – – – – – – –
Milan van Ewijk
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Josh Eccles Taken off
89′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Matt Grimes
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Rudoni
90′ 1 – 2 0.30 – – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.14 – – –
Ephron Mason-Clark Taken off
71′ – – 2 0.42 – – –
Ellis Simms
90′ – – 4 0.71 – – –
Jamie Paterson Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Allen Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
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 51% Avg odds 1.85
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.56
Preston win 22% Avg odds 4.36

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

Form going into the game

Coventry WWLWW
Preston WLWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Preston 1-0 Coventry, 19 Oct 24 Next meeting: Preston 1-1 Coventry, 09 Dec 25  All Coventry vs Preston meetings

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.