Preston vs Coventry

19 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Emil Riis Jacobsen 72’

Match summary

Preston beat Coventry 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Emil Riis Jacobsen put Preston ahead with a header in the 72nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Preston created 2.02 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Coventry's 1.00 from 12.

Match stats

Preston Coventry
18 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 1
9 Corners 9
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.02 xG 0.94
2.02 Non-penalty xG 0.94

Key events

Preston Coventry
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Emil Riis Jacobsen1-0 (Preston)
72’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Freddie Woodman
  • Andrew Hughes
  • Ryan Ledson
  • Emil Riis Jacobsen

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 2.02 1.00 72’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 1-0 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.02 1.00 72’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 1-0 Jacobsen 72’
Preston 2.02 xGCoventry 1.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking Preston attacking 
72’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.66 xG, goal 14’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 54’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 11’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 88’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 25’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 48’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 77’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 73’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 82’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.66 xG, goal 14’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 54’ Norman Bassette (Coventry), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 11’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 88’ Haji Wright (Coventry), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 25’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 48’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 77’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 82’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Freddie Woodman
90′ – – – – – –
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Storey
90′ – – 3 0.15 – – –
Liam Lindsay
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Andrew Hughes
90′ – – – – – –
Ryan Ledson Taken off
60′ – – – – – –
Ali McCann
90′ – – – – – – –
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Taken off
68′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Mads Frøkjær
90′ – – 2 0.17 – – –
Robbie Brady
90′ – – 3 0.19 – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen
90′ 1 – 6 1.36 – –
Sam Greenwood Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Duane Holmes Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
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

Preston win 32% Avg odds 3.03
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24
Coventry win 39% Avg odds 2.43

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

Form going into the game

Preston DDLWD
Coventry DLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Coventry 0-3 Preston, 23 Feb 24 Next meeting: Coventry 2-1 Preston, 22 Feb 25  All Preston vs Coventry 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.