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Coventry City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Highfield Road Stadium on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 6 wins out of 9 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highfield Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Mar | Coventry City | 4-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Preston N.E. | 4 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Preston N.E. | 4 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 31 Oct | Coventry City | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 27 Sep | Coventry City | 4 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The North End's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 16 matches. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Coventry City are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |