Coventry face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 8 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 1 wins, and Preston NE have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Preston NE | 2 - 2 | Coventry | LD1 |
2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Coventry | 1 - 2 | Preston NE | LD1 |
2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Preston NE | 4 - 0 | Coventry | LD1 |
2001/2002 | Wed 31 Oct | Coventry | 2 - 2 | Preston NE | LD1 |
2000/2001 | Wed 27 Sep | Coventry | 4 - 1 | Preston NE | LC |
2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Preston NE | 1 - 3 | Coventry | LC |
1966/1967 | Sat 11 Feb | Coventry | 2 - 1 | Preston NE | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The away form of Coventry is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston NE are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 6 matches. Coventry find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Preston NE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Coventry | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the North End, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Preston NE | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Coventry | Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |