Coventry City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Highfield Road Stadium on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, with a 62.50% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highfield Road Stadium was just last season, in November 2002, with Preston N.E. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Preston N.E. | 4 - 2 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Coventry City | 1-2 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Preston N.E. | 4 - 0 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 31 Oct | Coventry City | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 27 Sep | Coventry City | 4 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Preston N.E. | 1 - 3 | Coventry City | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the North End have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Coventry City's 52 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Preston N.E.'s 52 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Sky Blues's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Preston N.E.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Preston N.E. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |