Coventry v Preston

Coventry vs Preston Preview

Friday night brings us action from the Championship and features this upcoming top half clash between sixth placed Coventry City and ninth placed Preston NE at the CBS Arena with Coventry City heading into this clash on the back of a 1-0 win away from home at Stoke City last weekend, while Preston NE gained a point by way of a 2-2 draw at home with Blackburn Rovers in their recent Lancashire derby.

Having started this Championship campaign in such poor fashion which yielded just three wins from their opening 16 league matches in the English second tier, not many people would have backed Coventry City to be occupying a play-off spot come mid-February but Sky Blues manager, Mark Robins, has again managed to get the best out of his Coventry squad.

With just two defeats inflicted upon Coventry City in their subsequent 18 matches in the Championship whilst picking up 10 wins in the process, the west midlands hosts look to be in the box seat to take all three points here on Friday night.

However, Coventry City have conceded at least once in eight of their last 10 matches overall and therefore the goals market appeals here, especially as visitors, Preston NE have also produced some encouraging results of late.

Onto the visitors then and as mentioned, Preston NE bring a promising unbeaten run of five games in the Championship into this upcoming clash at the CBS Arena on Friday night as the Lancashire club have registered important wins against the likes of Ipswich Town, Cardiff City and Middlesbrough in 3-2, 2-0 and 2-1 wins respectively.

Score-draws with Millwall 1-1 and Lancashire rivals Blackburn Rovers 2-2 have also contributed to Preston NE lifting themselves up into ninth place in the Championship table where the visitors now find themselves just two points adrift of a place in the play-off pack.

Ryan Lowe's side will therefore be in confident mood that they too can grab all three points here on Friday night in the west midlands but having won just six out of their last 17 games in the English second tier, the goals market may be the best option here for this clash especially as six of Preston NE's last 10 games have also resulted in both teams scoring.

Results away from home seem to further vindicate this as Preston NE have managed to capture just three wins from their last 13 outings on the road.

Coventry City v Preston NE Verdict

Preston NE have held the upper hand in recent previous exchanges against Coventry City but the hosts are enjoying a great spell of form right now so the goals market looks the safest option; three of the last five meetings have also seen both teams score as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.75

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.00