Coventry host Preston for the Friday Night Football in the Championship this weekend. Both sides are deep in the fight for Play-off football with just three points separating fifth to ninth.
Coventry currently sit sixth in the Championship after 33 games. The Sky Blues have 13 wins, 12 draws and eight losses, leaving them on 51 points, just one point from West Brom who have a game in hand on Coventry.
In their last five games in all competitions, Coventry have three wins, one draw and one loss.
Callum O’Hare opened the scoring for Coventry just minutes into the second half but Josh Sargent equalised for Norwich on the hour mark. However, the red card to Liam Kitching left Coventry vulnerable as Borja Sainz grabbed a late goal to give Norwich the 2 - 1 win. In the Fourth Round FA Cup Replays, Coventry took on Sheffield Wednesday. Kasey Palmer gave Coventry the lead in the third minute but Bailey Cadamarteri equalised just seven minutes later. However, a brace from O’Hare and a goal from Haji Wright in the second half gave Coventry the 4 - 1 win.
Coventry went behind against Millwall, Romain Esse scoring in the 12th minute. In the second half, Wright converted a penalty and grabbed another goal to give Coventry the 2 - 1 win. All four goals came in the second half against Plymouth Argyle. Morgan Whittaker opened the scoring for Plymouth but Ellis Simms equalised within ten minutes for Coventry. Mickel Miller regained the lead for Plymouth but a 96th minute equaliser from Kitching gave Coventry a 2 - 2 draw.
The last time out for Coventry was against Stoke. Simms scored the only goal of the game in the 51st minute to give Coventry the 1 - 0 win.
Preston sit just below Coventry in ninth in the Championship. In 33 games, Preston have 14 wins, seven draws and 12 losses which leaves them on 49 points, two points behind Coventry in the last Play-off place.
In their last five games in all competitions, Preston have three wins and two draws.
Zian Flemming opened the scoring for Millwall in just the fifth minute, but Brad Potts equalised for Preston before halftime. However, neither team could find another goal and had to settle for a 1 - 1 draw. The next time out was a clash against Ipswich. A brace from Will Keane and an own goal from George Edmundson gave Preston the 3 - 0 lead at halftime. Kieffer Moore did score a brace in the second half but Preston held on for the 3 - 2 win.
Preston took a 2 - 0 lead over Cardiff into halftime thanks to goals from Emil Riis Jakobsen and Ben Whiteman. Despite Preston only having three shots, they secured the 2 - 0 win. Liam Millar opened the scoring for Preston but Finnz Isaac Azaz equalised for Middlesbrough early in the second half. However, Jakobsen regained the lead for Preston just three minutes later for the 2 - 1 win.
The most recent outing for Preston was against Blackburn. Sammie Szmodics and Sam Gallagher gave Blackburn the 2 - 0 lead, but goals from Robbie Brady and Jakobsen grabbed a 2 - 2 draw for Preston.
Coventry and Preston have met 47 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1910. Preston have the better record in the fixture with 21 wins in comparison to Coventry’s ten wins. In fact, a draw is more common than a Coventry win, happening on 16 occasions.