Coventry vs Preston Predictions

• Preston have lost seven of their last 11 games in all competitions
• North End have failed to score in six of those seven defeats
• Coventry have won 13 of their 17 home league games

Lilywhites on the slide

After a midseason wobble, Championship leaders Coventry have righted the ship with five wins on the bounce and they look set for a sixth when they host Preston on Wednesday.

North End were in play-off contention earlier in the season but a run of one win from their last ten league games has seen them slide into mid-table mediocrity.

A 3-1 loss at home to relegation candidates Oxford last time out was particularly worrying and it is hard to see Paul Heckingbottom’s men turning things around against the league leaders.

Goals have been an issue for the Lilywhites all season, only seven teams in the second tier have scored fewer than their 42 in 36 games and that spells trouble against this Coventry side.

Hosts could dominate

The Sky Blues blanked Bristol City in their 2-0 win at the weekend despite being reduced to ten men for the majority of the game and are fancied to keep another clean sheet in this clash.

Preston have failed to score in six of their last 11 games in all competitions and they may find the gulf between struggling mid-table side and high-flying league leaders too big to bridge. 

Correct score backers should note that seven of Coventry’s last ten games have gone over 2.5 goals and side with a 3-0 win for Frank Lampard’s men.