With both clubs harbouring playoff ambitions, this should be a tight and tense game and we are finding it hard to pick a winner. Coventry are building momentum but Preston have become hard to beat under Ryan Lowe, so we think it will end level.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Coventry City win with a probability of 48.46%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 24.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.91%) and 2-1 (8.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.67%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
