Preston have recorded 1-1 draws in three of their last five Championship games
Coventry have accrued 20 points on the road, more than any other side in the division
Recommended bet: Draw and BTTS
Championship leaders Coventry suffered a 3-0 defeat at Ipswich at the weekend and will want to get back on track as soon as possible, but a trip to Deepdale to take on Preston is certainly no easy task.
The Lilywhites have lost just one of their last eight league games, but a deeper dive shows they have won only one of their last five as they chase a play-off spot.
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Team news
Paul Heckingbottom is currently without a handful of first-team stars, although Preston's extensive injury list is slowly starting to shorten.
Harrison Armstrong made an impactful return on Saturday, netting a late equaliser in the Lilywhites' 1-1 draw with Wrexham.
That game also saw the inclusion of full-back Andrija Vukcevic, who had not featured since late October.
Irish duo Robbie Brady and Will Keane are yet to make an appearance this term, with both players still struggling with serious calf issues.
It is unclear as to when Lewis Gibson will recover from a nasty thigh strain, while Scottish playmaker Ali McCann remains out with a broken arm.
Jamal Lewis tweaked his hamstring against Sheff Wed at the end of last month, rendering him unavailable until mid-December.
City boss Frank Lampard has far fewer selection headaches, although he is missing some key players at the top end of the pitch.
Championship top scorer Brandon Thomas-Asante is out with a hamstring problem, while Haji Wright is nursing a muscle injury.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is likely to be involved on Tuesday night after navigating the required concussion protocols, but Swedish goalkeeper Oliver Dovin remains sidelined with a serious knee injury.
The stats
Preston have only lost once since the end of October, a surprise 2-1 home defeat to struggling Blackburn.
Only Stoke and Ipswich boast a better defensive record than Heckingbottom's men, who have only conceded 20 goals all season.
Although we are not even halfway through the season, Ellis Simms netted Coventry’s 50th league goal of the campaign during last month's 3-1 triumph over Charlton.
Despite being comprehensively beaten by Ipswich on Saturday, City still find themselves seven points clear at the top of the Championship table.
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Prediction
Having only been subjected to two defeats at home all season, Preston relish the prospect of facing any challenger at Deepdale, even the free-scoring league leaders.
The hosts will be further buoyed by the Sky Blues' disappointing display at Portman Road, although they would have expected to secure all three points against Wrexham on Saturday afternoon.
Coventry are still odds-on favourites to achieve promotion this season, after registering 13 victories from their opening 19 Championship fixtures.
The medium-term absence of several important attacking players will undoubtedly concern Lampard, but the former Chelsea boss knows his team has enough quality to hurt any opponent in the final third.
A combination of North End's positive home form and City's recent stumble makes us think this one will end all square, with goals at both ends seemingly guaranteed.
