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AFC Bournemouth vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
AFC Bournemouth
2 – 3
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 1 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+12'
Lewis Cook 66' Y
Y 73' Ben Davies
Jefferson Lerma 79' Y
Y 90' Ben Pearson
Y 90' Ryan Ledson

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Graham Kane
  • Referee Gavin Ward

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

1
3
AFC Bournemouth 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Preston North End FC H 2–3 L
28 Nov Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D
24 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W
21 Nov Reading FC H 4–2 W
07 Nov Birmingham City FC A 3–1 W
03 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 3–2 W
28 Nov Watford FC A 1–4 L
24 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–3 L
21 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
07 Nov Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Reading FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Vitality Stadium!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. AFC Bournemouth seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 393 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 16' What a strike from Tom Barkhuizen! The score is 0-1.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Bournemouth and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 41' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' AFC Bournemouth make a change. Rodrigo Riquelme trudges off to be replaced by Sam Surridge on 46 minutes.
  • 49' Scott Sinclair makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Preston North End FC are in front.
  • 54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Bournemouth side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' Joe Rafferty is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 64' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Lewis Cook is booked for AFC Bournemouth — Yellow card on 66.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Patrick Bauer makes it 0-3.
  • 71' What composure from Junior Stanislas! The England international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 72' It is a substitution in AFC Bournemouth team. Lewis Cook is replaced by Philip Billing on 72 minute.
  • 73' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 78' Denmark international Emil Riis Jakobsen has been a key figure this campaign — 7 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jefferson Lerma on 79 minutes.
  • 84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 86' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sam Surridge makes it 2-3.
  • 90' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Brad Potts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sean Maguire on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AFC Bournemouth 2-3 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Tindall

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Whiteman 1
Alistair McCann 1
Philip Billing 1
Cameron Archer 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Patrick Bauer 1
Jamal Lowe 1

Head to Head

2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC L 2020-11-28 Rotherham United FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-11-24 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC W 2020-11-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-11-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L

Preston North End FC Form

2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-11-07 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth or Preston North End FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth39% Draw25% Preston North End FC36%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
65%
Draw or Preston North End FC
61%
AFC Bournemouth or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth31% Draw40% Preston North End FC29%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.