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AFC Bournemouth vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
AFC Bournemouth
1 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Wed 3 Nov 2021 · 19:45 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jefferson Lerma 58' Y
Chris Mepham 62' Y
Philip Billing 84' Y
Y 84' Tom Barkhuizen

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-11-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End FC 2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
30 Oct Reading FC A 2–0 W
23 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–0 W
19 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–0 W
16 Oct Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
02 Oct Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 2–1 W
30 Oct Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
23 Oct Blackpool FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
16 Oct Derby County FC H 0–0 D
02 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–3 L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AFC Bournemouth and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' AFC Bournemouth are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 15' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Brad Potts is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 25' AFC Bournemouth currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Bournemouth and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. AFC Bournemouth seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' Goal! Ben Whiteman scores his 33 goal in 246 matches.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' AFC Bournemouth player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' Against the run of play, Philip Billing has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' Chris Mepham has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Ben Pearson departs to be replaced by Jaidon Anthony.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Brad Potts comes on to replace Sean Maguire.
  • 75' Greg Cunningham gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Joshua Earl and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' AFC Bournemouth manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Morgan Rogers is hanging Chris Mepham on the field on 77 minute.
  • 78' Alistair McCann does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
  • 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Pearson, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 84' Philip Billing catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
  • 84' Ryan Christie makes way for Emiliano Hansen at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Bournemouth.
  • 89' Daniel Johnson is replacing Alistair McCann for the Preston North End FC side.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Junior Stanislas 1
Sam Surridge 1
Daniel Johnson 1
Arnaut Danjuma 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Alistair McCann 1
Philip Billing 1
Cameron Archer 1

Head to Head

2021-11-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End FC 2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2021-11-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-10-30 Reading FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-10-23 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-10-19 Stoke City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-10-16 Bristol City FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-10-02 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Sheffield United FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2021-11-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-10-30 Preston North End FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-10-23 Blackpool FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2021-10-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2021-10-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth or Preston North End FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth40% Draw28% Preston North End FC32%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
68%
Draw or Preston North End FC
60%
AFC Bournemouth or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth30% Draw46% Preston North End FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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