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

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
1 – 1
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 6 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Daniel Johnson 33' Y
Greg Cunningham 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Philip Dermott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
Preston North End FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 D
02 Mar Millwall FC A 1–2 L
27 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–0 W
24 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
20 Feb Cardiff City FC A 0–4 L
16 Feb Watford FC H 0–1 L
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
03 Mar Bristol City FC A 2–1 W
27 Feb Watford FC H 1–0 W
24 Feb Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
20 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
17 Feb Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Deepdale Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Preston North End FC and AFC Bournemouth.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and AFC Bournemouth are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Ben Pearson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Daniel Johnson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 37' Brilliant from the ! Arnaut Danjuma makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 37.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 57' The travelling AFC Bournemouth supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sean Maguire is hanging Tom Barkhuizen on the field on 66 minute.
  • 70' Goal! Daniel Johnson scores his 38 goal in 378 matches.
  • 73' Greg Cunningham catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 75' The whistle greets Lewis Cook as he departs to be replaced by Shane Long.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 84' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Johnson departs to be replaced by Brad Potts.
  • 89' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cameron Archer 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Patrick Bauer 1
Jamal Lowe 1
Scott Sinclair 1
Junior Stanislas 1
Sam Surridge 1

Head to Head

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

Preston North End FC Form

2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-03-02 Millwall FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-02-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–1 Watford FC L

AFC Bournemouth Form

2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-03-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-02-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Watford FC W 2021-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-02-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-02-17 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Rotherham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or AFC Bournemouth 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC43% Draw29% AFC Bournemouth28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
71%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
57%
Preston North End FC or AFC Bournemouth
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC30% Draw48% AFC Bournemouth22%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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