Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Preston North End FC
2 – 1
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 5 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Brad Potts 24' Y
Sepp van den Berg 58' Y
Daniel Johnson 82' Y
Alan Browne 90' Y
Y 90' Philip Billing

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-03-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth 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

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar AFC Bournemouth H 2–1 W
26 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
22 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 0–0 D
19 Feb Reading FC H 2–3 L
12 Feb Peterborough United FC A 1–0 W
09 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
26 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
12 Feb Blackpool FC A 2–1 W
09 Feb Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W
06 Feb Boreham Wood FC H 0–1 L
29 Jan Barnsley FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and AFC Bournemouth has kicked off!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ched Evans, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 10' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 24' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Philip Billing suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' Bambo Diaby needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 49' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' AFC Bournemouth is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jamal Lowe on 50.
  • 54' What an equalizer from Cameron Archer!
  • 58' Sepp van den Berg is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 63' Alistair McCann is replacing Joshua Earl for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Ethan Laird. He replaces Adam Smith on 67 minute.
  • 69' Emil Riis Jakobsen is replacing Ched Evans for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 74' Nathaniel Phillips has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Ched Evans departs to be replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 80' AFC Bournemouth manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Pearson is hanging Todd Cantwell on the field on 80 minute.
  • 82' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Daniel Johnson gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' 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.
  • 89' Emil Riis Jakobsen puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Alan Browne. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Preston North End FC players.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

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

2022-03-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth 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

Preston North End FC Form

2022-03-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2022-02-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2022-02-19 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC L 2022-02-12 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-02-09 Preston North End FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D

AFC Bournemouth Form

2022-03-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2022-02-26 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-02-12 Blackpool FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-02-09 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-02-06 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Boreham Wood FC L 2022-01-29 Barnsley FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC46% Draw27% AFC Bournemouth27%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
73%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
54%
Preston North End FC or AFC Bournemouth
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC30% Draw48% AFC Bournemouth22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.7%

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 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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