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Preston North End FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Preston North End FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 70' Josh Magennis
Daniel Johnson 83' Y
Y 86' Gary O'Neil
Y 90' Joe Williams
Ben Pearson 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Andrew Davies
  • Referee Shaun Hudson

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
1
1
Preston North End FC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-01 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
25 Aug Derby County FC A 0–2 L
22 Aug Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
18 Aug Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
11 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
04 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
25 Aug Sheffield United FC H 0–3 L
22 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug Reading FC A 1–0 W
11 Aug Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
04 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Bolton Wanderers FC
#24 Position #18
8 Points 17
15 Played 15
2 / 2 / 11 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 8
13 Scored 20
30 Conceded 29
-17 GD -9
0.53 PPG 1.13
13% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 18th (17 pts).

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
Bolton Wanderers FC
0-15
3/5
16-30
6/1
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/5
76+
3/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sam Dalby 6 G
Thierry Gale 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 11' What composure from Callum Robinson! The Ireland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 16' Alan Browne does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
  • 21' The 30-year-old Brandon Barker has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' Pawel Olkowski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' Sammy Ameobi makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Bolton Wanderers FC are in front.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Pawel Olkowski has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Daniel Johnson on, Graham Burke off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Ireland international Graham Burke has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Yanic Wildschut makes way for Craig Noone at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Josh Magennis.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Jonathan Grounds on, Andrew Taylor off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Bolton Wanderers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 83' Daniel Johnson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 86' Gary O'Neil picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joe Williams on 90 minutes.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 2
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Thierry Gale 1
Pawel Olkowski 1
Sam Dalby 1
Sammy Ameobi 1
Jusef Erabi 1
Callum Robinson 1

Head to Head

2018-09-01 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC

Preston North End FC Form

2018-09-01 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2018-08-25 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-08-22 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-08-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-08-11 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-08-04 Preston North End FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2018-09-01 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2018-08-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–3 Sheffield United FC L 2018-08-22 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2018-08-18 Reading FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-08-11 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2018-08-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Bolton Wanderers FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC34% Draw26% Bolton Wanderers FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
66%
Preston North End FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC26% Draw42% Bolton Wanderers FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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