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Preston North End FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Preston North End FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Leeds United FC
Tue 9 Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Pearson 14' Y
Ben Davies 45' Y
Ben Pearson 49' R
Y 67' Ezgjan Alioski
Y 81' Kalvin Phillips

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Philip Dermott
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
3
4
Preston North End FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Leeds United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Leeds United FC 2018-09-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–2 L
06 Apr Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
30 Mar Reading FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
13 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 2–1 W
09 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–0 W
06 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
30 Mar Millwall FC H 3–2 W
16 Mar Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
12 Mar Reading FC A 3–0 W
09 Mar Bristol City FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Leeds United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 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.
  • 14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Pearson.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Leeds United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' Leeds United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Davies.
  • 49' The referee has no hesitation. Ben Pearson is booked for Preston North End FC — Red card on 49.
  • 54' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 58 minute. Callum Robinson leaves to be changed by Louis Moult.
  • 62' A goal from the England international Patrick Bamford! He fires home on 62 to make it 0-1!
  • 67' The referee shows Leeds United AFC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 70' Sean Maguire makes way for Ryan Ledson at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 76' Patrick Bamford adds to his 2 season tally! Leeds United AFC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' Gaetano Berardi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack Harrison at the 77 minute mark.
  • 81' Kalvin Phillips picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Tyler Roberts as he leaves the pitch. Adam Forshaw steps in for Leeds United AFC.
  • 87' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Lukas Nmecha is withdrawn and Jayden Stockley gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The whistle greets Patrick Bamford as he departs to be replaced by Kemar Roofe.
  • With this win, Leeds United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 2
Tyler Roberts 2
Tyler Roberts 2
Patrick Bamford 2
Eddie Nketiah 1
Jayden Bogle 1
Manor Solomon 1
Stuart Dallas 1

Head to Head

2019-04-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Leeds United FC 2018-09-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2019-04-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2019-04-06 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2019-03-30 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2019-03-16 Preston North End FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2019-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2019-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W

Leeds United FC Form

2019-04-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2019-04-06 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2019-03-30 Leeds United FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2019-03-16 Leeds United FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2019-03-12 Reading FC 0–3 Leeds United FC W 2019-03-09 Bristol City FC 0–1 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.74 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Leeds United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC22% Draw30% Leeds United FC48%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Leeds United FC
78%
Preston North End FC or Leeds United FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC14% Draw51% Leeds United FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.3%
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 26% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

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