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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Here is all you must know about the Championship game Preston North End - AFC Bournemouth!

Insights:
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Championship

This should be an intriguing match with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

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Preston North End form and stats

5-9-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Preston North End so far this season.

Preston North End drew their last game, 1-1 away at Coventry City (placed 10th). Evans, a natural forward, was the champion player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.45 (out of 10). Evans hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Nottingham Forest that ended 0-0.

Preston North End are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

9 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of AFC Bournemouth, who have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season. The fact that Bournemouth have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

AFC Bournemouth won their last game, 2-1 versus Stoke City played at home. Solanke, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.01. Solanke scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Blackpool with the score of 2-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Peterborough United in just three days.

The visiting AFC Bournemouth have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 16 games. It's not easy to score on Bournemouth as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Preston North End and AFC Bournemouth have played each other before this season: AFC Bournemouth - Preston North End 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Preston North End four wins, three draws and AFC Bournemouth two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
20 goals
PrestonE. Riis Jakobsen
E. Riis Jakobsen
12 goals
AFC BournemouthP. Billing
P. Billing
8 goals

Preston North End missing players

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End AFC Bournemouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 16 31
11 5 1 Won W 4 9 18
14 9 3 Drew D 1 4 7
10 3 0 Lost L 0 3 6
38 22 5 Scored S 8 20 51
39 20 3 Conceded C 3 11 27
83% 82% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
66% 76% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 56% 74%
43% 47% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 25% 55%
20% 29% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 23%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
54% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 48%
31% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 56% 42%
31% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 19% 16%
 
4.9 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 5.4 5.3
4.9 5.1 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.1 4.9
1.9 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
10.4 12.5 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 11.8 12.1
3.2 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4 4.5
34% 33% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 31% 36%
 
11.6 12.2 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 11.3 10.2
3.3 3.5 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.6 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most clean sheets (9) away in Championship
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 33 21 7 5 82 29 18 11 4 3 43 16 15 10 3 2 39 13 53 70
2 AFC Bournemouth 31 18 7 6 51 27 15 9 3 3 31 16 16 9 4 3 20 11 24 61
3 Huddersfield Town 35 16 11 8 46 36 17 9 5 3 24 17 18 7 6 5 22 19 10 59
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 16 9 9 46 34 17 11 3 3 32 19 17 5 6 6 14 15 12 57
5 Queens Park Rangers 34 16 8 10 49 39 18 9 6 3 26 15 16 7 2 7 23 24 10 56
6 Luton Town 33 15 9 9 46 37 17 9 5 3 27 17 16 6 4 6 19 20 9 54
7 Sheffield United 33 15 8 10 44 34 15 8 3 4 24 11 18 7 5 6 20 23 10 53
8 Middlesbrough 33 15 7 11 43 35 17 11 2 4 27 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 8 52
9 Nottingham Forest 33 14 9 10 45 33 17 7 4 6 23 20 16 7 5 4 22 13 12 51
10 Coventry City 33 14 9 10 43 38 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 5 6 18 23 5 51
11 Millwall 33 13 10 10 36 34 17 9 5 3 21 13 16 4 5 7 15 21 2 49
12 Preston North End 35 11 14 10 38 39 17 5 9 3 22 20 18 6 5 7 16 19 -1 47
13 West Bromwich Albion 33 12 10 11 35 30 15 8 6 1 21 8 18 4 4 10 14 22 5 46
14 Blackpool 34 12 9 13 40 41 18 9 2 7 21 19 16 3 7 6 19 22 -1 45
15 Stoke City 33 12 8 13 42 38 17 7 4 6 25 20 16 5 4 7 17 18 4 44
16 Bristol City 35 11 7 17 45 63 18 7 5 6 23 23 17 4 2 11 22 40 -18 40
17 Swansea City 31 10 8 13 32 43 15 7 4 4 19 14 16 3 4 9 13 29 -11 38
18 Hull City 35 10 7 18 30 39 17 5 3 9 15 20 18 5 4 9 15 19 -9 37
19 Birmingham City 35 9 10 16 40 55 17 6 4 7 21 23 18 3 6 9 19 32 -15 37
20 Cardiff City 34 10 6 18 40 54 17 5 2 10 18 22 17 5 4 8 22 32 -14 36
21 Reading 34 10 5 19 42 67 17 5 4 8 25 35 17 5 1 11 17 32 -25 29
22 Barnsley 33 5 8 20 24 48 16 4 4 8 12 19 17 1 4 12 12 29 -24 23
23 Derby County 34 10 12 12 34 38 17 8 6 3 23 16 17 2 6 9 11 22 -4 21
24 Peterborough United 33 5 6 22 24 66 16 4 5 7 15 21 17 1 1 15 9 45 -42 21

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 33 21 7 5 82 29 18 11 4 3 43 16 15 10 3 2 39 13 53 70
2 AFC Bournemouth 31 18 7 6 51 27 15 9 3 3 31 16 16 9 4 3 20 11 24 61
3 Huddersfield Town 35 16 11 8 46 36 17 9 5 3 24 17 18 7 6 5 22 19 10 59
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 16 9 9 46 34 17 11 3 3 32 19 17 5 6 6 14 15 12 57
5 Queens Park Rangers 34 16 8 10 49 39 18 9 6 3 26 15 16 7 2 7 23 24 10 56
6 Luton Town 33 15 9 9 46 37 17 9 5 3 27 17 16 6 4 6 19 20 9 54
7 Sheffield United 33 15 8 10 44 34 15 8 3 4 24 11 18 7 5 6 20 23 10 53
8 Middlesbrough 33 15 7 11 43 35 17 11 2 4 27 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 8 52
9 Nottingham Forest 33 14 9 10 45 33 17 7 4 6 23 20 16 7 5 4 22 13 12 51
10 Coventry City 33 14 9 10 43 38 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 5 6 18 23 5 51
11 Millwall 33 13 10 10 36 34 17 9 5 3 21 13 16 4 5 7 15 21 2 49
12 Preston North End 35 11 14 10 38 39 17 5 9 3 22 20 18 6 5 7 16 19 -1 47
13 West Bromwich Albion 33 12 10 11 35 30 15 8 6 1 21 8 18 4 4 10 14 22 5 46
14 Blackpool 34 12 9 13 40 41 18 9 2 7 21 19 16 3 7 6 19 22 -1 45
15 Stoke City 33 12 8 13 42 38 17 7 4 6 25 20 16 5 4 7 17 18 4 44
16 Bristol City 35 11 7 17 45 63 18 7 5 6 23 23 17 4 2 11 22 40 -18 40
17 Swansea City 31 10 8 13 32 43 15 7 4 4 19 14 16 3 4 9 13 29 -11 38
18 Hull City 35 10 7 18 30 39 17 5 3 9 15 20 18 5 4 9 15 19 -9 37
19 Birmingham City 35 9 10 16 40 55 17 6 4 7 21 23 18 3 6 9 19 32 -15 37
20 Cardiff City 34 10 6 18 40 54 17 5 2 10 18 22 17 5 4 8 22 32 -14 36
21 Reading 34 10 5 19 42 67 17 5 4 8 25 35 17 5 1 11 17 32 -25 29
22 Barnsley 33 5 8 20 24 48 16 4 4 8 12 19 17 1 4 12 12 29 -24 23
23 Derby County 34 10 12 12 34 38 17 8 6 3 23 16 17 2 6 9 11 22 -4 21
24 Peterborough United 33 5 6 22 24 66 16 4 5 7 15 21 17 1 1 15 9 45 -42 21

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.