Championship

Championship | Gameweek 36

Mar 5, 2022 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 1
Bournemouth

Archer (54'), Riis Jakobsen (89')
Potts (24'), van den Berg (58'), Johnson (82'), Browne (90')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Lowe (50')
Billing (90+8')
Smith (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Bournemouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

Last Six:

Last Game: Preston 4-1 Middlesbrough
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Coventry City	46	1	64
13	Preston North End	46	-4	64
14	Stoke City	46	5	62

Bournemouth

Last Six:

Last Game: Bournemouth 1-0 Millwall
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Fulham	46	63	90
2	Bournemouth	46	35	88
3	Huddersfield Town	46	17	82

We said: Preston North End 0-1 Bournemouth

Bournemouth seem to have hit their stride again following a tricky patch and we think that they will pick up another three points in this game. It should be a close encounter though, with Preston proving defensively stubborn under Lowe. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bournemouth win with a probability of 43.45%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 30.02% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bournemouth win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.85%) and 0-2 (7.9%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (8.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.6%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Bournemouth
30.02%	26.53%	43.45%

Both teams to score 50.81%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.21%

53.79%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.74%

75.26%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.36%

32.64%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.81%

69.19%

Bournemouth Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.43%

24.57%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.94%

59.06%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 30.02%

Bournemouth 43.44%

Draw 26.53%

Preston North End	Draw	Bournemouth
1-0 @ 8.98% 2-1 @ 7.06% 2-0 @ 5.03% 3-1 @ 2.63% 3-0 @ 1.88% 3-2 @ 1.85% Other @ 2.6% Total : 30.02%	1-1 @ 12.6% 0-0 @ 8.02% 2-2 @ 4.95% Other @ 0.96% Total : 26.53%	0-1 @ 11.25% 1-2 @ 8.85% 0-2 @ 7.9% 1-3 @ 4.14% 0-3 @ 3.7% 2-3 @ 2.32% 1-4 @ 1.45% 0-4 @ 1.3% Other @ 2.55% Total : 43.44%