AFC Bournemouth and Preston North End will on this Wednesday, November third, meet in a Championship football game in England at the Vitality Stadium with the hosts looking to prolong their record-breaking start to the Championship season.
The Cherries have yet to lose a game this campaign and are top of the table and it wouldn’t get any better for Scott Parker who has established his return to the Premier league. Last season the hosts here finished at the playoffs position but were brought down by Brentford.
The home side is currently unbeaten after 15 games played this season, with 37 points picked up from 45 so far this season, eleven wins and four draws. Bournemouth’s fall from the Premier League had been regarding their defence but so far they have the best defence in the Championship. After 15 games, the league leaders have only conceded eight goals.
Bournemouth extended their winning run to five matches with a comprehensive 2-0 victory at Reading on Saturday. In that game, Bournemouth managed 52% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target, goals from Dominic Solanke and Jamal Lowe.
On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round in the match against Luton Town ending in a 2-0 victory. In that game, Preston North End managed 53% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 5 on target, goals from Emil Riis Jakobsen in the first half.
Preston’s record this season reads four wins, six draws and five defeats and a win on Wednesday would move the Lilywhites closer to the top half of the table. The visitors are currently placed 19th in the standings with 18 points, 9 points difference from the relegation zone.
Prior to that fixture, Preston had won against Coventry City. Those victories both came at home, with North End still winless from eight away matches this season marking the side with a worse record.
Bournemouth vs Preston North head to head
Dating to 2011 the two sides have had a level performance both with 3 victories and 3 draws with Preston being dominant in the recent fixtures. However, Bournemouth haven’t lost in any of their last 9 home matches.
- Preston 1-1 Bournemouth 06/03/21
- Bournemouth 2-3 Preston 01/12/20
- Bournemouth 2-3 Preston 20/09/16
- Preston 2-3 Bournemouth 22/09/15
- Preston 2-0 Bournemouth 16/02/13
Home
- Reading 0-2 Bournemouth
- Bournemouth 3-0 Huddersfield
- Stoke 0-1 Bournemouth
- Bristol City 0-2 Bournemouth
- Bournemouth 2-1 Sheffield
Away
- Preston 2-0 Luton
- Preston 0-2 Liverpool
- Blackpool 2-0 Preston
- Preston 2-1 Coventry
- Preston 0-0 Derby County
Bournemouth team news
David Brooks and Lewis Cook won’t be available for Scott Parker.
Preston team news
Josh Murphy, Ched Evans, Connor Wickham, Isaiah Brown and Matthew Olosunde are all struggling with fitness
Prediction and odds
- Bournemouth to win
- Goals over 2.5
