Game week 36 of the EFL Championship will see Preston North End take on AFC Bournemouth this weekend at Deepdale (Preston). Match showdown schedules for 5th March 4, 2022 at 18:00 EAT.
Preston North end is placed 12th on the league table, with 47 points from their matches. The team has had some trouble in finding wins in their recent matches. From the last ten matches, the team has scored in six matches but could find wins in only three of them.
The Lilywhites gets into this fixture following on 1-1 draw in the Championship versus Coventry City. In that game, Preston North End had 47% possession, 14 shots with six of them on target and a goal scored by Daniel Johnson (89′). Coventry City had 10 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Fabio Tavares (98′).
Bournemouth is flying high at the moment and they are coming into the game on the back of four consecutive wins to sit just nine points behind leaders Fulham with two games in hand. The team has shown strong performances recently, the form has helped the team to make their way up the table to the second position on the league table.
The Cherries will be looking for the fifth win in a row in the league following the 2-1 Championship victory versus Stoke City in their previous fixture. In that game, Bournemouth had 68% possession, 15 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Dominic Solanke (83′) and Jamal Lowe (89′). S toke City got eight shots with three of them on target and a goal by Tommy Smith (20′).
Preston North End vs AFC Bournemouth head to head
Out of the nine direct encounters between these two teams since 2011; Preston won four times, Bournemouth three times and two matches ended all square.
- Bournemouth 1-2 Preston 03/11/21
- 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
Home
- Coventry 1-1 Preston
- Preston 0-0 Nottingham
- Preston 2-3 Reading
- Peterborough 0-1 Preston
- Preston 0-0 Huddersfield
Away
- Bournemouth 2-1 Stoke
- Blackpool 1-2 Bournemouth
- Bournemouth 3-1 Birmingham
- Bournemouth 0-1 Boreham
- Barnsley 0-1 Bournemouth
Preston North End team news
The hosts will be without Patrick Bauer, Tom Barkhuizen and Greg Cunningham who have been sidelined with injuries. Liam Lindsay is also out serving suspension.
AFC Bournemouth team news
Scott Parker’s side gets into this fixture with a fully fit squad.
Prediction and odds
Bournemouth is a bit of a winning machine with four wins in their last five matches while Preston on the other hand has been struggling to win in the recent few weeks.
- AFC Bournemouth win
- Goals under 2.5
- Both teams to score (No)
