Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: AFC Bournemouth (2nd, 88 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Preston North End (12th, 64 pts). Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Preston North End ran at 1.13 scored and 1.22 conceded, AFC Bournemouth at 1.61 and 0.85.
AFC Bournemouth had won three straight. Over the last five, Preston North End had taken 6 of 15 points to AFC Bournemouth's 12.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for Preston North End, 2 for AFC Bournemouth and 3 drawn, at 3.11 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 22% of the wins in this fixture. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 78% of the meetings.
The venue was Deepdale in Preston, with room for 23,408 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.




