Preston North End vs Bournemouth
6th March 1500hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
Pick Away Win by One Goal
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 11/4 odds taken 1642 GMT, Friday 5 March
Alex Neil’s Preston North End welcome Jonathan Woodgate’s Bournemouth to Deepdale this Saturday for an EFL Championship fixture. North End have been inconsistent of late, slipping down to 14th as a result. In contrast, the Cherries are back in the top six after back-to-back wins. Will Bournemouth make it three victories in a row with three points in Lancashire on Saturday? Read our betting predictions and preview.
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Preston North End Preview – Another defeat for Neil’s boys?
Alex Neil’s Preston North End languish in 14th spot after collecting 43 points from 34 games. The Lilywhites have picked up 13 wins, suffered 17 defeats and drawn just four times. Only Wycombe Wanderers and Rotherham United have lost more matches thus far.
After just three wins from 12 Championship fixtures, Preston have dropped 12 points behind sixth place. They made a promising start to their season, but the Lancashire side have suffered too many defeats, which has realistically put paid to their play-off chances.
Preston have been poor lately, but they pick up an impressive 3-0 win over Huddersfield Town in their last home fixture, with Brad Potts, Ched Evans and Scott Sinclair getting the goals. However, they followed that up with a 2-1 defeat at Millwall in midweek. Can Preston avoid an 18th league loss of their season on Saturday?
Bournemouth Preview – Third win on the spin for the Cherries?
After a defeat to Cardiff City on 24th February, Bournemouth slipped out of the top six. However, they have battled back superbly well since then, picking up back-to-back wins over Watford and Bristol City to fire themselves back into the play-off places.
Bournemouth showed plenty of fighting spirit to come from behind to beat Bristol City at Ashton Gate last Wednesday. Junior Stanislas levelled on the stroke of half time, with Cameron Carter-Vickers grabbing the winner two minutes from time.
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Victory at Ashton Gate in midweek was the Cherries’ first Championship win on the road since a 1-0 triumph at Stoke City on 2nd January. Can Bournemouth make it back-to-back away wins at the weekend?
Preston North End vs Bournemouth Betting Advice
These two played out a thriller at the Vitality Stadium on 1st December. Preston are one of the best away teams in the division, and it showed as they raced into a 3-0 lead with 20 minutes still to play. Despite two late Cherries goals, the Lilywhites held on for a memorable 3-2 away win. Bournemouth have not beaten North End for almost nine years.
Key Facts – Preston North End vs Bournemouth Betting Tip
- Preston have won just one of their last six home matches
- Bournemouth have picked up back-to-back wins in the last week
- North End edged a five-goal thriller at the Vitality in December
Bournemouth have looked much more like their solid selves in the last two, edging past Watford and Bristol City. We are backing the away team to nick another narrow victory this weekend. You can get 11/4 for Bournemouth to win by one goal.
Junior Stanislas has had a productive season in front of goal, netting 11 in all competitions, including one in Wednesday’s win in Bristol. The 31-year-old was also on target in the reverse game. Back Stanislas to score first here at 15/2.
The best betting odds for Preston North End vs Bournemouth
Preston North End to win: 5/2 at Bet365
Draw: 23/10 at Bet365
Bournemouth to win: 23/20 at Bet365
