Preston – Bolton Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (17.11.2017)

Preston North End and Bolton Wanderers face off at Deepdale Stadium, in a match for the 17th round of the Championship. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and tied 2. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 30-07-2016, ended with a draw by (0-0). Attention to the house factor, since the Preston North End usually conquers different results at home and abroad.

Preston :

After 5 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 21 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Ipswich Town by (3-0), after in the previous match they have lost (0-2) at home, against Aston Villa. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last 8 home league matches Preston North End has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 24 possible.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 4 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 7 matches in which they have conceded the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 9 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).

The Preston North End comes to this unmotivated game, after having added another defeat in the championship, this time against Ipswich, 3-0. It is important to remember that the locals add four consecutive defeats in the competition. Thus, the great objective of the home team for this game will be to return to the road of success, that is, it is expected that coach Alex Neil plays in the usual 4-2-3-1, benefiting possession of the ball and Organized attacks: Alan Browne is one of the main game organizers. Cunningham and Maguire are absent from this game due to an injury.

Bolton :

The away team is currently in the 23 rd position, with 11 points won, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Sunderland, by (3-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Norwich City, by (2-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 21 conceded. For the league, Bolton Wanderers won 4 points out of 24 possible points, after 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 away matches.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 8 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). Their defense has not been very solid, since they suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 16 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 12 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).

The Bolton Wanderers come to this game with a home win over Norwich, 2-1, totaling an excellent series of five games in a row without losing in this competition: the goals were scored by Madine and Armstrong. In this away game, coach Phil Parkinson must line up in the usual 4-2-3-1, with Josh Vela responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. However, Bolton’s best finisher is spearhead Gary Madine, with 4 goals scored. Morales, Burke and Le Fondre are the players in the medical team of the foreign team.