Preston – Burton Prediction & Picks (06.05.2018)

Preston North End and Burton Albion meet at Deepdale Stadium, in a match for the 46 th day of the Championship. Preston North End won out (1-2) the last time they met in this league edition, on 12-09-2017. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and tied 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 7th and 22nd of the league table, in reality it is a match between the 14th classified in home matches and the 16th as a visitor.

Preston :

After 18 wins, 16 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in the 7 th position, with 70 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Sheffield United by (0-1), after in the previous match they have tied (0-0) at home, against Norwich City. This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 38 points in away matches and 30 at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 24 conceded in away matches, against 25 goals scored and 21 conceded at home. For the league, Preston North End won 12 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (10 in 22 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 14 of the last 22 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 45 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 20 times and only managed 5 comebacks.

The Preston North End still keeps alive the dream of occupying a place in the play-offs of promotion to the English first division, however, needs to win and hope that the Derby does not win this match. We remember that the home winners beat Sheffield United on the last day, by 0-1. In this day the trainer Alex Neil must maintain to the equipment in 4-2-3-1, being Robinson the most offensive reference. On the other hand, Sean Maguire is one of the great responsible for the good championship, as he scored 10 goals in 22 games. In addition, we highlight the importance of Browne in the tactical scheme of the team, being this player owner of great vision of the game. Everything indicates that the coach can count on all his players.

Burton Albion:

The away team is currently in the 22 th position of the league, with 41 points won, after 10 wins, 11 draws and 24 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Sunderland, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Bolton Wanderers, by (2-0). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since it has won 24 points in away matches and 17 at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 36 conceded in away matches, against 19 goals scored and 43 conceded at home. For the league, Burton Albion won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (9 out of 23 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 45 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 26 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

The Burton Albion still has an opportunity to guarantee maintenance, however, it depends on the results of other teams. A tie can also serve to get support in the English second division, but Barnsley can not beat his game. In this away game, coach Nigel Clough must line up in the usual 4-3-3, with Luke Murphy being responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. However, the best finalist of Burton Albion is the left winger Lloyd Dyer, with 7 goals scored. Everything indicates that the visiting coach can count on all his players.