Preston have gone over 2.5 goals in 8 of 11 league games this season (73%) — 60% at home, 83% away. They've scored 9 and conceded 24, so their matches average 3.00 goals, and both teams have scored in 64% of them. Record: 1-1-9 in the Championship, where the division average is 62% over 2.5.
Full Preston season view in the app →They are one of the division's more open sides: 73% of their games beat 2.5 goals, 11 points above the Championship average of 62%. That ranks them 9th of 24 for goals in their matches, 24th for scoring (0.82 a game) and 1st for goals conceded (2.18). They've kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in 11 games — the goals dry up more often than the back line holds.
Across 11 matches with half-time data, 55% of the goals in their games have come after the break (15 before, 18 after). Preston themselves have scored 6 in first halves and 3 in second — they do their damage early.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 73% | 45% | 64% |
| Home | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 60% | 40% | 60% |
| Away | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 83% | 50% | 67% |
Home/away splits are small samples — our 30,582-match study found ~94% of such gaps are indistinguishable from chance, which is why the app's ratings pool them rather than trusting the split.
Their most common result this season is 0–1 (3 times). Biggest win: 2–1 at home to Blackburn (Sat 5 Sept). Heaviest defeat: 0–4 away at Birmingham. 1 of their 11 games have produced five goals or more.
In 46 league games last season Preston's matches went over 2.5 goals 48% of the time. This season they're running hotter at 73%, up 25 points, though 11 games is a small sample to read much into.
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