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Weekend results have been added and the midweek fixtures corrected. I've also posted a 72% winner over at SportsProfit.com - Jensen (admin)

Consensus:

Summary of current votes

› Users favouring homewin: 0     › Users favouring over 2.5: 0
› Users favouring awaywin: 0     › Users favouring under 2.5: 0
› Users favouring draw: 0

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Preston - Crystal Palace (1 - 1):

Championship League (England)
2009/2010

Vital Stats and Trends Summary:

› Trends favouring homewin (Preston) (Trends: 2 Stars: 3)
› Trends favouring awaywin (Crystal Palace) (Trends: 0 Stars: 0)
› Trends favouring draw (Trends: 10 Stars: 20)
› Trends favouring over (Trends: 3 Stars: 5)
› Trends favouring under (Trends: 19 Stars: 34)

› Preston home: 3-3-1 12-8
› Preston form: 2-2-2 7-10
› Home form: 3-2-1 10-6

› Crystal Palace away: 2-2-2 6-6
› Crystal Palace form: 2-3-1 7-5
› Away form: 2-2-2 6-6

News:

Preston

2010-01-07 Shaw coy on St Ledger talk

Preston chairman Derek Shaw is refusing to confirm or deny whether Celtic have bid for Sean St Ledger.

2010-01-06 Filho de Ferguson no comando do Preston

Darren Ferguson, filho do técnico do Manchester United, Alex Ferguson, foi anunciado esta quarta-feira como novo treinados do Preston North End, actual 16.º classificado do “Championship” (equivalente à II Liga).

2010-01-06 Zoon van Alex Ferguson traint tweedeklasser Preston

Darren Ferguson, zoon van Manchester United-trainer Sir Alex Ferguson, is aangesteld als de nieuwe trainer van de Engelse tweedeklasser Preston North End. Hij volgt de onlangs ontslagen Alan Irvine op. Ferguson (37) was de laatste jaren actief ...

2010-01-06 Ferguson named as Preston manager

Preston announce the appointment Darren Ferguson as their new manager.

2010-01-06 Preston announce Darren Ferguson as new boss

Preston have appointed Darren Ferguson as their new manager, the Championship club have announced.

2010-01-06 Ferguson takes Preston post

Preston have confirmed the appointment of Darren Ferguson as their new manager.

2010-01-06 Foot - ANG - Ferguson fils rejoint Preston

Darren Ferguson a été nommé mercredi entraîneur de Preston North End, a annoncé le club de deuxième division. Agé de 37...

2010-01-05 Preston plump for Ferguson

Skysports.com understands Darren Ferguson is poised to be named the new Preston manager.

2010-01-05 Reports: Darren Ferguson to coach Preston

Darren Ferguson, son of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, is set to take over as manager of Championship side Preston North End, according to reports by the BBC.

2010-01-05 Ferguson to be named Preston boss

Darren Ferguson will take over as manager of Championship side Preston North End, BBC Sport understands.

Crystal Palace

2010-01-05 Thomas departs Eagles

Crystal Palace have released striker Simon Thomas by mutual consent.

2010-01-04 Moses worth at least £5m

Crystal Palace star Victor Moses should cost buyers at least £5million, according to his agent.

2010-01-03 Moses keeping grounded

Crystal Palace hot-shot Victor Moses is refusing to let transfer speculation turn his head.

2010-01-02 Taça: Paulo Sousa eliminado; Teixeira e Fonte em frente

O Swansea, comandado por Paulo Sousa, caiu este sábado na terceira ronda da Taça de Inglaterra, ao ser derrotado na deslocação a Leicester por 2-1. Já Filipe Teixeira participou na vitória do West Bromwich Albion diante do Huddersfield Town (2-0), assim como José Fonte na vitória do Crystal Palace frente ao Sheffield Wednesday (2-1).

2010-01-01 Wages delay for Palace

Sky Sports News sources understand Crystal Palace players have not received their wages for December.

2010-01-01 Town tie down John

Ipswich have extended Stern John's loan deal from Crystal Palace until the end of January.

2009-12-31 Di Matteo fancies Moses

West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo has admitted to holding an interest in Crystal Palace starlet Victor Moses.

2009-12-30 Swansea succeed in Serran appeal

Swansea City defender Albert Serran's three-match ban for his sending off in their game with Crystal Palace has been overturned.

2009-12-30 Sears makes Hammers return

West Ham have recalled young striker Freddie Sears from his loan spell at Crystal Palace.

2009-12-30 Stead fails in red card appeal

Jon Stead will serve a four-match ban after failing in his appeal against his sending-off at Crystal Palace.

Team Status:

We compare a team's form to their natural cyclus over their last 30 games.

Overall

› Preston: Neutral
Form: 2-2-2 (8 points, 1.33 avg)
Last 30 matches: 13-9-8 (48 points, 1.60 avg)

› Crystal Palace: Uptrend
Form: 2-3-1 (9 points, 1.50 avg)
Last 30 matches: 8-10-12 (34 points, 1.13 avg)

Home/Away

› Preston: Neutral
Home form: 3-2-1 (11 points, 1.83 avg)
Last 15 homematches: 8-5-2 (29 points, 1.93 avg)

› Crystal Palace: Uptrend
Away form: 2-2-2 (8 points, 1.33 avg)
Last 15 awaymatches: 4-3-8 (15 points, 1.00 avg)

Table:

Home Away All
Matches Goals Matches Goals Matches Goals
AllWDLForAgaPts AllWDLForAgaPts AllWDLForAgaPts
1 Newcastle 7 5 2 0 11 3 17 7 3 1 3 10 6 10 14 8 3 3 21 9 27
2 Cardiff 7 4 1 2 16 5 13 7 4 1 2 14 10 13 14 8 2 4 30 15 26
3 West Bromwich 7 4 1 2 12 6 13 7 3 3 1 12 7 12 14 7 4 3 24 13 25
4 Middlesbrough 7 3 1 3 7 8 10 7 4 2 1 15 7 14 14 7 3 4 22 15 24
5 Leicester 7 4 2 1 9 5 14 7 2 4 1 7 6 10 14 6 6 2 16 11 24
6 Bristol City 7 5 2 0 11 4 17 7 1 4 2 6 9 7 14 6 6 2 17 13 24
7 Queens Park Rangers 6 3 3 0 16 6 12 7 3 2 2 9 7 11 13 6 5 2 25 13 23
8 Blackpool 7 5 2 0 13 2 17 7 1 3 3 6 11 6 14 6 5 3 19 13 23
9 Nottingham Forest 7 4 0 3 9 8 12 7 2 5 0 7 5 11 14 6 5 3 16 13 23
10 Preston 7 3 3 1 12 8 12 7 3 2 2 10 11 11 14 6 5 3 22 19 23
11 Watford 7 2 3 2 13 14 9 7 3 3 1 9 7 12 14 5 6 3 22 21 21
12 Swansea 7 2 4 1 5 5 10 7 2 3 2 4 5 9 14 4 7 3 9 10 19
13 Sheffield United 7 2 4 1 15 13 10 7 2 1 4 8 12 7 14 4 5 5 23 25 17
14 Crystal Palace 7 2 3 2 7 9 9 6 2 2 2 6 6 8 13 4 5 4 13 15 17
15 Coventry 7 2 4 1 9 8 10 7 2 1 4 7 12 7 14 4 5 5 16 20 17
16 Scunthorpe 7 4 1 2 13 10 13 7 1 1 5 6 16 4 14 5 2 7 19 26 17
17 Sheffield Wednesday 7 3 2 2 14 9 11 7 1 2 4 7 13 5 14 4 4 6 21 22 16
18 Doncaster 7 2 4 1 9 6 10 7 0 4 3 6 11 4 14 2 8 4 15 17 14
19 Derby 7 4 0 3 12 10 12 7 0 2 5 5 15 2 14 4 2 8 17 25 14
20 Barnsley 7 2 1 4 8 13 7 7 2 1 4 8 12 7 14 4 2 8 16 25 14
21 Peterborough 7 2 2 3 12 11 8 7 0 3 4 5 12 3 14 2 5 7 17 23 11
22 Reading 7 0 3 4 2 8 3 7 2 1 4 9 15 7 14 2 4 8 11 23 10
23 Plymouth 7 1 2 4 6 11 5 7 1 1 5 7 15 4 14 2 3 9 13 26 9
24 Ipswich 7 0 5 2 5 11 5 7 0 3 4 10 16 3 14 0 8 6 15 27 8

Simulator:

The simulator uses vital stats, trends, history, systems, form and other data to give a strength factor between the teams. Value odds is indicated after the estimation.

› Homewin: 31% (value odds 3.24)

› Awaywin: 31% (value odds 3.18)

› Draw: 38% (value odds 2.65)

› Over: 37% (value odds 2.70)

› Under: 63% (value odds 1.59)

Expected Score:

› Preston: 1.18

› Crystal Palace: 1.24

› Total: 2.42


› Over: 48%

› Under: 52%

Team Trends:

When a team has been into action we track how they have done in tens of different situations. If a trend emerge and the team is facing such a situation, we present it to you. The more significant the trend is, the more stars we add.

Trends favouring homewin (Preston) (Trends: 2 Stars: 3)

› Crystal Palace playing against offensively good hometeams the last 3 seasons. [lost 10/ 16] [62.50%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace after losing in their last awaymatch the last 3 seasons. [lost 7/ 10] [70.00%] [2*]

Trends favouring awaywin (Crystal Palace) (Trends: 0 Stars: 0)

No trends favouring awaywin.

Trends favouring draw (Trends: 10 Stars: 20)

› Preston playing against teams with average elo rating the current season. [draw 5/ 14] [35.71%] [1*]
› Preston playing against awayteams with average elo rating the current season. [draw 3/ 7] [42.86%] [2*]
› Preston playing in weekend the current season. [draw 5/ 10] [50.00%] [3*]
› Preston playing in weekend at home the current season. [draw 3/ 6] [50.00%] [3*]
› Preston playing in October the last 3 seasons. [draw 5/ 14] [35.71%] [1*]
› Preston playing in October at home the last 3 seasons. [draw 3/ 7] [42.86%] [2*]
› Preston after scoring 2 or more in their last 2 matches the last 3 seasons. [draw 6/ 10] [60.00%] [3*]
› Crystal Palace playing against teams with average elo rating the current season. [draw 5/ 13] [38.46%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace playing against offensively good teams the last 3 seasons. [draw 8/ 22] [36.36%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace after playing under 3 or more matches in a row the last 3 seasons. [draw 3/ 6] [50.00%] [3*]

Trends favouring over (Trends: 3 Stars: 5)

› Preston playing against teams with average form the last 6 matches the current season. [over 6/ 7] [85.71%] [3*]
› Preston playing against teams with average elo rating the current season. [over 9/ 14] [64.29%] [1*]
› Preston after scoring 2 or more in their last 2 matches the last 3 seasons. [over 6/ 10] [60.00%] [1*]

Trends favouring under (Trends: 19 Stars: 34)

› Preston playing against defensively good awayteams the last 3 seasons. [under 14/ 23] [60.87%] [1*]
› Preston playing against offensively average awayteams the last 3 seasons. [under 17/ 26] [65.38%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace playing against good teams the current season. [under 6/ 7] [85.71%] [3*]
› Crystal Palace playing against good teams the last 3 seasons. [under 24/ 35] [68.57%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace playing against average hometeams the last 3 seasons. [under 11/ 14] [78.57%] [2*]
› Crystal Palace playing against teams with average form the last 6 matches the current season. [under 5/ 7] [71.43%] [2*]
› Crystal Palace playing against teams with average elo rating the current season. [under 10/ 13] [76.92%] [2*]
› Crystal Palace playing against hometeams with average elo rating the current season. [under 5/ 6] [83.33%] [3*]
› Crystal Palace playing against teams with average elo rating the last 3 seasons. [under 65/ 103] [63.11%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace playing against hometeams with average elo rating the last 3 seasons. [under 32/ 51] [62.75%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace playing in weekend the current season. [under 7/ 9] [77.78%] [2*]
› Crystal Palace playing in October the last 3 seasons. [under 9/ 14] [64.29%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace playing in October at away the last 3 seasons. [under 6/ 7] [85.71%] [3*]
› Crystal Palace playing in weekend the last 3 seasons. [under 46/ 72] [63.89%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace playing in weekend at away the last 3 seasons. [under 22/ 33] [66.67%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace playing against defensively average teams the last 3 seasons. [under 42/ 66] [63.64%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace playing against offensively good teams the last 3 seasons. [under 15/ 22] [68.18%] [1*]
› Crystal Palace after playing under 3 or more matches in a row the last 3 seasons. [under 6/ 6] [100.00%] [4*]
› Crystal Palace after losing in their last awaymatch the last 3 seasons. [under 8/ 10] [80.00%] [3*]

ELO Ratings:

The rating was originally developed by Arpad Elo for rating chess players. The basic idea is that you should be rated by how you do versus the strength of your opponent. A poor team winning against a strong team will recieve a better rating than if the strong team won against a poor team. Each team start with 1500 in rating at the start of each season.

Preston
› ELO Rating 10 matches ago: 1529.7
› ELO Rating 6 matches ago: 1547.6
› ELO Rating 3 matches ago: 1503.3

› Current ELO Rating: 1512.9

Crystal Palace
› ELO Rating 10 matches ago: 1482.9
› ELO Rating 6 matches ago: 1480.6
› ELO Rating 3 matches ago: 1490.7

› Current ELO Rating: 1470.5

ELO Trend
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Preston 1495.8 1495.6 1520.7 1533.5 1529.7 1542.4 1524.0 1533.8 1547.6 1524.3 1519.3 1503.3 1517.6 1512.9
Crystal Palace 1495.8 1480.6 1503.1 1482.9 1481.1 1460.3 1470.6 1480.6 1476.0 1492.7 1490.7 1475.7 1470.5

Power Ratings:

A rating system based not only on results, but also how they are achieved. It is based on the ELO Rating system, but teams are also rewarded for scoring or conceeding goals.

Preston
› Power Rating 10 matches ago: 10.13
› Power Rating 6 matches ago: 10.18
› Power Rating 3 matches ago: 10.05

› Current Power Rating: 10.08

Crystal Palace
› Power Rating 10 matches ago: 9.97
› Power Rating 6 matches ago: 9.93
› Power Rating 3 matches ago: 10.00

› Current Power Rating: 9.95

Power Rating Trend
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Preston 10.00 10.00 10.07 10.13 10.13 10.18 10.13 10.15 10.18 10.15 10.15 10.05 10.08 10.08
Crystal Palace 10.00 9.97 10.03 9.97 9.97 9.88 9.90 9.93 9.93 10.00 10.00 9.95 9.95

Systems:

Easy systems based on performances like winning matches and scoring goals. The systems have proven value with years of testing. Look for corresponding systems forecasting same results. Estimated results are shown.

› Point Ratio System: 0.38 (indicates awaywin)

› Game Form System: 0 (indicates draw)

› Weighted Form System: 5 (indicates homewin)

› Goal Superiority System: 1 (indicates draw) (last 10)

› Goal Superiority System: -5 (indicates awaywin) (last 6)

› Scoring Ability System: 5 (indicates draw) (last 10)

› Scoring Ability System: 0 (indicates draw) (last 6)

› Percentage Win System: 38% (homewin) 38% (draw) 24% (awaywin)

› Defensor System: 0.83 (indicates awaywin)

Stats for hometeam (Preston):

Table: (games played, won-drawn-lost, scored-conceeded, points)
› Overall: 14 6-5-3 22-19 23
› At home: 7 3-3-1 12-8 12

Total Goal Score: (over, under)
› Overall: 9-5
› At home: 4-3

Scoring:
› Overall: scoring 1.57 goals per match
› At home: scoring 1.71 goals per match

Conceding:
› Overall: allowing 1.36 goals per match
› At home: allowing 1.14 goals per match

Form:
› Overall: WLDLWD 2-2-2
› Home: WWWLDD 3-2-1

ELO Rating: 1512.9

Last 10 Matches Overall:

Oct 24 2009 home Middlesbrough 2-2 draw over
Oct 20 2009 away Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 won over
Oct 17 2009 away Queens Park Rangers 0-4 lost over
Oct 03 2009 home West Bromwich 0-0 draw under
Sep 29 2009 home Reading 1-2 lost over
Sep 26 2009 away Leicester 2-1 won over
Sep 19 2009 home Coventry 3-2 won over
Sep 15 2009 away Scunthorpe 1-3 lost over
Sep 12 2009 home Swansea 2-0 won under
Aug 29 2009 away Ipswich 1-1 draw under

Summary: 4-3-3 O-U: 7-3 Avg. score: 3.00 Median score: 3.00 Goals: 14-16

Last 10 Matches At Home:

Oct 24 2009 home Middlesbrough 2-2 draw over
Oct 03 2009 home West Bromwich 0-0 draw under
Sep 29 2009 home Reading 1-2 lost over
Sep 19 2009 home Coventry 3-2 won over
Sep 12 2009 home Swansea 2-0 won under
Aug 22 2009 home Peterborough 2-0 won under
Aug 08 2009 home Bristol City 2-2 draw over
May 08 2009 home Sheffield United 1-1 draw under
May 03 2009 home Queens Park Rangers 2-1 won over
Apr 18 2009 home Cardiff 6-0 won over

Summary: 5-4-1 O-U: 6-4 Avg. score: 3.10 Median score: 3.00 Goals: 21-10

Stats for awayteam (Crystal Palace):

Table: (games played, won-drawn-lost, scored-conceeded, points)
› Overall: 13 4-5-4 13-15 17
› At away: 6 2-2-2 6-6 8

Total Goal Score: (over, under)
› Overall: 3-10
› At away: 1-5

Scoring:
› Overall: scoring 1.00 goals per match
› At away: scoring 1.00 goals per match

Conceding:
› Overall: allowing 1.15 goals per match
› At away: allowing 1.00 goals per match

Form:
› Overall: WDWDLD 2-3-1
› Away: LWDWDL 2-2-2

ELO Rating: 1470.5

Last 10 Matches Overall:

Oct 24 2009 home Nottingham Forest 1-1 draw under
Oct 20 2009 away Leicester 0-2 lost under
Oct 17 2009 away Cardiff 1-1 draw under
Oct 03 2009 home Blackpool 4-1 won over
Sep 29 2009 home Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 draw under
Sep 26 2009 away West Bromwich 1-0 won under
Sep 19 2009 home Derby 1-0 won under
Sep 12 2009 home Scunthorpe 0-4 lost over
Aug 31 2009 away Peterborough 1-1 draw under
Aug 22 2009 home Newcastle 0-2 lost under

Summary: 3-4-3 O-U: 2-8 Avg. score: 2.10 Median score: 2.00 Goals: 9-12

Last 10 Matches Away:

Oct 20 2009 away Leicester 0-2 lost under
Oct 17 2009 away Cardiff 1-1 draw under
Sep 26 2009 away West Bromwich 1-0 won under
Aug 31 2009 away Peterborough 1-1 draw under
Aug 18 2009 away Ipswich 3-1 won over
Aug 15 2009 away Bristol City 0-1 lost under
Apr 25 2009 away Doncaster 0-2 lost under
Apr 13 2009 away Southampton 0-1 lost under
Apr 04 2009 away Queens Park Rangers 0-0 draw under
Mar 17 2009 away Barnsley 1-3 lost over

Summary: 2-3-5 O-U: 2-8 Avg. score: 1.90 Median score: 2.00 Goals: 7-12

History:

Overall History

Sep 30 2000 Preston - Crystal Palace 2-0 homewin under
Mar 03 2001 Crystal Palace - Preston 0-2 awaywin under
Nov 24 2001 Preston - Crystal Palace 2-1 homewin over
Apr 13 2002 Crystal Palace - Preston 2-0 homewin under
Aug 10 2002 Preston - Crystal Palace 1-2 awaywin over
Dec 28 2002 Crystal Palace - Preston 2-0 homewin under
Nov 08 2003 Crystal Palace - Preston 1-1 draw under
Dec 06 2003 Preston - Crystal Palace 4-1 homewin over
Sep 24 2005 Crystal Palace - Preston 1-1 draw under
Jan 31 2006 Preston - Crystal Palace 2-0 homewin under
Nov 25 2006 Preston - Crystal Palace 0-0 draw under
Apr 07 2007 Crystal Palace - Preston 3-0 homewin over
Nov 27 2007 Crystal Palace - Preston 2-1 homewin over
Mar 01 2008 Preston - Crystal Palace 0-1 awaywin under
Aug 16 2008 Preston - Crystal Palace 2-0 homewin under
Mar 07 2009 Crystal Palace - Preston 2-1 homewin over

Summary (overall): 10-3-3 O-U: 6-10 Avg. score: 2.31 Median score: 2.00

Summary (3 years): 4-1-1 O-U: 3-3 Avg. score: 2.00 Median score: 2.50

Trend: Crystal Palace is 7-3-6

Trend 3 years: Crystal Palace is 4-1-1

Home - Away History

Sep 30 2000 Preston - Crystal Palace 2-0 homewin under
Nov 24 2001 Preston - Crystal Palace 2-1 homewin over
Aug 10 2002 Preston - Crystal Palace 1-2 awaywin over
Dec 06 2003 Preston - Crystal Palace 4-1 homewin over
Jan 31 2006 Preston - Crystal Palace 2-0 homewin under
Nov 25 2006 Preston - Crystal Palace 0-0 draw under
Mar 01 2008 Preston - Crystal Palace 0-1 awaywin under
Aug 16 2008 Preston - Crystal Palace 2-0 homewin under

Summary (overall): 5-1-2 O-U: 3-5 Avg. score: 2.25 Median score: 2.00

Summary (3 years): 1-1-1 O-U: 0-3 Avg. score: 1.00 Median score: 1.00

Trend: Preston is 5-1-2

Trend 3 years: Neither team is favoured based on history.