Preston v Peterborough result

Full-time · Preston 1–0 Peterborough

Championship · Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:00 BST · Deepdale

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Preston 1–0 Peterborough — Preston won this Championship match.

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Peterborough: Bromley v Peterborough, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 1–0 Peterborough · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: D. Whitestone
Recent form: Preston 2W 0D 3L · Peterborough 2W 1D 2L

Preston 1–0 Peterborough (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.75

Goals

against 1 / 2 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.14 / 4.17

Corners

against 4.71 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.43 / 5.67

Shots on target

against 1.86 / 5.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1 / 1.67

Cards

against 1.86 / 2 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.43 yellows

Referee · D. Whitestone

1.86 home / 1.57 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Peterborough for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.14 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.17 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	9.71 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.43 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.67 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.67 for · 13.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: D. Whitestone — 3.43 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 21 fouls over 7 matches (1.86 to the home side, 1.57 to the away side).

Home 1.86Away 1.57

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Evans n 8	85.1	2.6 5/5	2.2 8/5	—
E. Riis n 8	34.4	2.3 5/2	1 2/1	—
B. Potts n 8	35.1	1.9 4/1	0.6 1/1	—
A. Browne n 8	90	1.6 6/3	2.3 8/5	—
R. Ledson n 8	84.9	1.6 7/3	1.5 6/3	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Evans n 8	85.1	2.1 8/5	0.9 6/1
B. Potts n 8	35.1	1.6 3/2	0.6 2/0
S. Sinclair n 8	54.8	1.4 3/2	1 2/1
T. Barkhuizen n 8	78.1	1.2 5/3	0.7 3/2
B. Whiteman n 8	64.6	1 5/1	0.7 4/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Riis n 8	34.4	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
S. Sinclair n 8	54.8	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
S. Maguire n 8	22.4	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
C. Evans n 8	85.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
B. Whiteman n 8	64.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Ledson n 8	84.9	3.4 8/6
S. van den Berg n 8	84.4	2.7 8/6
B. Whiteman n 8	64.6	2.6 6/4
T. Bayliss n 8	30.1	2.6 4/3
A. Hughes n 8	90	2 6/4

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	88.4	1.4 4/1

Peterborough

Peterborough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Jones n 8	19.4	3.5 5/1	1.7 3/0	—
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	88.6	2.2 7/5	2 7/6	—
S. Dembélé n 8	75.5	1.8 5/3	1.8 7/4	—
J. Taylor n 8	78.5	1.7 7/3	0.4 3/0	—
F. Kent n 8	85.5	1.4 6/3	0.8 4/1	—

Peterborough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	88.6	2.3 7/5	1.1 5/2
S. Szmodics n 8	89.4	2.1 7/4	1 5/2
J. Randall n 8	61	2 5/3	1.1 3/2
S. Dembélé n 8	75.5	1.8 7/3	1 5/1
I. Kanu n 8	33.3	1.7 4/1	1.4 4/0

Peterborough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Jones n 8	19.4	0.6 1/0	0.6 1/0
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	88.6	0.5 3/1	0.3 1/1
N. Mason n 8	29.9	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
S. Dembélé n 8	75.5	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
Mohamed Eisa n 8	65.3	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0

Peterborough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Norburn n 8	88.5	3.9 8/6
R. Edwards n 4	72.8	3.4 3/3
L. Reed n 8	75.1	2.4 7/4
D. Butler n 8	88.9	2.3 7/5
N. Thompson n 8	87.8	2.3 7/6

Peterborough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Pym n 8	89.1	2.8 6/3
J. Bursik n 8	90	2.6 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Peterborough
43%	Possession	57%
16	Shots	9
7	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	5
4	Blocked shots	2
11	Shots inside the box	6
5	Corners	0
3	Offsides	3
14	Fouls	7
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	6
377	Passes	492
75%	Pass accuracy	78%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Iversen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Storey	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.7
P. Bauer	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.7
A. Hughes	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.5
S. van den Berg	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.9
Daniel Johnson	90	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	7.5
B. Whiteman	90	0	0	3	0	1	1	Y	7.3
R. Ledson	90	0	1	0	0	3	2	Y	7.6
J. Earl	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
S. Maguire	79	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
S. Sinclair	70	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.7
E. Riis sub	20	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
B. Potts sub	11	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.7

Peterborough player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
C. Pym	90	0	0	0	0	7.7
F. Kent	90	2	0	0	1	7.2
N. Thompson	90	0	0	0	4	6.7
J. Ward	90	0	0	1	2	6.9
O. Norburn	90	0	0	0	4	6.6
D. Butler	90	0	0	0	1	7.2
J. Grant	90	1	0	1	0	7.3
J. Clarke-Harris	90	1	1	0	0	6.2
J. Knight	78	0	0	0	0	6.2
H. Burrows	66	0	0	0	2	6.3
S. Dembélé	66	1	1	2	1	6.9
J. Marriott sub	24	1	0	0	0	6.7
S. Szmodics sub	24	1	0	1	0	7.3
J. Randall sub	12	0	0	1	1	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Preston v Peterborough — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

PeterboroughWLLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#13 pos64 pts46 pl-4 GD

Peterborough#22 pos37 pts46 pl-44 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.13

Peterborough scored0.93

Preston conceded1.22

Peterborough conceded1.89

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