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Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Eric Ramsay leads his West Bromwich Albion side to the Deepdale in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, with Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End waiting for them. Stats drive the algorithmic predictions below for all the markets, and changing between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and unique league tables. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.


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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Maybe it'd be too strong to say that we expect Paul Heckingbottom and Eric Ramsay to park the bus here, but we certainly don't expect to see a flood of goals as Preston and West Brom go head-to-head. The stats belowsuggest there will be under 2.5 goals (i.e. 2 goals of fewer in total), and we reckon it's likely to go that way too. With best odds of 1.65 available on under 2.5 goals and neither side looking like strong favourites to win, that's the bet we'd advise you go for.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Preston are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 36% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.40.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
36%
3.40
10%
3.40
13%
Draw
29%
3.203.30
2%
West Brom
36%
2.05
7%
2.15
10%
Draw 1-1
13%
6.50
8%
6.00
4%
Preston 1-0
12%
9.508.00
West Brom 1-0
12%
6.50
13%
6.50
7%
Draw 0-0
11%
8.50
6%
8.00
Preston 2-1
8%
13.00
8%
10.00
5%
West Brom 2-1
7%
9.00
5%
8.00
6%
Preston 2-0
7%
17.00
13%
13.00
8%
West Brom 2-0
7%
9.50
5%
8.50
15%
Draw 2-2
4%
15.0013.00
8%
Preston 3-1
3%
29.00
12%
23.00
21%
West Brom 3-1
3%
19.0015.00
Preston 3-0
3%
41.00
21%
29.00
12%
West Brom 3-0
2%
19.00
10%
15.00
12%
Preston 3-2
2%
41.00
21%
29.00
12%
West Brom 3-2
2%
29.0023.00
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
2.20
5%
2.10
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
1.67
3%
1.67
3%
Home 1st Goal
47%
2.38
8%
2.38
11%
Away 1st Goal
47%
1.73
4%
1.80
6%
No 1st Goal
7%
8.50
6%
8.00
BTTS - Yes
46%
1.831.91
6%
BTTS - No
54%
1.831.83
6%
BTTS - Home Win
14%
7.50
15%
6.50
18%
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.75
6%
4.50
7%
BTTS - Away Win
14%
4.754.50
2%
Home/draw
64%
1.73
4%
1.70
8%
Away/draw
64%
1.30
4%
1.30
4%
Home/away
71%
1.361.30
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
1.361.36
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
3.202.90
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
4.00
7%
3.80
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
1.25
3%
1.22
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
8.007.50
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1.081.07
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
17.0015.00
15%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1.031.01
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1.071.06
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
8.50
6%
8.00
6%
Home DNB
56%
2.50
11%
2.38
13%
Away DNB
56%
1.50
4%
1.50
10%
Preston win to nil
22%
6.00
9%
-
West Brom win to nil
22%
3.40
9%
-
Preston / Preston
14%
6.00
9%
5.25
14%
Preston / West Brom
3%
26.0021.00
Preston / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
8%
Draw / Preston
11%
7.50
7%
7.00
8%
Draw / West Brom
16%
5.00
9%
5.25
9%
Draw / Draw
17%
4.75
5%
4.60
West Brom / Preston
3%
34.00
17%
26.00
13%
West Brom / West Brom
24%
3.40
6%
3.25
10%
West Brom / Draw
6%
15.00
15%
12.00
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 42 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 3 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Preston have outscored their opponents by 50 goals to 42 goals.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 21 games at home winning 8, drawing 7 and losing 6 games. They have scored 27 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 25 goals at home.

West Brom are in 20th position in the Championship on 46 points having played 42 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

13 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 31 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

35 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 10 and won 10. West Brom have conceded 46 goals, scored 36, failed to score in 12 fixtures and have kept 10 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
West Brom
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry42251074285 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-2F
2
Ipswich40211273175 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
3
Millwall42211011973 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
4
M'Boro422012102072 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
4-0A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
2-1A
5
Southampton411912102069 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
6
Hull4220814468 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
7
Wrexham42171312364 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-3F
8
Derby4218915863 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
9
Norwich4217718558 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-5A
w
 
0-1F
10
Bristol C42161016158 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
11
QPR42161016-558 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
12
Watford42141513157 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
13
Preston42141513-357 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
14
Swansea4216917-457 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2A
l
 
1-0A
15
Birmingham42151116-156 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
16
Stoke42151017355 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
17
Sheff Utd4216620054 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
18
Charlton42121317-1249 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
19
Blackburn42121218-1248 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
20
West Brom42111318-1446 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
-
-
21
Portsmouth41111218-1645 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
22
Oxford Utd42101418-1344 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
23
Leicester42111417-1041 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
24
Sheff Wed4211130-57-4 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
West Brom have drawn 3 consecutive league games
7
West Brom have not lost in 7 consecutive league games
Preston 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston1 - 1QPR
Preston3 - 1Stoke
Preston1 - 3Oxford Utd
Preston0 - 2Millwall
Preston2 - 2Watford
Preston1 - 0Portsmouth
Preston0 - 3Hull
Preston0 - 1Derby
Preston3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston1 - 1Norwich
Preston1 - 1Coventry
Preston1 - 1Wrexham
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1Swansea
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Preston2 - 0Charlton
Preston0 - 0Bristol C
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Preston1 - 0Ipswich
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston2 - 1Charlton
HPreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Leicester
HPreston3 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Norwich
APreston0 - 3Coventry
HPreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston0 - 2Millwall
APreston1 - 1Swansea
APreston0 - 1Blackburn
HPreston2 - 2Watford
HPreston1 - 0Portsmouth
APreston1 - 1Ipswich
APreston0 - 4M'Boro
HPreston0 - 3Hull
HPreston0 - 1Derby
APreston2 - 0Bristol C
HPreston3 - 0Sheff Wed
APreston1 - 2Wrexham
APreston0 - 0Stoke
West Brom 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn0 - 0West Brom
Bristol C0 - 1West Brom
Sheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
Oxford Utd2 - 1West Brom
Birmingham0 - 0West Brom
Portsmouth3 - 0West Brom
Derby1 - 1West Brom
Leicester2 - 1West Brom
Swansea1 - 0West Brom
Hull1 - 0West Brom
Southampton3 - 2West Brom
QPR3 - 1West Brom
Coventry3 - 2West Brom
Charlton1 - 0West Brom
Ipswich1 - 0West Brom
Watford2 - 1West Brom
Millwall3 - 0West Brom
Norwich0 - 1West Brom
M'Boro2 - 1West Brom
Stoke0 - 1West Brom
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWest Brom0 - 0Millwall
AWest Brom0 - 0Blackburn
HWest Brom2 - 2Wrexham
AWest Brom1 - 0Bristol C
HWest Brom3 - 0Hull
HWest Brom1 - 1Southampton
AWest Brom1 - 1Sheff Utd
AWest Brom1 - 2Oxford Utd
HWest Brom1 - 1Charlton
HWest Brom0 - 2Coventry
AWest Brom0 - 0Birmingham
HWest Brom0 - 0Stoke
AWest Brom0 - 3Portsmouth
AWest Brom1 - 1Derby
HWest Brom0 - 5Norwich
HWest Brom2 - 3M'Boro
AWest Brom1 - 2Leicester
AWest Brom0 - 1Swansea
HWest Brom2 - 1QPR
HWest Brom1 - 2Bristol C
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
West Brom have not lost to Preston in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
West Brom
Goals: Scored
14
12
Games: Scored
9 / 12
7 / 12
Clean sheets
5 / 12
3 / 12
PNE
6
D
3
WBA
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 4West Brom
Preston1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1West Brom
2 - 3West Brom
Draw0 - 0Draw
Preston2 - 1
Preston1 - 0
Preston3 - 0
Preston1 - 0
Preston2 - 1
League games at West Brom since 2000
West Brom
Preston
Goals: Scored
31
10
Games: Scored
12 / 13
7 / 13
Clean sheets
6 / 13
1 / 13
PNE
1
WBA
12
FIXTURE HISTORY AT West Brom
West Brom2 - 1
West Brom3 - 1
West Brom3 - 0
West Brom2 - 0
0 - 2Preston
West Brom2 - 0
West Brom4 - 1
West Brom3 - 2
West Brom2 - 0
West Brom4 - 2
West Brom1 - 0
West Brom2 - 0
West Brom3 - 1
Goal Statistics
Preston 13th West Brom 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
33%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 70% probability that West Brom will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-38
West Brom have scored 38% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
West Brom
1.1
1.1
Attack rating
15%
better
PNE
WBA
view stats
Games scored31
28
Failed to score11
14
Scored first19
17
Goals scored50
42
Avg. goals scored1.2
1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for15
11
Avg. XG for1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
1%
better
PNE
WBA
view stats
Games conceded33
31
Clean sheets9
11
Conceded first21
20
Goals conceded53
56
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
18%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+1%

Preston v West Brom Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
418810
B WhitemanA DevineL DobbinB Whiteman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Whiteman MID4125
10
-
A Devine MID4184
4
-
J Storey DEF4022
8
1
O Offiah DEF39
5
-
T Small DEF3832
5
-
A Hughes DEF35
10
-
L Dobbin FWD3588
2
-
D Jebbison FWD3462
2
-
M Smith FWD3431
2
-
D Iversen GLK321
2
-
P Valentín DEF312
2
-
A Vukcevic DEF262
-
A McCann MID2611
5
-
L Gibson DEF251
3
-
M Osmajic FWD2581
3
1
L Lindsay DEF23
4
1
J Thompson MID162
4
-
J Lewis DEF141
1
-
B Potts DEF1222
1
-
D Cornell GLK7
1
-
A Moran MID711
1
-
C Lang  FWD52
2
-
J Walton GLK3
-
R Brady MID2
-
M. Luković FWD1
-
West Brom Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
399911
I PriceA HeggebøM JohnstonC Styles
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Price MID4272
4
-
A Heggebø FWD4293
2
-
C Styles DEF413
11
-
N Phillips DEF373
6
-
J Maja FWD3631
1
-
G Campbell DEF3542
6
-
A Mowatt MID3514
6
-
J Molumby MID3521
4
1
M Johnston FWD3429
3
-
O Diakité MID321
6
-
C Taylor DEF26
3
-
C Mepham DEF251
6
-
J Griffiths GLK24
-
K Grant FWD233
3
-
J Wallace FWD2222
1
-
D Dike FWD201
1
-
K Bielik DEF171
2
-
M O'Leary GLK12
-
D. Imray DEF121
2
-
A Gilchrist DEF12
1
J. Jimoh MID91
-
O. Bostock MID51
-
H. Mustapha MID1
-
T. Bany FWD1
-