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

Sat 24th Oct, 15:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Preston North End are in Championship action on Saturday afternoon, as Graham Alexander looks to get one over on and his West Bromwich Albion side at the Deepdale. This preview has odds for seventeen different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go through them. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall performance can be explored, while there's also head to head (H2H) history towards the bottom of the page.


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In-Play
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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
30%
--
Draw
27%
--
West Brom
43%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
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West Brom 1-0
12%
--
Preston 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
West Brom 2-1
9%
--
West Brom 2-0
8%
--
Preston 2-1
7%
--
Preston 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
West Brom 3-1
4%
--
West Brom 3-0
4%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
West Brom 3-2
2%
--
Preston 3-0
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
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BTTS - Home Win
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
18%
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Home/draw
57%
--
Away/draw
70%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
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Under 0.5 Goals
9%
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Home DNB
49%
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Away DNB
62%
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Preston win to nil
17%
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West Brom win to nil
25%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Preston have conceded 16 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Preston have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

West Brom lay in 9th place on 14 points in the Championship league table having played 9 matches. West Brom are unbeaten in 5 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 5 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 8 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. West Brom have conceded 3 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

West Brom have played 4 away games, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
West Brom
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea9621820 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Feb 6
Nov 21
2
M'Boro9531518 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Apr 17
l
 
3-1A
3
West Ham94411116 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Jan 23
Oct 31
4
Stoke9513216 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Jan 1
Dec 12
5
Wolves8422414 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
Feb 20
l
 
1-0A
6
QPR9351314 
Feb 20
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Feb 13
7
Birmingham9351214 
Feb 16
Oct 13
l
 
0-1A
Feb 27
8
Millwall9423114 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 27
Nov 7
Jan 30
9
West Brom9423114 
Oct 24
Dec 29
-
-
10
Bristol C9423-114 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 21
Nov 28
Mar 13
11
Southampton95221013 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Nov 3
Jan 26
12
Charlton9342-313 
Apr 17
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 20
13
Blackburn9333112 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 10
Oct 17
Jan 16
14
Sheff Utd9333112 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Dec 18
Apr 3
15
Wrexham9252-311 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Feb 16
Oct 13
16
Lincoln9324-411 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
Mar 20
Dec 26
17
Bolton9315-510 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
May 1
Nov 25
18
Norwich9306-29 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Mar 6
w
 
1-2F
19
Portsmouth8224-28 
Dec 9
Apr 24
Mar 16
Dec 5
20
Watford9225-78 
Apr 7
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 10
21
Cardiff9144-37 
May 1
Nov 24
Dec 8
Apr 24
22
Burnley9144-47 
Mar 16
Dec 6
w
 
3-1A
Mar 2
23
Derby9135-76 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Apr 7
w
 
0-1F
24
Preston9117-84 
-
-
Dec 29
Oct 24
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
West Brom 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
West Brom have beaten Preston in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
West Brom
Goals: Scored
14
14
Games: Scored
9 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
4 / 13
PNE
6
D
3
WBA
4
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
Goal Statistics

West Bromwich Albion's defensive record is very strong, them having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Championship outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Preston North End makes sense in this context.

Preston 24th West Brom 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that West Brom will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-25
Preston have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted
-22
West Brom have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
West Brom
1.1
1.3
Attack rating
PNE
WBA
18%
better
view stats
Games scored6
7
Failed to score3
2
Scored first3
4
Goals scored8
10
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
PNE
WBA
35%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
7
Clean sheets0
2
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded16
9
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1
Avg. shots/game conceded12
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+35%

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

Preston Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9324
D IversenC Lang D BurgzorgH Clarke
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK9
-
L Leroy MID9
3
-
A Devine MID9
-
J Thompson MID911
3
-
J Erabi FWD91
-
C Lang  FWD93
-
A Vukcevic DEF81
1
-
H Clarke DEF8
4
-
D Burgzorg FWD82
1
-
O Offiah DEF7
-
T Small DEF7
-
J Storey DEF7
-
S Mills FWD61
1
-
A Hughes DEF5
2
-
L Gibson DEF5
1
-
L Lindsay DEF4
1
-
L Gibbs MID4
-
J Kenny FWD42
-
P Valentín DEF3
1
-
C Wiley DEF31
-
A McCann MID2
2
-
A Moran MID1
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West Brom Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9334
M O'LearyJ MorganJ MorganO Diakité
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M O'Leary GLK91
-
N Phillips DEF9
3
-
C Styles DEF92
-
R. Nzingoula MID9
1
-
O Diakité MID9
4
-
I Price MID921
2
-
J Morgan FWD933
3
-
G Campbell DEF8
1
-
J Molumby MID8
1
-
B. Stewart FWD8
-
A Heggebø FWD82
-
H. Whitwell MID711
2
-
F Myhre MID71
-
N Galves DEF6
-
C Mepham DEF5
-
K. Tunde Ruiz FWD4
-
C Townsend DEF3
-
T. Collyer MID3
-
B Pereira DEF2
1
1