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Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Deepdale, Preston

Paulo César da Silva Peixoto is aiming for a crucial away win in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Wolverhampton Wanderers side to the Deepdale to visit Preston North End and Paul Heckingbottom. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head-to-head history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are provided too.

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Preston North End's next match is v Watford at 19:45 on Tuesday 8th September
Wolverhampton Wanderers's next match is v Birmingham at 12:00 on Sunday 6th September
The last English Championship meeting between Preston and Wolves was on Saturday 22nd August 2026
English Championship
August 22nd 2026
Preston 1
3 Wolves
 
J. Thompson 90'8' F. López González
71' A. Armstrong
82' F. López González
 
PNE
WOL
Shots On
2
5
Shots Off
5
8
Corners
5
4
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
11
10
Yellow/red cards
4/0
1/0
 
PrestonWolves
 
D. Iversen
H. Clarke
L. Lindsay (L. Gibson 65')
A. Devine
A. McCann
J. Erabi (T. Small 66')
C. Lang (G. Gryba 76')
J. Storey
A. Hughes
L. Leroy (J. Thompson 77')
D. Burgzorg
J. Malheiro de Sá
(D. Wolfe 85') H. Bueno
(T. Doyle 67') M. Munetsi
(B. Traore 81') A. Trindade da Costa Neto
(J. James 79') R. Jiménez Rodríguez
T. Gomes
N. Djiga
J. Tchatchoua
football iconfootball iconF. López González
(A. Armstrong 67') R. Gomes
M. Mané

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Preston or Wolves are in a rich vein of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have form in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 80% chance of 2 goals or more.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Wolves coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
27%
29/10
12%
-
Draw
24%
11/5
6%
-
Wolves
49%
1/1
12%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
5/1
7%
-
Wolves 2-1
10%
8/1-
Wolves 1-0
10%
7/1
6%
-
Wolves 2-0
8%
9/1
12%
-
Preston 2-1
7%
12/1
12%
-
Preston 1-0
7%
11/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
9/1
8%
-
Wolves 3-1
5%
16/1
15%
-
Wolves 3-0
5%
16/1
15%
-
Preston 2-0
4%
18/1
12%
-
Wolves 3-2
3%
25/1-
Preston 3-1
3%
28/1
17%
-
Wolves 4-1
2%
33/1
26%
-
Preston 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
10/11
8%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
10/11
9%
-
Home 1st Goal
45%
13/10
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
52%
8/11
6%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
9/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
8/11
3%
-
BTTS - No
43%
1/1
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
13/2
17%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
9%
-
BTTS - Away Win
24%
3/1
6%
-
Home/draw
51%
4/5
9%
-
Away/draw
73%
1/4
7%
-
Home/away
76%
4/11
4%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
2/7
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
11/4
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
12/5
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
1/3
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
11/2
10%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/9
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/1
10%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/25
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1
8%
-
Home DNB
44%
13/8
20%
-
Away DNB
66%
4/9
9%
-
Preston win to nil
13%
6/1
20%
-
Wolves win to nil
25%
5/2
13%
-
Preston / Preston
14%
5/1
19%
-
Preston / Wolves
4%
22/1-
Preston / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Preston
10%
7/1
10%
-
Draw / Wolves
17%
4/1
11%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Wolves / Preston
2%
33/1-
Wolves / Wolves
26%
9/4
11%
-
Wolves / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Wolves
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea5320611 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Dec 26
Mar 20
2
M'Boro5311310 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Feb 27
Oct 10
3
QPR5311310 
Feb 20
Sep 19
Apr 24
Dec 8
4
Bristol C5311210 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 21
Jan 27
Nov 4
5
West Brom5311210 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Sep 20
Feb 20
6
Charlton5311-110 
Apr 17
l
 
1-0A
Nov 21
Feb 6
7
Millwall530229 
Oct 10
Feb 27
Dec 12
Jan 1
8
West Ham522148 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Apr 20
l
 
4-2A
9
Wolves421137 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
-
-
10
Wrexham513126 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Jan 30
Nov 7
11
Birmingham413016 
Feb 16
Oct 13
Apr 10
Sep 6
12
Norwich520306 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Apr 3
Dec 19
13
Stoke5203-16 
Jan 23
Oct 31
w
 
4-1A
Apr 17
14
Portsmouth5203-16 
Dec 9
Apr 24
Oct 20
Apr 6
15
Sheff Utd5131-16 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Feb 13
Sep 13
16
Blackburn5122-15 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 10
d
 
2-2F
Mar 6
17
Lincoln5122-25 
Sep 12
Feb 13
Mar 13
Nov 28
18
Watford5122-25 
Apr 7
Sep 8
Oct 24
Dec 29
19
Southampton522154 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Dec 5
Mar 16
20
Derby5113-54 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Nov 24
May 1
21
Bolton5113-54 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
Oct 13
Feb 17
22
Cardiff5032-33 
May 1
Nov 24
Oct 31
Jan 23
23
Preston5104-53 
-
-
Mar 3
w
 
1-3F
24
Burnley5023-62 
Mar 16
Dec 6
Jan 16
Oct 16
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston1 - 3Southampton
Preston0 - 2West Brom
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
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston1 - 2Bolton
HPreston1 - 3Southampton
APreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston1 - 2Birmingham
HPreston0 - 2West Brom
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
Wolves 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
10
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
Draw
6
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burnley1 - 1Wolves
Brighton3 - 0Wolves
Leeds3 - 0Wolves
West Ham4 - 0Wolves
Brentford2 - 2Wolves
C Palace1 - 0Wolves
Nottm Forest0 - 0Wolves
Man City2 - 0Wolves
Everton1 - 1Wolves
Man Utd1 - 1Wolves
Liverpool2 - 1Wolves
Arsenal2 - 1Wolves
A Villa1 - 0Wolves
Chelsea3 - 0Wolves
Fulham3 - 0Wolves
Sunderland2 - 0Wolves
Spurs1 - 1Wolves
Newcastle1 - 0Wolves
Bournemouth1 - 0Wolves
C Palace4 - 2Wolves
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWolves2 - 2Blackburn
AWolves1 - 1Burnley
HWolves1 - 1Fulham
AWolves0 - 3Brighton
HWolves1 - 1Sunderland
HWolves0 - 1Spurs
AWolves0 - 3Leeds
AWolves0 - 4West Ham
AWolves2 - 2Brentford
HWolves2 - 1Liverpool
HWolves2 - 0A Villa
AWolves0 - 1C Palace
HWolves2 - 2Arsenal
AWolves0 - 0Nottm Forest
HWolves1 - 3Chelsea
HWolves0 - 2Bournemouth
AWolves0 - 2Man City
HWolves0 - 0Newcastle
AWolves1 - 1Everton
HWolves3 - 0West Ham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Preston have drawn with Wolves in 4 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
Wolves
Goals: Scored
12
13
Games: Scored
8 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
4 / 12
PNE
3
D
5
WOL
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3Wolves
Preston2 - 1
0 - 1Wolves
Preston2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Wolves
1 - 2Wolves
Preston2 - 0
League games at Wolves since 2000
Wolves
Preston
Goals: Scored
19
17
Games: Scored
11 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
1 / 12
PNE
5
D
2
WOL
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Wolves
Wolves3 - 2
Wolves1 - 0
1 - 2Preston
Wolves2 - 0
1 - 3Preston
Wolves1 - 0
1 - 3Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Wolves4 - 0
2 - 3Preston
0 - 1Preston
Goal Statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Preston North End have conceded in each of their last 16 Championship games. A PG of 1.7 for P. da Silva Peixoto's side suggests that run should continue.

Preston 23rd Wolves 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
9%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Wolves will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Preston have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-42
Wolves have scored 42% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.5
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Wolves
1.2
1.7
Attack rating
PNE
WOL
29%
better
view stats
Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
1
Goals scored1
2
Avg. goals scored1
2
Avg. shots per game7
13
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for1.1
1.9
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
PNE
WOL
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded1
1
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first1
0
Goals conceded2
2
Avg. goals conceded2
2
Avg. shots/game conceded15
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
4
Conversion rate against13%
29%
Avg. XG against0.8
0.9
KickOff rating
+7%

Preston v Wolves Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4112
D IversenJ ErabiD BurgzorgA McCann
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK4
-
H Clarke DEF3
1
-
J Storey DEF2
-
L Lindsay DEF4
1
-
A Hughes DEF2
1
-
A McCann MID2
2
-
L Leroy MID4
2
-
C Lang  MID4
-
A Devine MID4
-
D Burgzorg MID41
-
J Erabi FWD41
-
Subs
L Nicholls GLK
-
P Valentín DEF1
1
-
A Vukcevic DEF31
-
T Small DEF4
-
L Gibson DEF3
-
E. Nolan DEF
-
J Thompson MID41
2
-
A Moran MID1
-
G. Gryba FWD1
-
Wolves Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4222
TotiM MunetsiF. López GonzálezM. Mané
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Sá GLK3
-
J Tchatchoua DEF4
-
N Djiga DEF3
-
Toti DEF4
-
H Bueno DEF3
-
M Munetsi MID42
1
-
André MID41
-
R Gomes MID42
-
F. López González MID422
-
M. Mané MID4
2
-
R Jiménez FWD421
-
Subs
S Johnstone GLK
-
S Sciutto DEF
-
D Wolfe DEF2
-
P. Cardoso de Lima DEF1
-
J James MID31
1
-
B Traoré MID2
-
T Doyle MID41
-
A Armstrong FWD41
-
T Chirewa FWD3
-