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West Ham United v Preston North End : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Nov, 15:00 BST, London Stadium, London

the London Stadium plays host on Saturday afternoon, as Scott Parker's West Ham United host Graham Alexander's Preston North End in the Championship. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. The best odds are also given.


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Best Tip: West Ham to win

As the West Ham players ready themselves for this clash, the bookies have predicted success for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below suggest the same, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) record we take advantage of in our predictive algorithms. The London Stadium has not been an easy place to go for Preston in the past, and we we'd back more of the same on Saturday afternoon. A win / draw / win home win is our tip.

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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 West Ham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 71% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.17.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
West Ham
71%
1.17
4%
-
Draw
16%
6.50
18%
-
Preston
13%
12.00
26%
-
West Ham 2-1
9%
10.00
5%
-
West Ham 2-0
9%
7.50
12%
-
West Ham 3-1
8%
10.00-
West Ham 3-0
8%
8.00
11%
-
Draw 1-1
7%
13.00
8%
-
West Ham 1-0
7%
11.00-
West Ham 4-1
5%
13.00
13%
-
West Ham 4-0
5%
11.00
8%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
23.00
21%
-
West Ham 3-2
4%
23.00
10%
-
Preston 2-1
4%
34.00
17%
-
West Ham 5-1
3%
21.00
9%
-
West Ham 4-2
3%
29.00-
West Ham 5-0
3%
17.00
19%
-
Preston 1-0
3%
34.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
71%
1.36-
Under 2.5 Goals
29%
3.20-
Home 1st Goal
58%
1.25
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
41%
3.75
10%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
23.00-
BTTS - Yes
60%
1.83
6%
-
BTTS - No
40%
1.83
9%
-
BTTS - Home Win
38%
2.50
4%
-
BTTS - Draw
13%
8.00
14%
-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
19.00
27%
-
Home/draw
87%
1.05
1%
-
Away/draw
29%
5.00
33%
-
Home/away
84%
1.11
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
88%
1.10-
Under 1.5 Goals
12%
7.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
50%
1.91-
Under 3.5 Goals
50%
1.91-
Over 4.5 Goals
31%
3.00-
Under 4.5 Goals
69%
1.40-
Over 5.5 Goals
16%
5.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
84%
1.17-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.01-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
23.00-
Home DNB
83%
1.05
2%
-
Away DNB
24%
11.00
22%
-
West Ham win to nil
33%
2.10
7%
-
Preston win to nil
5%
23.00
10%
-
West Ham / West Ham
52%
1.57
6%
-
West Ham / Preston
2%
51.00-
West Ham / Draw
4%
21.00
11%
-
Draw / West Ham
20%
4.00-
Draw / Preston
3%
26.00
13%
-
Draw / Draw
7%
11.00
10%
-
Preston / West Ham
5%
17.00
13%
-
Preston / Preston
4%
23.00
21%
-
Preston / Draw
4%
23.00
10%
-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

West Ham have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have scored in every game. West Ham have outscored their opponents by 37 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

West Ham have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 18 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Preston are in 24th position in the Championship on 8 points having played 15 matches so far this season. Preston are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Preston have conceded 30 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
West Ham
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham158521429 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Feb 16
l
 
4-0A
2
M'Boro158521129 
Dec 8
Apr 24
Dec 12
Jan 1
3
Stoke15924629 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Jan 22
l
 
2-0A
4
Wolves15843828 
w
 
4-2F
Apr 20
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
5
West Brom15843828 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 23
d
 
1-1F
Dec 29
6
Swansea15825426 
Jan 15
w
 
0-1F
Apr 3
Dec 19
7
Southampton158431424 
l
 
2-3A
Dec 29
w
 
1-0F
Jan 30
8
QPR15663624 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 27
Feb 20
d
 
2-2F
9
West Ham156541423 
-
-
Feb 6
Nov 21
10
Sheff Utd15645222 
Mar 17
Dec 4
l
 
2-3F
Jan 26
11
Portsmouth15645222 
May 1
Nov 24
Dec 9
Apr 24
12
Norwich15708821 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Nov 28
Mar 13
13
Blackburn15636-121 
Jan 30
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 10
14
Cardiff15465018 
Jan 27
d
 
3-3A
May 1
Nov 24
15
Wrexham15465-218 
w
 
6-0F
Feb 13
Jan 16
l
 
4-1A
16
Millwall15537-418 
Feb 21
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
Feb 27
17
Bristol C15537-818 
Dec 12
Jan 1
l
 
1-3A
Apr 21
18
Bolton15528-917 
Apr 6
w
 
2-3F
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
19
Charlton15456-1017 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 2
Apr 17
l
 
1-0A
20
Watford15438-1015 
Apr 17
d
 
1-1A
Apr 7
l
 
2-1F
21
Lincoln15438-1115 
Feb 16
w
 
0-6F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
22
Burnley15177-910 
Mar 6
d
 
2-2F
Mar 16
Dec 6
23
Derby15249-1610 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 10
Dec 26
Mar 20
24
Preston152211-178 
Nov 21
Feb 6
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-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Preston have lost 3 consecutive away league games
West Ham 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Ham1 - 3West Brom
West Ham2 - 3Southampton
West Ham1 - 1QPR
West Ham6 - 0Wrexham
West Ham3 - 0Derby
West Ham4 - 2Wolves
West Ham1 - 2Charlton
West Ham3 - 0Leeds
West Ham0 - 1Arsenal
West Ham2 - 1Everton
West Ham4 - 0Wolves
West Ham1 - 1Man City
West Ham0 - 0Bournemouth
West Ham1 - 1Man Utd
West Ham3 - 1Sunderland
West Ham1 - 2Nottm Forest
West Ham2 - 2Brighton
West Ham0 - 1Fulham
West Ham2 - 3A Villa
West Ham0 - 2Liverpool
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWest Ham1 - 2Blackburn
AWest Ham3 - 3Cardiff
HWest Ham1 - 3West Brom
HWest Ham2 - 3Southampton
AWest Ham1 - 0Swansea
AWest Ham6 - 0Lincoln
HWest Ham1 - 1QPR
AWest Ham2 - 2Millwall
HWest Ham6 - 0Wrexham
AWest Ham3 - 2Bolton
HWest Ham3 - 0Derby
HWest Ham4 - 2Wolves
AWest Ham1 - 1Watford
HWest Ham1 - 2Charlton
AWest Ham2 - 2Burnley
HWest Ham3 - 0Leeds
AWest Ham1 - 3Newcastle
HWest Ham0 - 1Arsenal
AWest Ham0 - 3Brentford
HWest Ham2 - 1Everton
Preston 24TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke2 - 0Preston
Wrexham4 - 1Preston
Birmingham4 - 0Preston
QPR2 - 2Preston
Watford2 - 1Preston
Charlton1 - 0Preston
Bolton2 - 1Preston
Sheff Utd2 - 3Preston
Birmingham2 - 1Preston
Charlton1 - 2Preston
Leicester2 - 2Preston
Norwich2 - 0Preston
Coventry3 - 0Preston
Swansea1 - 1Preston
Blackburn1 - 0Preston
Ipswich1 - 1Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Wrexham2 - 1Preston
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 0Southampton
HPreston2 - 3Sheff Utd
APreston0 - 2Stoke
HPreston1 - 1West Brom
APreston1 - 4Wrexham
APreston0 - 4Birmingham
HPreston0 - 1Millwall
APreston2 - 2QPR
HPreston0 - 1Lincoln
APreston1 - 2Watford
HPreston2 - 1Blackburn
HPreston1 - 3Bristol C
APreston0 - 1Charlton
HPreston1 - 3Wolves
APreston1 - 2Bolton
HPreston1 - 3Southampton
APreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston1 - 2Birmingham
HPreston0 - 2West Brom
APreston2 - 1Charlton
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.6 is decent for West Ham United in their meeting with Preston North End, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 24 consecutive Championship games.

West Ham 9th Preston 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
19%
2
25%
3
22%
4
14%
5+
20%
There is a 81% probability that West Ham will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
West Ham have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
-16
Preston have scored 16% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
West Ham
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
2.6
1
Attack rating
51%
better
WHU
PNE
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Games scored14
9
Failed to score0
5
Scored first7
5
Goals scored36
12
Avg. goals scored2.4
0.8
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal5
9
Conversion rate for21
12
Avg. XG for2.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+51%
Defence rating
30%
better
WHU
PNE
view stats
Games conceded10
14
Clean sheets4
0
Conceded first7
9
Goals conceded21
30
Avg. goals conceded1.4
2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
18%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+30%

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

West Ham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15775
M HermansenJ BowenJ BowenM Kilman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hermansen GLK15
1
-
M Kilman DEF152
5
-
M Solomon FWD1522
1
-
J Bowen FWD1577
1
-
A Engels MID1413
3
-
M. Kanté MID1433
1
1
J Piroe FWD1442
-
T Castellanos FWD1414
4
-
K Mavropanos DEF135
3
-
D. Mukasa MID1341
2
-
J Veltman DEF121
2
-
K Walker-Peters DEF1112
1
-
E Austbö FWD1122
-
Morato DEF101
2
-
L. Orford MID9
-
Pablo FWD911
2
-
O. Scarles DEF8
2
-
T Soucek MID73
-
A. Golambeckis DEF3
-
E. Mayers DEF2
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF1
-
K Briceño MID1
-
S Magassa MID1
1
-
J. Ajala FWD1
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14425
D IversenC Lang A VukcevicL Leroy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Lang  FWD154
-
D Iversen GLK14
-
L Leroy MID1411
5
-
A Devine MID1411
-
J Thompson MID1421
4
-
O Offiah DEF13
-
J Storey DEF13
-
A Vukcevic DEF132
2
-
D Burgzorg FWD132
1
-
J Erabi FWD131
1
-
A Hughes DEF111
4
-
S Mills FWD111
3
1
T Small DEF10
1
-
H Clarke DEF8
4
-
J Kenny FWD821
-
L Lindsay DEF7
2
-
L Gibson DEF6
1
-
A Moran MID6
1
-
C Wiley DEF51
-
L Gibbs MID5
-
B Potts DEF4
1
-
P Valentín DEF3
1
-
A McCann MID2
2
-
L Nicholls GLK1
-
G Docherty MID1
-