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Championship | Gameweek 25
Jan 26, 2022 at 8pm UK
The Hawthorns
Preston North End logo

West Brom
0 - 2
Preston


Furlong (49'), Townsend (78')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Riis Jakobsen (41'), Archer (76')
Whiteman (48'), Riis Jakobsen (52'), Evans (69'), Maguire (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Preston North End

Given their position in the table, Preston may feel that they can throw caution to the wind at The Hawthorns. Nevertheless, we still feel that the Baggies will do just enough to claim all three points, potentially edging a close game by the odd goal in three. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 56.72%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 18.94%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.28%) and 2-1 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.45%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (6.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.

Result
West Bromwich AlbionDrawPreston North End
56.72%24.34%18.94%
Both teams to score 46.09%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.64%54.36%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.26%75.74%
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.96%19.04%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.38%50.62%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.93%43.07%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.65%79.35%
Score Analysis
    West Bromwich Albion 56.72%
    Preston North End 18.94%
    Draw 24.33%
West Bromwich AlbionDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.6%
2-0 @ 11.28%
2-1 @ 9.5%
3-0 @ 6.24%
3-1 @ 5.25%
4-0 @ 2.59%
3-2 @ 2.21%
4-1 @ 2.18%
4-2 @ 0.92%
Other @ 2.96%
Total : 56.72%
1-1 @ 11.45%
0-0 @ 8.2%
2-2 @ 4%
Other @ 0.68%
Total : 24.33%
0-1 @ 6.91%
1-2 @ 4.83%
0-2 @ 2.91%
1-3 @ 1.36%
2-3 @ 1.12%
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 18.94%

How you voted: West Brom vs Preston

West Bromwich Albion
78.2%
Draw
14.3%
Preston North End
7.5%
133
Head to Head
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 8
Preston
1-1
West Brom
Phillips (45+1')
Bartley (76')
Feb 25, 2020 8pm
Dec 2, 2019 7.45pm
Apr 13, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 42
West Brom
4-1
Preston
Gayle (27', 31', 71'), Rodriguez (43')
Livermore (57'), Dawson (90')
Robinson (91')
Fisher (74')
Sep 29, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 10
Preston
2-3
West Brom
Hughes (71'), Browne (90')
Rodriguez (48'), Davies (73' og.), Gayle (88')
Barry (23'), Gibbs (27'), Mears (59'), Johnstone (80')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Burnley2111822681841
4Sunderland21117332171540
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7Watford2010462926334
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich216873632426
13Millwall206772018225
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
16Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
17Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Luton TownLuton2164112337-1422
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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