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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 29, 2022 at 8pm UK
The Hawthorns
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West Brom
2 - 0
Preston

Yokuslu (36', 57')
Diangana (45+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Lindsay (10')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Bristol City 0-2 West Brom
Monday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Preston 1-2 Huddersfield
Monday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

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

West Brom have collected an impressive 18 points in eight matches under Corberan and look set to challenge for the top six this season when a month ago such an ambition seemed implausible for the Baggies. Preston are beginning to slide down the Championship table, and although they are better on the road, it is hard to see them getting anything out of a clash with the division's in-form team. 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 58.38%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 17.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.59%) and 2-1 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.19%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (6.55%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.

Result
West Bromwich AlbionDrawPreston North End
58.38% (0.298 0.3) 23.75% (-0.251 -0.25) 17.87% (-0.043000000000003 -0.04)
Both teams to score 45.97% (0.613 0.61)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.44% (0.865 0.87)53.56% (-0.86199999999999 -0.86)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.93% (0.726 0.73)75.07% (-0.721 -0.72)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.87% (0.432 0.43)18.12% (-0.428 -0.43)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.92% (0.73099999999999 0.73)49.08% (-0.726 -0.73)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.14% (0.456 0.46)43.86% (-0.453 -0.45)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.99% (0.374 0.37)80.01% (-0.37 -0.37)
Score Analysis
    West Bromwich Albion 58.37%
    Preston North End 17.87%
    Draw 23.75%
West Bromwich AlbionDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.57% (-0.27 -0.27)
2-0 @ 11.59% (-0.07 -0.07)
2-1 @ 9.56% (0.061999999999999 0.06)
3-0 @ 6.6% (0.050999999999999 0.05)
3-1 @ 5.44% (0.109 0.11)
4-0 @ 2.82% (0.06 0.06)
4-1 @ 2.32% (0.078 0.08)
3-2 @ 2.24% (0.073 0.07)
5-0 @ 0.96% (0.034 0.03)
4-2 @ 0.96% (0.043 0.04)
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 58.37%
1-1 @ 11.19% (-0.08 -0.08)
0-0 @ 7.95% (-0.273 -0.27)
2-2 @ 3.94% (0.074 0.07)
Other @ 0.67%
Total : 23.75%
0-1 @ 6.55% (-0.14 -0.14)
1-2 @ 4.61% (0.025 0.03)
0-2 @ 2.7% (-0.023 -0.02)
1-3 @ 1.27% (0.022 0.02)
2-3 @ 1.08% (0.034 0.03)
Other @ 1.66%
Total : 17.87%

How you voted: West Brom vs Preston

West Bromwich Albion
Draw
Preston North End
West Bromwich Albion
75.7%
Draw
17.1%
Preston North End
7.1%
70
Head to Head
Jan 26, 2022 8pm
West Brom
0-2
Preston

Furlong (49'), Townsend (78')
Riis Jakobsen (41'), Archer (76')
Whiteman (48'), Riis Jakobsen (52'), Evans (69'), Maguire (90+4')
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
rhs 2.0
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd38257653282580
3Burnley382115252114178
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38149155359-651
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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