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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 29, 2022 at 8pm UK
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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
75.7%
Draw
17.1%
Preston North End
7.1%
70
Head to Head
Jan 26, 2022 8pm
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0-2
Preston

Furlong (49'), Townsend (78')
Riis Jakobsen (41'), Archer (76')
Whiteman (48'), Riis Jakobsen (52'), Evans (69'), Maguire (90+4')
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