West Bromwich Albion can not count on any favours from hosts Preston North End in this Championship fixture. Here's the full preview!
- Preston North End have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Preston and West Bromwich Albion.
Preston North End form and stats
Preston North End must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Championship games here at Deepdale. Preston has recorded two wins in a row here at Deepdale, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Preston travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sheffield United that ended 2-2. The versatile forward Daniel Johnson bettered all others in that game and got a match rating of 7.83 out of 10. Johnson scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 23 successful passes (of 25 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Bristol City that finished 0-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cheltenham Town are coming to town in three days.
Preston have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Deepdale with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
West Bromwich Albion are happy with their away performances in the Championship so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. WBA has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
WBA's last game was the home draw against Derby County (0-0). Adam Reach got a match rating of 8.04 in that game, top player of the team. Reach hit six key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Millwall.WBA has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. 3 goals have been conceded by WBA in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these sides: Preston won two, West Bromwich Albion triumphed in seven and we saw one draw. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  E. Riis Jakobsen 3 goals |   C. Robinson 3 goals |  D. Johnson 2 goals |
Preston North End missing players
West Bromwich Albion missing players
| Preston North End | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 5.4 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 1.7 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 11.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 18.3 | 17.4 |
| 3.9 | 5.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 6.1 |
| 30% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 30% |
- Preston North End have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored in all their away matches so far.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Fulham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Derby County | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Millwall | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 21 | Hull City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
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