It's advantage West Bromwich Albion so far with their 4th position in the Championship table, welcoming Preston North End who are placed 11th.
It's no vacation for neither West Bromwich Albion nor Preston North End as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
9-7-4 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for West Bromwich Albion so far this season. Two home wins in a row for West Bromwich Albion bring valid hopes of a third.West Bromwich Albion lost their last game at Bristol City after a 2-3 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Millwall (0-2).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does West Bromwich Albion handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D0-L0.
West Bromwich Albion can score goals in their home matches. After 20 matches they have found the net 44 times. On the other hand, West Bromwich Albion have conceded 27 goals.
Preston North End form and stats
The visitors are W8-D3-L9 on the road this term. It's a growing despair in Preston North End as they have recorded three consecutive losses.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Leeds United with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Sheffield United.
Preston North End are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 9 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats. From a total of 21 matches.
Preston North End have scored 25 goals on their travels this season, 20 away games. As opposed to that, Preston North End have seen the ball go into their own net 28 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Preston North End - West Bromwich Albion 2-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for West Bromwich Albion, 1 draw and 2 wins for Preston North End.Top Goalscorers
 
J. Rodriguez
19 goals / 4 assists
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D. Gayle
18 goals / 2 assists
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A. Browne
11 goals / 4 assists
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West Bromwich Albion missing players
Preston North End missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Preston North End | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 41 | 20 | Played | 20 | 41 |
| 77 | 44 | Scored | 25 | 59 |
| 55 | 27 | Conceded | 28 | 55 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 95% |
| 85% | 95% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 76% |
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 49% |
| 39% | 45% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 32% |
| 27% | 35% | Over 4.5 | 15% | 20% |
| 66% | 80% | Both teams to score | 50% | 59% |
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 22% |
| 15% | 5% | Failed To Score | 30% | 24% |
- West Bromwich Albion hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Preston North End is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- West Bromwich Albion is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 40 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 34 | 84 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 41 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 79 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 40 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 77 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 55 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 70 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 65 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 40 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 73 | 56 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 63 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 61 |
| 8 | Derby County | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 60 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 52 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -2 | 59 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 57 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 55 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 57 |
| 12 | Hull City | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 57 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 57 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 56 |
| 14 | Brentford | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 51 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 41 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -6 | 51 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 63 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 44 | -8 | 50 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 52 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 44 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 65 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 44 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 40 | -16 | 41 |
| 20 | Millwall | 39 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 58 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 40 |
| 21 | Reading | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 60 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -17 | 40 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 40 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 43 | 68 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 37 | -25 | 39 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 68 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -39 | 32 |
| 24 | Ipswich Town | 40 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 65 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 38 | -33 | 27 |
