A key match in Championship as both teams are battling for the top positions. With West Bromwich Albion in 1st position and Preston North End placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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
7 victories, 7 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what West Bromwich Albion, who have the most scored goals (62) in Championship, have to build on here at The Hawthorns in the Championship.
A strong away win for West Bromwich Albion against Bristol City the last match, as Hal Robson-Kanu (2) and Callum Robinson were on target. In the match before that, West Bromwich Albion hosted Nottingham Forest and drew the game 2-2.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from West Bromwich Albion's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won zero matches, drawn five and lost zero.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Wigan Athletic are coming to town in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (34 in 16 games), West Bromwich Albion's attacking play is working. West Bromwich Albion have conceded 22 in these home matches.
Preston North End form and stats
The visitors are W5-D5-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. Preston North End have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Preston North End are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Championship against Hull City (placed 17th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Millwall.
Alan Browne came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Hull City last time out, making the manager A. Neil feel like a tactical genius.
The schedule is very tough for Preston North End now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Fulham is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 17 goals have been conceded by Preston North End in these games.
Head 2 Head
Preston North End - West Bromwich Albion 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last nine meetings between the teams: West Bromwich Albion won six, Preston North End won two and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Johnson 10 goals |   H. Robson-Kanu 9 goals |  T. Barkhuizen 9 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Preston North End missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Preston North End | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 34 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 62 | 34 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 49 |
| 36 | 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 85% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 76% |
| 47% | 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 29% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 18% | 31% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 12% |
| 68% | 81% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 38% | 53% |
| 24% | 6% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 21% |
| 9% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 483 | 234 | 74 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 172 | 388 |
| 164 | 93 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 51 | 127 |
| 38% | 37% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | 39% |
- West Bromwich Albion has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
- West Bromwich Albion has the most points from losing position (24)
- West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals (62)
- West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Preston North End have scored away.
- West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 62 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 66 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 62 |
| 3 | Fulham | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 57 |
| 4 | Brentford | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 56 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 56 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 56 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | -1 | 53 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 51 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 51 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 1 | 50 |
| 11 | Millwall | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 49 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 45 |
| 13 | Derby County | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -4 | 45 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 45 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -7 | 43 |
| 16 | Reading | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 42 |
| 17 | Hull City | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -5 | 41 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -4 | 39 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 53 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -10 | 37 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 37 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -16 | 36 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -16 | 34 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -17 | 31 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 40 | 69 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 44 | -29 | 30 |
- West Bromwich Albion
- Express & Star - (local newspaper)
- Preston North End
- Lancashire Post - (local newspaper)