West Bromwich Albion FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2025-01-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Preston North End FC 2024-11-30 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2023-09-30 Preston North End FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
04 Oct	Millwall FC	A	0–3	L
01 Oct	Norwich City FC	A	1–0	W
26 Sep	Leicester City FC	H	1–1	D
19 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
13 Sep	Derby County FC	H	0–1	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–2	L
04 Oct	Charlton Athletic FC	H	2–0	W
30 Sep	Hull City AFC	A	2–2	D
27 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	0–0	D
20 Sep	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
13 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Preston North End FC
#5	Position	#23
14	Points	4
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
10	Scored	8
8	Conceded	15
+2	GD	-7
1.75	PPG	0.50
50%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
2-1 the final result. Preston North End FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	4
Dwight Gayle	4
Josh Maja	3
Matt Phillips	2
Okay Yokuslu	2
Kyle Bartley	2
Alex Mowatt	2
Darnell Furlong	2

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2025-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-10-04 Millwall FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-10-01 Norwich City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-09-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2025-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-09-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Derby County FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-10-04 Preston North End FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-09-30 Hull City AFC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2025-09-27 Preston North End FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2025-09-20 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.89 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.82 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC60% Draw24% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Preston North End FC

40%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC43% Draw44% Preston North End FC13%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

11.9%

2 – 0

11.6%

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

4.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

3.4%

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	24%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.