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 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 15 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	#24
28	Points	8
15	Played	15
8 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
23	Scored	13
15	Conceded	30
+8	GD	-17
1.87	PPG	0.53
53%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! West Bromwich Albion FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at .
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from West Bromwich Albion FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dwight Gayle	4
Emil Riis Jakobsen	4
Josh Maja	3
Darnell Furlong	2
Jay Rodriguez	2
Andrew Hughes	2
Matt Phillips	2
Okay Yokuslu	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

3 / 4

2.16 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC65% Draw21% Preston North End FC14%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Preston North End FC

35%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC48% Draw41% Preston North End FC11%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.2%

1 – 0

11%

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.7%

4 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

3.7%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 1

3.4%

1 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	21%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	23%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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