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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
West Bromwich Albion FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 25 Feb 2020 · 20:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
R 64' Darnell Fisher

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 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

10
3
2
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2019-12-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Preston North End FC 2018-09-29 Preston North End FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Preston North End FC H 2–0 W
22 Feb Bristol City FC A 3–0 W
15 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D
12 Feb Reading FC A 2–1 W
09 Feb Millwall FC A 2–0 W
01 Feb Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
22 Feb Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Millwall FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Stoke City FC A 2–0 W
08 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
01 Feb Swansea City AFC H 1–1 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' It’s Showtime! The match between West Bromwich Albion FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 6' Goal! Hal Robson-Kanu scores his 22 goal in 392 matches.
  • 11' It’s high time Slaven Bilic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 21' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dara O'Shea made 199 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Jake Livermore — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Darnell Fisher. He receives a Red card.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' Matt Phillips is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matheus Pereira at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Semi Ajayi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' The whistle greets David Nugent as he departs to be replaced by Scott Sinclair.
  • 79' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Callum Robinson is replaced by Kamil Grosicki on 79 minute.
  • 82' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Hal Robson-Kanu is replaced by Charlie Austin on 82 minute.
  • 84' Jayden Stockley is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Barkhuizen at the 84 minute mark.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Sean Maguire as he leaves the pitch. Brad Potts steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 90' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Andrew Hughes scoring 1 goals.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for West Bromwich Albion FC players.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2020-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2019-12-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Preston North End FC 2018-09-29 Preston North End FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2020-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2020-02-22 Bristol City FC 0–3 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2020-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-02-12 Reading FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2020-02-09 Millwall FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2020-02-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2020-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-02-22 Preston North End FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2020-02-15 Preston North End FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2020-02-12 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.2 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC69% Draw20% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Preston North End FC
31%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC50% Draw41% Preston North End FC9%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.5%
3 – 0
9.3%
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 1
3.2%
1 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 21% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 23% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
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.