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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Preston North End FC

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

Overview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#21	Position	#14
51	Points	60
46	Played	46
13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
48	Scored	55
58	Conceded	62
-10	GD	-7
1.11	PPG	1.30
28%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
The final score is 2-1.

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

1.59 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC51% Draw26% Preston North End FC23%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Preston North End FC

49%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Preston North End FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC34% Draw47% Preston North End FC19%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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