Championship

Championship | Gameweek 25

Jan 26, 2022 at 8pm UK

The Hawthorns

West Brom
0 - 2
Preston

Furlong (49'), Townsend (78')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Riis Jakobsen (41'), Archer (76')
Whiteman (48'), Riis Jakobsen (52'), Evans (69'), Maguire (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Preston North End

Given their position in the table, Preston may feel that they can throw caution to the wind at The Hawthorns. Nevertheless, we still feel that the Baggies will do just enough to claim all three points, potentially edging a close game by the odd goal in three. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 56.72%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 18.94%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.28%) and 2-1 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.45%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (6.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.

Result
West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Preston North End
56.72%	24.34%	18.94%

Both teams to score 46.09%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.64%

54.36%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.26%

75.74%

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.96%

19.04%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.38%

50.62%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.93%

43.07%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.65%

79.35%

Score Analysis

West Bromwich Albion 56.72%

Preston North End 18.94%

Draw 24.33%

West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.6% 2-0 @ 11.28% 2-1 @ 9.5% 3-0 @ 6.24% 3-1 @ 5.25% 4-0 @ 2.59% 3-2 @ 2.21% 4-1 @ 2.18% 4-2 @ 0.92% Other @ 2.96% Total : 56.72%	1-1 @ 11.45% 0-0 @ 8.2% 2-2 @ 4% Other @ 0.68% Total : 24.33%	0-1 @ 6.91% 1-2 @ 4.83% 0-2 @ 2.91% 1-3 @ 1.36% 2-3 @ 1.12% Other @ 1.81% Total : 18.94%