West Brom vs Preston

3 - 1
🕒 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Hawthorns 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
West Brom 9 · Preston 20
Referee Stats
20 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 45%
Draws 35%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • West Brom had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

West Brom (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-8-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 20
Avg: 1.43 / 0.87

Points

41
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-8-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 37
Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.78
PPG
0.74
1.43
GF
0.96
0.87
GA
1.61
35%
O2.5
57%
43%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

West Brom rank9th
Preston rank20th
West Brom points64
Preston points50
West Brom: #9 · 64 pts · GD +10
36 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11
50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

West Brom last 5 home

W L W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals9-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Preston last 5 away

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

West Brom trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

West Brom score at home70%
West Brom clean sheet at home43%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

West Brom score first0%
West Brom win after scoring first0%
Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: West Brom 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

West Brom score at home1.43 vs 1.43
West Brom concede at home0.87 vs 1.02
Preston score away0.96 vs 1.02
Preston concede away1.61 vs 1.43
West Brom score level with league average, while Preston score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: West Brom are 14% below league average at home, and Preston are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

West Brom goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
12
10
Shots off Goal
2
1
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
6
5
Shots Outside Box
6
5
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
3
5
Fouls
12
14
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
407
453
Passes Accurate
316
357
Passes %
78%
79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins10
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (42.9%)
BTTS6 (42.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins6
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (57.1%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

West Brom vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season