West Brom vs Preston

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Hawthorns 🧑‍⚖️ Andrew Kitchen 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
West Brom 19 · Preston 14
Referee Stats
26 matches · 1.12 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.12
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 62%
Draws 19%
Away wins 19%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-17).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

West Brom (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-10-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 25
Avg: 1.22 / 1.09

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 32
Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

4

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

1.48
PPG
1.26
1.22
GF
1.17
1.09
GA
1.39
43%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
61%
22%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

West Brom rank19th
Preston rank14th
West Brom points53
Preston points60
West Brom: #19 · 53 pts · GD -10
31 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

West Brom last 5 home

D W D D W
Points9/15
Weighted index56
Goals8-2
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-9
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.

West Brom trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

West Brom score at home70%
West Brom clean sheet at home35%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

West Brom score first22%
West Brom win after scoring first40%
Preston score first13%
Preston win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: West Brom 33% · Preston 33%
Avg first goal minute: West Brom 36.0' · Preston 34.3'

Vs league average

West Brom score at home1.22 vs 1.40
West Brom concede at home1.09 vs 1.20
Preston score away1.17 vs 1.20
Preston concede away1.39 vs 1.40
West Brom score 13% below league average, while Preston score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: West Brom are 10% below league average at home, and Preston are 1% below 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)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
61-75 3
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1

Preston goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
5
Total Shots
16
17
Shots off Goal
5
7
Blocked Shots
5
5
Shots Inside Box
10
8
Shots Outside Box
6
9
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
8
4
Fouls
10
0
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
416
433
Passes Accurate
326
345
Passes %
78%
80%

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