West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End– In order to build on their 0-2 Championship victory over Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion will aim for a similar outcome.
West Bromwich Albion had 49% of the possession in that game and 2 of their 15 shots on goal were successful. Brandon Thomas-Asante (75′) and Matt Phillips (9′) both scored goals for West Bromwich Albion. Bristol City’s 8 shots on goal, 2 of which were on target, were from the other end.
The West Bromwich Albion defense can only do so much, as seen by their most recent results. West Bromwich Albion has played defensively tight, as evidenced by the fact that only two goals have been scored in their last six games. Naturally, this won’t necessarily continue the trend.
Preston North End and their traveling supporters will be hoping for a better outcome in this one after suffering a defeat in their previous Championship matchup against Huddersfield Town.
Preston North End had 46% of the possession in that game and 2 of their 11 shots on goal were successful. Greg Cunningham of Preston North End scored the goal (34′). Huddersfield Town, on the other hand, made 9 attempts at goal, with 3 of them being successful. Huddersfield Town scored through Jordan Rhodes (75′) and Kaine Kesler Hayden (85′).
According to the statistics, opponents have scored in 5 of Preston North End’s previous 6 games, scoring a total of 9 goals. Preston North End hasn’t exactly been outstanding in defense. Preston North End entered this encounter with a perfect record in their previous two away league games.
West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End- Betting Analysis
Looking back at their previous head-to-head matches dating to the 13th of April 2019, we can see that West Bromwich Albion has won three of them, Preston North End has won two, and there have been one draw results.
Over the course of those games, they combined to score 13 goals, with 8 coming from The Baggies and 5 coming from The Lilywhites. That equals 2.17 goals per game on average.
The teams’ most recent league encounter took place on Championship Match Day 13 on October 5, 2022, with Preston North End defeating West Bromwich Albion 1-0.
Preston North End had a 35% possession rate and 4 of their 9 shots on goal were on goal on that particular day. Emil Riis (at 7′) was their lone scorer. Five of West Bromwich Albion’s 18 efforts on goal were on target.
In our opinion, Preston North End will undoubtedly be able to defeat this West Bromwich Albion club, but it probably won’t be enough to avoid a loss.
What are the best odds for this match?
Checking on the latest odds for this match on the 90 minute result market, a victory for West Bromwich Albion is available for 1.79, backing the draw is 3.62 and betting on victory for Preston North End gets 4.58. They are the top market prices on offer right now.
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