Championship: Preston vs West Bromwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Preston and West Bromwich who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Preston enjoy home advantage, when visitors West Bromwich swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 24th in the table Preston have amassed four points after 11 matches. On 20 points, West Bromwich rank fiveth with 11 matches played this season.

Form: Preston vs West Bromwich

Preston Form

In their last three matches, Preston lost 0-1 against Millwall, 4-0 against Birmingham and 4-1 against Wrexham. Preston only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Deepdale in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 12 goals.

West Bromwich Form

West Bromwich won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 0-1 against Birmingham, before beating Wrexham 1-2. Another win followed, this time by 3-2 against Blackburn. West Bromwich won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats and facts for Preston and West Bromwich

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Preston and West Bromwich played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Preston vs West Bromwich

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Johnny Kenny, who is performing well for Preston. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against West Bromwich.The visitors will be looking to Aune Selland Heggeboe to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for West Bromwich in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Preston won only once in their last 10 outings at Deepdale, but they drew one and lost eight in this run. West Bromwich won seven, drew zero and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. West Bromwich have not lost to Preston in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Preston only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. West Bromwich scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Preston managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, West Bromwich kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. West Bromwich have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Preston when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Preston’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for West Bromwich, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their 26 last matches.