Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Preston and West Bromwich and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
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.
Preston approach round 43 as number 13 in the Championship table with 57 points on their account so far. With 42 rounds behind them, West Bromwich have amassed 46 points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.
Form: Preston vs West Bromwich
Preston Form
In their last three matches, Preston drew 2-2 with Leicester before recording another draw with Queens Park Rangers in a 1-1 match and beat Charlton with a 1-2 scoreline. Preston claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded nine.
West Bromwich Form
Following three draws in their last three matches, West Bromwich could do with a win again. Against Wrexham, they finished even 2-2, before drawing again in a 0-0 match with Blackburn. Another 0-0 stalemate against Millwall followed. West Bromwich claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by six goals to three.
Betting stats 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.
- In 5 of the last 7 Preston matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 10 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Preston vs West Bromwich
Brad Potts is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. West Bromwich look to Josh Maja, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Preston vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
Preston claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. West Bromwich won one of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost four of the games in this run. West Bromwich didn’t lose any of their previous 7 outings. West Bromwich have not lost to Preston in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Preston only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, West Bromwich only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Preston games West Bromwich should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Preston failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. West Bromwich managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Preston and West Bromwich.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Preston’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that West Bromwich played across all tournaments. They scored one time on average in the process. Somehow Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 11 matches.
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