Match Info

Championship - Round 43

Date: 18 April 2026, Saturday

Location: Deepdale (Preston)

Referee: Smith J. (Eng)

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	Preston North End		West Bromwich Albion

	1	X	2
	3.5	3.25	2.05	Watch
	3.37	3.37	2.18	Watch
	3.62	3.41	2.19
	3.39	3.33	2.18	Watch
	3.4	3.1	2.1
	3.41	3.22	2.16	Watch
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.45 ↑ (3.1)	3.28 ↑ (3.15)	2.14 ↓ (2.32)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 2.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Preston North End
27.3%

Draw
28.7%

West Bromwich Albion
44%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

30.1%

29.7%

40.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

29.4%

29%

41.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Preston North End has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.8%)

West Bromwich Albion has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.8%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (+2.1%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for West Bromwich Albion than the current prediction. (-2.8%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
46.2%	30.8%	23.1%

Preston North End - West Bromwich Albion Predictions

Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. Preston will win (votes: 6 - 46.2%). West Bromwich will win (votes: 3 - 23.1%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 30.8%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Preston: 19.1% – 73.3%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -0.25 - West Bromwich (1.81) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. West Bromwich (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Iversen D. (G) 14. Storey J. 19. Gibson L. 16. Hughes A. 42. Offiah O. 21. Devine A. 4. Whiteman B. (C) 23. Moran A. 44. Potts B. 9. Jebbison D. 17. Dobbin L.	1. O'Leary M. (G) 30. Imray D. 3. Phillips N. 6. Campbell G. 4. Styles C. 8. Molumby J. 17. Diakite O. 27. Mowatt A. (C) 21. Price I. 19. Heggebo A. 9. Maja J.
Substitutes
13. Cornell D. (G) 6. Lindsay L. 22. Lukovic M. 28. Osmajic M. 26. Small T. 24. Smith M. 15. Thompson J. 2. Valentin P. 3. Vukcevic A.	26. Bany T. 37. Bostock O. 12. Dike D. 14. Gilchrist A. 10. Grant K. 20. Griffiths J. (G) 2. Mepham C. 49. Sule E. 29. Taylor C.
Coaches
Heckingbottom P.	Morrison J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 1)
11', 0 - 1, Maja J. ⚽, Heggebo A. (A),
13', Whiteman B. ↓, Thompson J. ↑,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
46', Moran A. ↓, Small T. ↑,
61', Jebbison D. ↓, Osmajic M. ↑,
70', Heggebo A. ↓, Dike D. ↑,
72', Potts B. ↓, Smith M. ↑,
77', 0 - 2, Dike D. ⚽, Molumby J. (A),
86', Maja J. ↓, Grant K. ↑,
90+2', Price I. ↓, Bostock O. ↑,

Preview

A mid-table team will face off against the outsider in this match (ranked 13 and 21).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Preston won 0.

Preston has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).

West Bromwich is currently in excellent shape (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

West Bromwich may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

West Bromwich is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

There will not play in Preston: Lang C. (Hamstring Injury) Lewis J. (Knee Injury) McCann A. (Injury)

There will not play in West Bromwich: Bany T. (Muscle Injury) Grant K. (Hamstring Injury) Johnston M. (Broken Leg) Mepham C. (Hamstring Injury) Wallace J. (Inactive)

There are questionable in Preston: Hughes A. (Injury)

There are questionable in West Bromwich: Bielik K. (Injury)

In the last 13 head-to-head matches, Preston won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 10:26. (average 0.8:2).

Including home matches between the teams, Preston won 1 match, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 5:10. (average 0.8:1.7).

Outrights of English League Championship for now

West Brom: 4.44% Preston: 0.66%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
9	West Brom	9	4	2	3	10:9	1	14
24	Preston	9	1	1	7	8:16	-8	4

Last Results with these Odds

Preston North End - the odds 3.1 are the expected chance of winning is 30.09%, but this team recently wins 13% of matches with these odds.

West Bromwich Albion - the odds 2.32 are the expected chance of winning is 40.23%, but this team recently wins 22% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Preston North End
English League Championship
11.04.26	Charlton Athletic - Preston North End	1:2 ✺
06.04.26	Preston North End - Queens Park Rangers	1:1 ✺
03.04.26	Leicester City - Preston North End	2:2 ✺
20.03.26	Preston North End - Stoke City	3:1 ✺
14.03.26	Norwich City - Preston North End	2:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 13.3 WTTWL
- West Bromwich Albion
English League Championship
10.04.26	West Bromwich Albion - Millwall	0:0 ✺
06.04.26	Blackburn Rovers - West Bromwich Albion	0:0 ✺
03.04.26	West Bromwich Albion - Wrexham	2:2 ✺
21.03.26	Bristol City - West Bromwich Albion	0:1 ✺
14.03.26	West Bromwich Albion - Hull City	3:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.3 TTTWW

Latest Head to Head

English League Championship
18.10.25	West Bromwich Albion - Preston North End	2:1
01.01.25	West Bromwich Albion - Preston North End	3:1
30.11.24	Preston North End - West Bromwich Albion	1:1
04.05.24	West Bromwich Albion - Preston North End	3:0
30.09.23	Preston North End - West Bromwich Albion	0:4
29.12.22	West Bromwich Albion - Preston North End	2:0
05.10.22	Preston North End - West Bromwich Albion	1:0

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