Match Info
Championship - Round 2Date: 22 August 2026, SaturdayLocation: Deepdale (Preston)Referee: Bell E. (Eng)Where to Watch on TV: | |
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Preston North End |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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- The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
- The best margin for this event is 2.4%, offered by
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Preston North End
25.6% | Draw
27.8% | Wolverhampton Wanderers
46.6% |
Initial Probability
(when we started the analysis)
Our Initial ML Estimation
Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:
Preston North End has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+5.1%)Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Preston North End's performance.Wolverhampton Wanderers has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-7.7%)Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Wolverhampton Wanderers might be facing challenges that affect their performance.ML Model estimates a lower probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (-5.7%)Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Preston North End that the model has picked up on.ML Model estimates a higher probability for Wolverhampton Wanderers than the current prediction. (+9.2%)Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Wolverhampton Wanderers could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.Predictions
Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Wolverhampton (votes: 1 - 100%). Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:- AH -1 - Wolverhampton (2.40) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
Users Predictions:
Wolverhampton Wanderers will win
(8 of 9 users predict this - 88.89%).
Confidence interval (95%): 68.36% – 100%.Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Wolverhampton (votes: 2 - 100%).
Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1 
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Lineups
| Starting Lineups |
1.  Iversen D. (G)
4.  Clarke H.
14. Storey J.
6.  Lindsay L.
16.  Hughes A.
8.  McCann A. (C)
27.  Leroy L.
7. Devine A.
10. Lang C.
37.  Burgzorg D.
9.  Erabi J.
| 1.  Sa J. (G)
38.  Tchatchoua J.
34.  Djiga N.
24. Toti (C)
3.  Bueno H.
5.  Munetsi M.
7.  Andre
21. Gomes R.
28. Lopez F.
36. Mane M.
9.  Jimenez R.
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| Substitutes |
19. Gibson L.
30. Gryba G.
23.  Moran A.
21. Nicholls L. (G)
32. Nolan E.
11. Small T.
15. Thompson J.
2. Valentin P.
3.  Vukcevic A.
| 10. Armstrong A.
4.  Bueno S.
23. Chirewa T.
20. Doyle T.
8. James J.
31. Johnstone S. (G)
17. Pedro Lima
12.  Traore B.
6.  Wolfe D.
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| Coaches |
Heckingbottom P.
| Peixoto C.
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Key Events of the Match
- 1st Half (0 - 1)
- 8', 0 - 1, Lopez F. ⚽, Andre (A),
- 14', Hughes A. 🟨,
- 43', Munetsi M. 🟨,
- 2nd Half (1 - 2)
- 50', McCann A. 🟨,
- 55', Leroy L. 🟨,
- 65', Lindsay L. ↓, Gibson L. ↑,
- 66', Erabi J. ↓, Small T. ↑,
- 67', Gomes R. ↓, Armstrong A. ↑,
- 67', Munetsi M. ↓, Doyle T. ↑,
- 71', 0 - 2, Armstrong A. ⚽, Jimenez R. (A),
- 76', Lang C. ↓, Gryba G. ↑,
- 77', Leroy L. ↓, Thompson J. ↑,
- 79', Jimenez R. ↓, James J. ↑,
- 79', Andre ↓, Traore B. ↑,
- 82', 0 - 3, Lopez F. ⚽, Doyle T. (A),
- 86', Bueno H. ↓, Wolfe D. ↑,
- 90', Clarke H. 🟨,
- 90+1', 1 - 3, Thompson J. ⚽, Burgzorg D. (A),
Preview
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Preston won 0.Preston has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).Wolverhampton is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).Preston may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.Recently, Wolverhampton has had a series of home games. In this match, Wolverhampton is seen as the favorite.There will not play in Preston: Carroll T.
(Ankle Injury)
Potts B.
(Injury)There will not play in Wolverhampton: Bellegarde J.
(Inactive)
Johnstone S.
(Knock)
Mosquera Y.
(Ankle Injury)
Said R.
(Inactive)
Trippier K.
(Knee Injury)There are questionable in Wolverhampton: Xu Bin
(Injury)In the last 9 head-to-head matches, Preston won 1 match, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 7:11. (average 0.8:1.2).Including home matches between the teams, Preston won 0 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 2:2. (average 0.5:0.5).
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Outrights of English League Championship for now
Wolves: 13.45% Preston: 0.6%
Standings
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| 9 | Wolves | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13:10 | 3 | 8 |
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| 23 | Preston | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5:10 | -5 | 3 |
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Form
✺ - easy match;
✺ - difficult match;
Latest Head to Head
| English League Cup | | | 23.08.22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Preston North End | 2:1 | | English League Championship | | | 17.02.18 | Preston North End - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:1 | | 21.10.17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Preston North End | 3:2 | | 07.05.17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Preston North End | 1:0 | | 19.11.16 | Preston North End - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0:0 | | 13.02.16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Preston North End | 1:2 | | 26.09.15 | Preston North End - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:1 |
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