Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion

Championship · Kickoff 24 Oct 2026 15:00 BST (UK time)

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Championship table · selected teams

Current saved standings · 2026/2027 · Updated 21 Oct 2026 11:25 BST

League standings for the two teams in this match
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Last 6
5	West Bromwich Albion	11	6	2	3	3	20	Win: WDraw: DLoss: LLoss: LWin: WWin: W
24	Preston North End	11	1	1	9	-15	4	Loss: LLoss: LDraw: DLoss: LLoss: LLoss: L

Last six league matches · newest on the right. W = win, D = draw, L = loss.

Predicted lineups

Predicted starting lineups — subject to change · Captured 23 Oct 2026 10:59 BST.

Preston North End

Daniel Iversen 1 Goalkeeper
Andrew Hughes 16 Centre-back
Jordan Storey 14 Centre-back
Odeluga Offiah 24 Centre-back
Andrija Vukcevic 3 Left wing-back
Léo Leroy 27 Central midfielder
Andrew Moran 23 Central midfielder
Stanley Mills 17 Right wing-back
Callum Lang 10 Attacking midfielder
Alfie Devine 21 Attacking midfielder
Johnny Kenny 9 Forward

West Bromwich Albion

Max O'Leary 1 Goalkeeper
Callum Styles 4 Left-back
Chris Mepham 2 Centre-back
George Campbell 6 Centre-back
Brayann Pereira 18 Right-back
Isaac Price 21 Left midfielder
Jayson Molumby 8 Central midfielder
Ousmane Diakité 17 Central midfielder
Rabby Nzingoula 20 Right midfielder
Aune Heggebø 19 Forward
Jimmy-Jay Morgan 24 Forward

Reported player availability

Published team news can change. “Out” means the source reports that player unavailable; “Doubtful” is not a confirmed absence.

Preston North End

Ali McCann — Out · Injured
Harry Clarke — Out · Injured
Liam Gibbs — Out · Injured
Jordan Thompson — Out · Suspended
Caleb Wiley — Doubtful · Unfit
Liam Lindsay — Doubtful · Injured doubtful

West Bromwich Albion

Mikey Johnston — Out · Injured
Nolan Galves — Out · Injured
Toby Collyer — Doubtful · Injured doubtful

We check for confirmed lineups from 70 minutes before kickoff.

Choose Home, Draw or Away below to make a virtual bet at the highest available captured price.

Bet	Model chances	Market estimate	Market Highest Odds
Home	17.1%	25.9% First captured 28.0% 17 Oct 15:43 BST	3.95 (≈3/1) First captured 3.50 (5/2) 17 Oct 15:43 BST Betfair Exchange
Draw	25.6%	26.6% First captured 26.8% 17 Oct 15:43 BST	3.65 (≈13/5) First captured 3.60 (13/5) 17 Oct 15:43 BST Betfair Exchange, Matchbook, Smarkets
Away	57.3%	47.5% First captured 45.2% 17 Oct 15:43 BST	2.12 (≈11/10) First captured 2.15 (≈11/10) 17 Oct 15:43 BST Matchbook, Smarkets

Market estimate: average of 21 bookmaker price sets after proportional margin adjustment. It is an estimate, not the true chance.

Two-outcome de-riskingand Dutching options

Each option puts most of the £10.00 on the first outcome and only enough on the second outcome to cover the full stake:

Home + Draw · Combined pre-match model chance 42.7%

Primary: £7.22 on Home at 3.75 with Coral — returns £27.08
Cover: £2.78 on Draw at 3.60 with Betfred — returns £10.01

The primary outcome makes £17.08 profit. The cover outcome recovers the £10.00 total stake, plus £0.01. If Away wins (pre-match model chance 57.3%), the full £10.00 is lost.

Dutching is available. A different split can make a profit if either selected outcome wins. With the £10.00 example stake, the winning selection would return £18.37 whichever of these two outcomes occurs.

Draw + Home · Combined pre-match model chance 42.7%

Primary: £7.33 on Draw at 3.60 with Betfred — returns £26.39
Cover: £2.67 on Home at 3.75 with Coral — returns £10.01

The primary outcome makes £16.39 profit. The cover outcome recovers the £10.00 total stake, plus £0.01. If Away wins (pre-match model chance 57.3%), the full £10.00 is lost.

Home + Away · Combined pre-match model chance 74.4%

Primary: £5.04 on Home at 3.75 with Coral — returns £18.90
Cover: £4.96 on Away at 2.02 with LeoVegas — returns £10.02

The primary outcome makes £8.90 profit. The cover outcome recovers the £10.00 total stake, plus £0.02. If Draw wins (pre-match model chance 25.6%), the full £10.00 is lost.

Dutching is available. A different split can make a profit if either selected outcome wins. With the £10.00 example stake, the winning selection would return £13.13 whichever of these two outcomes occurs.

Away + Home · Combined pre-match model chance 74.4%

Primary: £7.33 on Away at 2.02 with LeoVegas — returns £14.81
Cover: £2.67 on Home at 3.75 with Coral — returns £10.01

The primary outcome makes £4.81 profit. The cover outcome recovers the £10.00 total stake, plus £0.01. If Draw wins (pre-match model chance 25.6%), the full £10.00 is lost.

Draw + Away · Combined pre-match model chance 82.9%

Primary: £5.04 on Draw at 3.60 with Betfred — returns £18.14
Cover: £4.96 on Away at 2.02 with LeoVegas — returns £10.02

The primary outcome makes £8.14 profit. The cover outcome recovers the £10.00 total stake, plus £0.02. If Home wins (pre-match model chance 17.1%), the full £10.00 is lost.

Dutching is available. A different split can make a profit if either selected outcome wins. With the £10.00 example stake, the winning selection would return £12.94 whichever of these two outcomes occurs.

Away + Draw · Combined pre-match model chance 82.9%

Primary: £7.22 on Away at 2.02 with LeoVegas — returns £14.58
Cover: £2.78 on Draw at 3.60 with Betfred — returns £10.01

The primary outcome makes £4.58 profit. The cover outcome recovers the £10.00 total stake, plus £0.01. If Home wins (pre-match model chance 17.1%), the full £10.00 is lost.

This reduces the number of losing outcomes; it does not remove the risk, guarantee a profit, or show that the approach is profitable over time. Prices can change before both bets are placed.

Confidence is the predicted probability of each outcome. Model enhanced-eg2-s1-h2-draw-v3-opening; data frozen-13d66041ec2f7404b1ccad7c2ca36f80596df071a0445b8ad6f781c782382a02; generated 23 Oct 2026 00:16 BST (UK time). Published as main-model-sofascore/fallback-full-20261023-v1-1dad6975e4be6224.

Published main-model release

Release enhanced-eg2-s1-h2-draw-v3-opening · Feature schema eg2-s1-h2-draw-v3 · Forecast snapshot 2fd4b45d5a18a1fa9f860bc1cff0ca50

Model code SHA-256: b31c10d9ed8b715a6089f72e402584000d731c62bd860d7f955da3d3fee8110d.

Statistics used by this prediction

These are the saved inputs that contribute to this forecast. Trailing zeroes are shortened for display; match and player counts are whole numbers. Arrows compare the original values; = means equal.

Overall team comparison

Based on which team has more green arrows in the statistics below; this is not the model prediction.

Home · Preston North End ↓	Away · West Bromwich Albion ↑

Team performance

Current season, recent form and home/away performance.

Home · Preston North End		Away · West Bromwich Albion
Statistic	Value	Statistic	Value
↓Current points per game	0.363636363636	↑Current points per game	1.818181818182
=Current matches	11	=Current matches	11
↓Current form points per game	0.20	↑Current form points per game	1.40
=Current form matches	5	=Current form matches	5
↓Current venue points per game	0.60	↑Current venue points per game	1.80
=Current venue matches	5	=Current venue matches	5
↓Current goals scored per game	0.818181818182	↑Current goals scored per game	1.363636363636
↑Current goals conceded per game	2.181818181818	↓Current goals conceded per game	1.090909090909
↓Current form goals scored per game	0.60	↑Current form goals scored per game	1.20
↑Current form goals conceded per game	2.40	↓Current form goals conceded per game	1.20
↓Current venue goals scored per game	0.80	↑Current venue goals scored per game	1.20
↑Current venue goals conceded per game	1.80	↓Current venue goals conceded per game	1.20

Player pool

Minutes-weighted player performance across the active squad.

Home · Preston North End		Away · West Bromwich Albion
Statistic	Value	Statistic	Value
↓Rating	6.673769077942	↑Rating	7.013990056867
↓Minutes-weighted prior minutes	651.871090828963	↑Minutes-weighted prior minutes	667.798118459784
↓Minutes-weighted prior appearances	9.000291746035	↑Minutes-weighted prior appearances	9.403453385578
↑Active pool players	23	↓Active pool players	19
↓Goals per 90	0.07101254585	↑Goals per 90	0.123353527701
↓Assists per 90	0.0422900853	↑Assists per 90	0.071656693987
↓Shots per 90	1.054216253989	↑Shots per 90	1.077719674935
↓Shots on target per 90	0.220030884232	↑Shots on target per 90	0.335682741653
↑Key passes per 90	0.837352841798	↓Key passes per 90	0.802920803255
↓Saves per 90	0.297550459633	↑Saves per 90	0.311546048597

Goalkeepers

Goalkeeper contribution used by the model.

Home · Preston North End		Away · West Bromwich Albion
Statistic	Value	Statistic	Value
↓Goalkeeper save proportion	0.555555555556	↑Goalkeeper save proportion	0.826086956522
↓Goalkeeper rating	6.18	↑Goalkeeper rating	7.88

Team strength

Longer-term team-strength ratings and their evidence base.

Home · Preston North End		Away · West Bromwich Albion
Statistic	Value	Statistic	Value
↓Strength rating rating	1416.962822628954	↑Strength rating rating	1511.04906138046
↑Strength rating prior matches	287.00	↓Strength rating prior matches	281.00

Defensive pressure

How each side has limited shots, shots on target and key passes.

Home · Preston North End		Away · West Bromwich Albion
Statistic	Value	Statistic	Value
↑Shot suppression ratio	1.315639732683	↓Shot suppression ratio	0.783885542712
↑Shots on target suppression ratio	1.292220731604	↓Shots on target suppression ratio	1.050663845958
↑Keypass suppression ratio	1.247436643672	↓Keypass suppression ratio	0.658423808809

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