Championship

Championship | Gameweek 25

Jan 1, 2025 at 3pm UK

The Hawthorns

West Brom
3 - 1
Preston

Maja (18', 40'), Styles (35')
Bartley (90+6')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Ledson (70')
Teitur Thordarson (42'), McCann (56'), Whatmough (71'), Whiteman (89')

The Match

Match Report

West Bromwich Albion defeat Preston North End on New Year's Day, as the Baggies sweep their visitors aside at the Hawthorns to start 2025 in style.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

West Bromwich Albion

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-1 West Brom
Sunday, December 29 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 3-1 Sheff Weds
Sunday, December 29 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 50.87%. A draw had a probability of 26.6% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 22.57%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.3%) and 2-1 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.35%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (8.44%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.

Result
West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Preston North End
50.87% ( -0.01)	26.56% ( -0)	22.57% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 44.9% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.49% (

0.01)

58.51% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.91% (

0.01)

79.09% (

-0.01)

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.86%

23.14% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.99%

57.01% (

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.42% (

0.02)

41.58% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.93% (

0.02)

78.07% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

West Bromwich Albion 50.86%

Preston North End 22.57%

Draw 26.55%

West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 14.08% 2-0 @ 10.3% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.04% ( 0) 3-0 @ 5.03% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.41% 3-2 @ 1.94% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.84% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.62% ( 0) Other @ 2.6% Total : 50.86%	1-1 @ 12.35% 0-0 @ 9.62% ( -0) 2-2 @ 3.97% ( 0) Other @ 0.61% Total : 26.55%	0-1 @ 8.44% ( 0) 1-2 @ 5.42% ( 0) 0-2 @ 3.7% ( 0) 1-3 @ 1.59% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.16% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.08% ( 0) Other @ 1.17% Total : 22.57%