West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 01th, 2025

West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End will face each other in a Championship game in England on Wednesday, January 01th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), check the West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End will occur

The game is set to be played in the small The Hawthorns stadium, in the city of West Bromwich, with a capacity for 26688 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.51 goals per match played.

West Bromwich Albion last match

West Bromwich Albion comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Derby County, in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 2-1. Coach C. Corberán Vallet's team lined up with this formation: 4-2-3-1.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.90, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

The defense certainly did not shine in this match. One of those responsible for the crisis of the defensive department is Darnell Furlong, cumbersome and unpunctual, constantly behind the opponents. The team's overall underwhelming performance was also due to his disappointing performance.

Preston North End last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Preston North End, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Hull City team with a final score of 1-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.25.

West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Championship, West Bromwich Albion was in 7th place while Preston North End was in the 19th place. West Bromwich Albion opened with a 4-4-2 arrangement while Preston North End charged with a 4-3-3 formation.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago! The meeting was valid for the Championship 2024/2025, on 30-11-2024. On that occasion, the clubs drew 1-1.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

In this game, the referee R. Madley will be in charge, assisted by B. Antrobus and J. Bickerdike.

West Bromwich Albion

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team West Bromwich Albion, standing in 8th place with 35 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 8 wins, 4 losses and, 11 draws.

With a small disadvantage of 1 point against Middlesbrough who occupies position 7, the team starts the 25th round.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the England Championship, West Bromwich Albion has no high ambitions or relegation concerns. Despite this, they will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

West Bromwich Albion analysis

West Bromwich Albion at the end of round 24 in Championship had 27 goals scored and 18 conceded.

The West Bromwich Albion team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach Carlos Corberán Vallet wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

West Bromwich Albion averaged 3.43 attempts toward the opponent's goal per match played, which may say a lot about the team's offensive skills and its ability to score.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the West Bromwich Albion team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 54.39%.

West Bromwich Albion is a more offensive team than Preston North End, having 2116 attacks vs. 1993 from Preston North End, having scored 27 times. In comparison, Preston North End converted into goal 23 times.

Best goalscorer from West Bromwich Albion

Josh Maja has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 10 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading West Bromwich Albion to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Preston North End

Championship leaderboard now

Preston North End arrives in this game with 26 points, and in 16th place in the Championship, having won 5 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 11 draws.

Preston North End analysis

Preston North End, after 24 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 23 while 29 are those conceded to opponents.

With an average of 1 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Preston North End

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Emil Riis. With 5 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Preston North End team achieving several victories this season.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of West Bromwich Albion is Josh Maja, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Preston North End is Emil Riis, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 4.74 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.71 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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