West Bromwich 3-1 Preston North End — Result, Statistics & Match Review — England - Championship, 1 Jan 2025

📅01/01/2025 · 🕒18:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 0-1 2nd Score 0-0
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
41%
1.9
Draw
27%
3.28
Away
32%
3.63
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
57%
1.64
Over 2.5
43%
2.15
Both Teams to Score
Yes
43%
1.96
No
57%
1.75
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
32%
2.54
2-3 Goals
38%
1.74
4-5 Goals
21%
4.34
6+ Goals
9%
22.55
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
22%
2.72
1/2
6%
34.5
1/X
6%
14.55
X/1
10%
4.2
X/2
12%
7.67
X/X
16%
4.16
2/1
9%
28.5
2/2
13%
6.32
2/X
6%
15.2
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
41%
Home Win
49%
-7.6pp
27%
Draw
27%
+0.2pp
32%
Away Win
24%
+7.4pp
57%
Under 2.5
57%
-0.5pp
43%
Over 2.5
43%
+0.5pp
43%
BTTS Yes
47%
-3.9pp
57%
BTTS No
53%
+3.9pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME West Bromwich EU Bookmakers 53%
Head to Head
AWAY Preston North End EU Bookmakers 28%
+1% / +9% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +7% / +1%
1.60/0.92 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 0.97/1.18
-4% / +9% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -7% / +30%
55% Ball Possession 45%
13 Total Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 4
332 · 75% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 251 · 70%
25.4 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 17.2
22.5 Crosses 15.0
1.9 Yellow Cards 2.2
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME West Bromwich
3W-1D-2L
AWAY Preston North End
1.67 Avg Goals (FT) 0.67
1.55 xG 0.97
52% Ball Possession 48%
14 Total Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 3
327 Passes 282
77% Pass Accuracy 73%
22 Box Touches 12
22 Crosses 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
30.11.2024 Preston North End Preston North End 1-1 HT 0-1 West Bromwich West Bromwich İNCL
04.05.2024 West Bromwich West Bromwich 3-0 HT 1-0 Preston North End Preston North End İNCL
30.09.2023 Preston North End Preston North End 0-4 HT 0-2 West Bromwich West Bromwich İNCL
29.12.2022 West Bromwich West Bromwich 2-0 HT 1-0 Preston North End Preston North End İNCL
05.10.2022 Preston North End Preston North End 1-0 HT 1-0 West Bromwich West Bromwich İNCL
26.01.2022 West Bromwich West Bromwich 0-2 HT 0-1 Preston North End Preston North End İNCL
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME West Bromwich
3-1
AWAY Preston North End
1.14 xG 0.78
47% Ball Possession 53%
12 Total Shots 10
7 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 5
316 Passes 357
78% Pass Accuracy 79%
15 Box Touches 17
9 Crosses 19
1 Yellow Cards 4
POST-MATCH West Bromwich vs Preston North End
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

West Bromwich beat Preston North End 3-1. Half-time: 3-0.

As we highlighted before kick-off, our model had West Bromwich as the likeliest winner at 41%, and the 3-1 landed on that lead. The goals read — under 2.5 goals (57%), no to both teams scoring (57%) — went the other way, though.

On the day, West Bromwich had 47% of the ball to Preston North End's 53%, shots finished 12-10, expected goals 1.14 to 0.78.

For context: across their last 6 meetings in our records, West Bromwich had the better of it with 3 wins, 1 drawn. Those games averaged 1.67 goals for West Bromwich and 0.67 for Preston North End.

What was the final score of West Bromwich vs Preston North End?

West Bromwich 3-1 Preston North End in the England - Championship on 01/01/2025. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for West Bromwich vs Preston North End?

Before kick-off our model rated a West Bromwich win the most likely single outcome at about 41%, with the full match-result split West Bromwich 41%, draw 27%, Preston North End 32%. The final score 3-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (West Bromwich) — while Under 2.5, BTTS No went the other way.

✓ Match Result (West Bromwich) ✗ Under 2.5 ✗ BTTS No
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