Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion prediction: EFL Championship, Saturday 24 October

Preston North End host West Bromwich Albion in the EFL Championship on Saturday 24 October, kick-off 17:00 EAT.

Who will win Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion?

There is little to separate the sides: Preston North End 31%, the draw 28%, West Bromwich Albion 41%. Megapari's 2.06 on West Bromwich Albion is shorter than our fair price of 2.44: the bookmaker rates them a little higher than the model does.

One market clears our thresholds for this match: under 3.5 goals (77%).

Odds: Megapari, as of 17 October 2026, 23:46 EAT. Prices move; check the bookmaker before you bet.

Goals in Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion

Expected goals are 1.1 for Preston North End and 1.2 for West Bromwich Albion, and over 2.5 goals is close to even at 47%. Both teams to score is close to a coin flip at 52%.

Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion correct score prediction

The single most likely score is 1-1 at 14%, ahead of 0-1 (12%) and 0-0 (11%). Even the top score comes up only about once in 7 matches like this one.

Form: Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion in their last five

Preston North End have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5, with a goal difference of -3. West Bromwich Albion have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5, with a goal difference of +1. The results cover every competition in our data.

Preston North End: last five matches

West Bromwich Albion: last five matches

Preston North End vs West Bromwich Albion head to head

In their last five meetings in our data, Preston North End won none, West Bromwich Albion won 4 and 1 was drawn. The most recent, on 18 April 2026, finished Preston North End 0–2 West Bromwich Albion.

The rest of the EFL Championship is on our Championship page and all the matches we cover this week are listed on Match predictions.

How these numbers are made: attack and defence ratings fitted on three seasons of results with an adjusted Poisson model, probabilities calibrated on past seasons, and the match result, over/under 2.5 and both-teams-to-score figures blended half and half with Megapari's odds once the margin is removed. The page updates four times a day until kick-off; from then on it stays as it was, and the result is added after the match. Methodology. Track record.