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Match preview · Championship

West Ham United – Preston North End

West Ham United Home 4th in Championship
2.15
Preston North End Away 24th in Championship
1.03 Projected xG
West Ham United
63%
Fair 1.59
Draw
23%
Fair 4.39
Preston North End
14%
Fair 6.98

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Data coverage · partial
  • West Ham United 12/20
  • Preston North End 20/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 06:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
West Ham United xG 2.03 xGA 1.22
  • W 2.96 created, 0.44 conceded against Wrexham
  • D 1.87 created, 2.68 conceded against Millwall
  • D 1.44 created, 1.27 conceded against Queens Park Rangers
  • W 3.20 created, 0.35 conceded against Lincoln City
  • W 1.19 created, 1.04 conceded against Swansea City
  • L 1.52 created, 1.55 conceded against Southampton
Preston North End xG 0.96 xGA 1.75
  • L 0.58 created, 0.66 conceded against Lincoln City
  • D 1.50 created, 2.54 conceded against Queens Park Rangers
  • L 0.65 created, 1.09 conceded against Millwall
  • L 0.49 created, 2.24 conceded against Birmingham City
  • L 0.72 created, 1.86 conceded against Wrexham
  • D 1.79 created, 2.08 conceded against West Bromwich Albion

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
3.18
Over 2.5 goals
64%
Both teams to score
62%
West Ham United 2+ goals
66%
West Ham United clean sheet
33%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

2:1
11.5%
1:1
11.0%
2:0
9.5%

Why the model favours West Ham United

Attack, defence and recent form all point to West Ham United.

Attack
Favours West Ham United
2nd vs 24th
West Ham United attack v Preston North End defence
Defence
Favours West Ham United
5th vs 12th
West Ham United defence v Preston North End attack
Recent xG form
Favours West Ham United
+0.81 vs -0.79
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: West Ham United and Preston North End compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading West Ham United Preston North End
xG / match (better) 2.11 · 2nd 1.28 · 16th
xGA / match (better) 1.21 · 6th 1.51 · 15th
xGD / match (better) +0.90 · 2nd -0.23 · 16th
xPts / match (better) 1.84 · 3rd 1.19 · 16th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.81 -0.79

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Match result

West Ham United to win
62.9% 1.59 —
Draw
22.8% 4.39 —
Preston North End to win
14.3% 6.98 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
86.2% 1.16 —
Under 1.5 goals
13.8% 7.24 —
Over 2.5 goals
63.6% 1.57 —
Under 2.5 goals
36.4% 2.75 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
62.0% 1.61 —
Both teams not to score
38.0% 2.63 —

Team goals — West Ham United

West Ham United to score
90.3% 1.11 —
West Ham United not to score
9.7% 10.32 —
West Ham United 2+ goals
65.7% 1.52 —
West Ham United at most 1 goal
34.3% 2.92 —

Team goals — Preston North End

Preston North End to score
67.2% 1.49 —
Preston North End not to score
32.8% 3.05 —
Preston North End 2+ goals
27.6% 3.63 —
Preston North End at most 1 goal
72.4% 1.38 —

What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

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