Given their position in the table, Preston may feel that they can throw caution to the wind at The Hawthorns. Nevertheless, we still feel that the Baggies will do just enough to claim all three points, potentially edging a close game by the odd goal in three.
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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 56.72%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 18.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.28%) and 2-1 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.45%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (6.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.
