OptimaGoal
EN
Championship · Matchday 16

West Ham United vs Preston North End: Match Preview & Stats

West Ham United crest West Ham United
vs
Preston North End crest Preston North End
London Stadium, London

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

To take in the latest form and rest days, the predictions for this match come out on . (If either team plays another match in between, they come out once that match is over.)

See today's ready predictions →

Our record

  • West Ham United: 2 of 7 right
  • Preston North End: 5 of 7 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Championship, Matchday 16
Kick-off
Venue
London Stadium, London
Since last match
West Ham United: 14 days (Championship) · Blackburn Rovers (2‑1) Preston North End: 14 days (Championship) · Southampton (1‑0)
Next match
West Ham United: 3 days (Championship) later · Portsmouth Preston North End: 3 days (Championship) later · Cardiff City

Last starting XI

West Ham United 4-4-1-1

  1. 1 Hermansen
  2. 34 Veltman
  3. 15 Mavropanos
  4. 3 Kilman
  5. 63 Mayers
  6. 20 Bowen
  7. 14 Mukasa
  8. 7 Engels
  9. 35 Austbø
  10. 17 Kanté
  11. 9 Piroe

Coach: Scott Parker at Blackburn Rovers, 1-2 · Championship · 7 Nov

Preston North End 3-4-3

  1. 21 Nicholls
  2. 24 Offiah
  3. 6 Lindsay
  4. 16 Hughes
  5. 17 Mills
  6. 23 Moran
  7. 15 Thompson
  8. 3 Vukčević
  9. 7 Devine
  10. 10 Lang
  11. 11 Small

Coach: Jason Euell vs Southampton, 1-0 · Championship · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

West Ham United

  • FW Keiber LamadridInjured · Late November 2026

Preston North End

  • DF Andrew HughesInjured · Doubtful
  • DF Lewis GibsonInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Alistair McCannInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Andrija VukčevićInjured · Doubtful
  • MF Harry ClarkeInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Liam GibbsInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Johnny KennyInjured · Late November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

West Ham United

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
1 player out

Preston North End

High impact
Missing attack share 27.0%
Missing minutes share 23.0%
7 players out 4 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW Johnny Kenny 12% attack · 4% mins
  • MF Andrija Vukčević 6% attack · 7% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

West Ham United Preston North End
Box & Territory Pressure 66 39
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 70 54
Finishing Efficiency 92 15
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 18 19
Underlying Play Power 71 28
West Ham United Results above play quality (running hot)
Preston North End Playing above results (positive regression candidate)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

West Ham United

When scoring first 86% won · 100% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 50% points rescued · 0% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 35% 2nd Half: 65%
First 15': 8% Last 15' (76-90'): 30%

Preston North End

When scoring first 33% won · 67% unbeaten (6 matches)
When conceding first 0% points rescued · 0% won (9 matches)
1st Half: 62% 2nd Half: 38%
First 15': 31% Last 15' (76-90'): 31%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

West Ham United

  1. 1. MF Jarrod Bowen 4G · 5A
    Team attack 19.0% Team shots 17.0%
  2. 2. FW Valentín Castellanos 1G · 3A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 14.0%
  3. 3. MF Mohamadou Kanté 2G · 2A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 8.0%

Preston North End

  1. 1. FW Alfie Devine 1G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 12.0%
  2. 2. FW Callum Lang 2G · 0A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 10.0%
  3. 3. MF Léo Leroy 1G · 1A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 4.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

West Ham United Preston North End
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 7/10
Over 2.5 goals 8/10 5/10
Over 3.5 goals 7/10 4/10
Both teams scored 7/10 5/10
Clean sheet 3/10 1/10
Failed to score 0/10 4/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 2.5 / 1.7 0.8 / 2.0

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

West Ham United

  • L 1-2 at Blackburn Rovers (A) Championship · 7 Nov
  • D 3-3 at Cardiff City (A) Championship · 4 Nov
  • L 1-3 vs West Bromwich Albion (H) Championship · 31 Oct
  • L 2-3 vs Southampton (H) Championship · 24 Oct
  • W 1-0 at Swansea City (A) Championship · 17 Oct

Preston North End

  • W 1-0 vs Southampton (H) Championship · 7 Nov
  • L 2-3 vs Sheffield United (H) Championship · 3 Nov
  • L 0-2 at Stoke City (A) Championship · 31 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs West Bromwich Albion (H) Championship · 24 Oct
  • L 1-4 at Wrexham (A) Championship · 17 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

West Ham United

Preston North End

Goals in each 15-minute period, Championship this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

West Ham United

Player G A
Jarrod Bowen (1 pen) 7 7
Konstantinos Mavropanos 5 0
Joël Piroe 4 2
Divine Mukasa 4 1
Mohamadou Kanté 3 2

Preston North End

Player G A
Callum Lang 4 0
Jordan Thompson 2 1
Johnny Kenny 2 0
Alfie Devine 1 1
Léo Leroy 1 1

Goals and assists in the Championship this season.

Corners and yellow cards

West Ham United Preston North End
  • 7.0 Corners won 4.7
  • 4.5 Corners conceded 6.1
  • 2.2 Yellow cards 2.3
  • 1.3 Opponents' yellow cards 1.1

Per match in the Championship this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

West Ham UnitedPreston North End
Attack 100 4 2.5 goals per match this season0.9 goals per match this season
Defence 96 9 1.5 conceded per match this season2.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1876Elo #69 Elo rating 1573Elo #343

Head-to-head

West Ham United and Preston North End have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Birmingham City 15 852 28:14 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 852 30:19 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 924 24:18 +6 29
4 Southampton 15 843 29:15 +14 28
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 843 26:18 +8 28
6 West Bromwich Albion 15 843 23:15 +8 28
7 Swansea City 15 825 22:18 +4 26
8 Queens Park Rangers 15 663 24:18 +6 24
9 West Ham United 15 654 37:23 +14 23
10 Sheffield United 15 645 21:19 +2 22
11 Portsmouth 15 645 20:18 +2 22
12 Norwich City 15 708 32:24 +8 21
13 Blackburn Rovers 15 636 22:23 -1 21
14 Cardiff City 15 465 27:27 0 18
15 Wrexham 15 465 18:20 -2 18
16 Millwall 15 537 23:27 -4 18
17 Bristol City 15 537 16:24 -8 18
18 Bolton Wanderers 15 528 20:29 -9 17
19 Charlton Athletic 15 456 13:23 -10 17
20 Watford 15 438 13:23 -10 15
21 Lincoln City 15 438 15:26 -11 15
22 Burnley 15 177 22:31 -9 10
23 Derby County 15 249 14:30 -16 10
24 Preston North End 15 2211 13:30 -17 8

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

Members

Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Championship: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitlePromotedPlay-offsRelegated
West Ham United 23
Preston North End 8

For members

Every club's chance of every place, from our simulated seasons, updated daily.

Become a member

Every Championship club's projection →

More Championship matches

All fixtures

Times are UTC.