Ace Football previews the Championship game between West Bromwich and Derby who meet up this coming Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Only three rounds remain of Championship season, and both West Bromwich and Derby look to bolster their account at The Hawthorns this coming Monday.
Ranked as number 8 in the Championship standings, West Bromwich, have so far collected 60 points this season, while Derby collected 43 points. This puts them up as number 21 after 43 rounds.
Team form: West Bromwich vs Derby
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Bristol City by a 2-1 score, before winning 2-1 against Watford. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-0 against Coventry. West Bromwich won three of their previous six matches at The Hawthorns in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring six goals to five against.
Derby Form
In their last three matches, Derby drew 0-0 with Burnley, drew 2-2 with Portsmouth and lost 0-1 against Luton. Derby only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to six.
Betting facts for West Bromwich and Derby
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Bromwich and Derby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 12 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Derby have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Derby have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Derby have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
Players in form: West Bromwich vs Derby
While only scoring one goals in his last six outings for West Bromwich, Alex Mowatt has been good for them over the course of the season with seven goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Derby, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Monday, depending on your betting strategy.
Betting markets: West Bromwich vs Derby
Full-time result
West Bromwich claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Derby won one of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost six of the games in this run. Derby have not lost to West Bromwich in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
West Bromwich scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Derby scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Derby should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Monday, as West Bromwich only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Derby claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in two of West Bromwich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Derby, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. West Bromwich conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.