Ace Football previews the Championship game between West Bromwich and Blackburn who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Championship title favourites West Bromwich begin their title challenge on Saturday in an opening day encounter with Blackburn at The Hawthorns.
Team form: West Bromwich vs Blackburn
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 1-3 against Derby, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Cardiff. Their latest match brought a 5-3 win in their encounter with Luton. West Bromwich won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded nine goals.
Blackburn Form
In their three most recent outings, Blackburn won 0-1 and 2-1 against Sunderland and Watford, before drawing 1-1 against Sheffield United. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Blackburn won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for West Bromwich and Blackburn
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Bromwich and Blackburn. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 17 of the last 19 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 West Bromwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 18 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 16 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 26 of the last 28 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: West Bromwich vs Blackburn
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Callum Styles, who is performing well for West Bromwich. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Blackburn.The visitors will be looking to Yuki Ohashi to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Blackburn in recent matches.
Betting markets: West Bromwich vs Blackburn
Full-time result
West Bromwich claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Blackburn won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Blackburn didn’t lose any of their previous 6 outings.
Both teams to score
West Bromwich scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Impressively, Blackburn scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Blackburn managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Blackburn have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with West Bromwich when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of West Bromwich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Blackburn’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.
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