Ace Football previews the Championship game between Stoke and West Bromwich who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Stoke hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites on Saturday when they welcome West Bromwich over to the Bet365 Stadium for a round 4 match.
The current difference in the Championship standings between the two teams clashing at Bet365 Stadium this coming Saturday is two points.
Team form: Stoke vs West Bromwich
Stoke Form
Stoke hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Sheffield Wednesday by 0-3, before winning 1-2 against Southampton. The streak ended in a recent 0-3 defeat against Bradford. Stoke won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals.
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Derby. Then, they took out Wrexham 2-3, followed by a 1-1 draw with Portsmouth. West Bromwich 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 eight goals to five.
Betting facts for Stoke and West Bromwich
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Stoke and West Bromwich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Stoke have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Stoke have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Stoke have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 21 of the last 23 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Stoke vs West Bromwich
Look no further than Lewis Baker, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Stoke in the Championship, while Isaac Price managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for West Bromwich in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Stoke vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
Stoke claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. West Bromwich won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. West Bromwich remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce. West Bromwich have not lost to Stoke in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. West Bromwich scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Stoke scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in six of their last 10 games. Stoke have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with West Bromwich.
Total goals
Stoke saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of West Bromwich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.