Ace Football previews the Championship round 27 match between West Bromwich and Middlesbrough and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Middlesbrough come to The Hawthorns for the Championship match on Friday, West Bromwich will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
While Middlesbrough are chasing the lead in the Championship after collecting 46 points in 26 rounds, West Bromwich trail by 31 points after 26 rounds, leaving them as number 18 in the table.
Team form: West Bromwich vs Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Form
A single draw is all West Bromwich have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 2-1 against Swansea and Leicester respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Swansea. West Bromwich won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 11 goals.
Middlesbrough Form
In their previous three outings, Middlesbrough lost 1-0 against Derby, beat Southampton 4-0 and lost 3-1 against Fulham. Middlesbrough claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for West Bromwich and Middlesbrough
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Bromwich and Middlesbrough. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 12 West Bromwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- West Bromwich have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 17 of the last 19 Middlesbrough away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Middlesbrough away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: West Bromwich vs Middlesbrough
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Karlan Grant, 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 Middlesbrough.The visitors will be looking to Morgan Whittaker to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Middlesbrough in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: West Bromwich vs Middlesbrough
Full-time result
West Bromwich won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Hawthorns. They drew three and lost two as well, while Middlesbrough won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Middlesbrough have beaten West Bromwich in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
West Bromwich scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While West Bromwich managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Middlesbrough kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
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 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Middlesbrough, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.
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