Ace Football previews the Championship game between West Bromwich and Southampton who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Southampton go up against West Bromwich this coming Wednesday for a Championship meeting at The Hawthorns.
Form: West Bromwich vs Southampton
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Charlton, they recorded a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Oxford, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with Sheffield United. West Bromwich claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored five and conceded 12 goals.
Southampton Form
Southampton are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Queens Park Rangers got left behind in a 5-0 win, before Sheffield Wednesday got hammered in a 1-3 victory. Fulham was the most recent victim in a 0-1 win for Southampton. Southampton won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding ten.
Betting stats and facts for West Bromwich and Southampton
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Bromwich and Southampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 14 of the last 16 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 West Bromwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Southampton have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Southampton have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Southampton have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Southampton have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Southampton have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: West Bromwich vs Southampton
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with George Campbell, 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 Southampton.The visitors will be looking to Ryan Manning to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Southampton in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: West Bromwich vs Southampton
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at The Hawthorns across all tournaments West Bromwich won three times, drew three and lost four times. Southampton claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Southampton have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games. Southampton have not lost to West Bromwich in 9 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
West Bromwich scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Impressively, Southampton scored the first goal in nine out of previous ten games. Southampton were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for West Bromwich, who scored an average of 0.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Southampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches. Southampton scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.
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