Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between West Bromwich and Burnley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, West Bromwich will look to justify their title credentials this coming Sunday when they take on Burnley for a round 2 match in the Championship.
West Bromwich got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.
Team form: West Bromwich vs Burnley
West Bromwich Form
In the previous three matches, West Bromwich lost 2-1 against Sheffield Wednesday, beat Rotherham by 1-4 and won 1-2 against Norwich. West Bromwich only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored nine and conceded three goals.
Burnley Form
Following three draws in their last three matches, Burnley could do with a win again. Against Wolverhampton, they finished even 1-1, before drawing again in a 1-1 match with Notts Co.. Another 2-2 stalemate against West Ham followed. Burnley picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Championship, while scoring 13 and conceding three goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.
Betting facts for West Bromwich and Burnley
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between West Bromwich and Burnley. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 19 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- West Bromwich have won the last 6 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 West Bromwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Burnley away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Burnley have lost 8 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 6 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Burnley have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Burnley have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: West Bromwich vs Burnley
As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for West Bromwich and Burnley this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular betting markets: West Bromwich vs Burnley
Full-time result
West Bromwich won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing six and losing two as well. Burnley won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost eight in this run. West Bromwich did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Good luck taking on Burnley currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 34 games without defeat. Burnley are on a serious roll of now 16 away matches on the spin without defeat. Burnley have not lost to West Bromwich in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
West Bromwich scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Interestingly, Burnley scored the opening goal of the match in just zero of their last ten games. West Bromwich will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as Burnley have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
West Bromwich saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Burnley’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
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