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.
Blackburn go up against West Bromwich this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at The Hawthorns.
West Bromwich are placed fourth with 17 points after ten matches. Blackburn occupy a position as seventh in the league on 15 points.
Team form: West Bromwich vs Blackburn
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 by Wolverhampton and 0-1 against Birmingham. They turned the table by winning 1-2 against Wrexham. West Bromwich managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored six and conceded four goals.
Blackburn Form
In their last three matches, Blackburn drew 2-2 with Portsmouth, beat Cardiff by 2-1 and beat Bristol City by 0-1. Blackburn claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting facts 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 13 of the last 15 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 West Bromwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: West Bromwich vs Blackburn
Aune Selland Heggeboe is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Blackburn look to Oladapo Afolayan, hoping he can add to his current total of four Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: West Bromwich vs Blackburn
Full-time result
West Bromwich claimed four wins, drew five and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Blackburn won three, drew five and lost two of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
West Bromwich scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Blackburn only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away 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 two of the last 10 games, Blackburn kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
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 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Blackburn. They performed an average of 1.4 goals in these.
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