Ace Football previews the Championship game between Blackburn and West Bromwich who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Blackburn enjoy home advantage, when visitors West Bromwich swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Blackburn are placed sixth with 18 points after ten matches. West Bromwich occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 18 points.
Form: Blackburn vs West Bromwich
Blackburn Form
In their last three games, Blackburn lost 3-0 against Coventry, got defeated 2-1 by Plymouth before winning 1-0 against Swansea. Blackburn won five of their last six Championship matches at the Ewood Park, scoring 12 and conceding three along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 0-1 at the hands of Middlesbrough, before drawing 0-0 with Millwall. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Oxford resulting 1-1. West Bromwich won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding nine.
Betting stats and facts for Blackburn and West Bromwich
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Blackburn and West Bromwich. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 8 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Blackburn have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
Players on top: Blackburn vs West Bromwich
Lewis Travis is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. West Bromwich look to Alex Mowatt, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.
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Full-time result
Blackburn claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. West Bromwich won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Blackburn didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Ewood Park.
Both teams to score
Blackburn 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. Blackburn have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. West Bromwich have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Blackburn have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Blackburn and West Bromwich.
Total goals
Blackburn 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 happened in four of the last ten outings for West Bromwich, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
Recommended tip: Blackburn vs West Bromwich
To sum up, the upcoming match between Blackburn and West Bromwich seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.