Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Blackpool go up against West Bromwich Albion at Bloomfield Road this coming Tuesday in the Championship.
Going into the encounter, West Brom sit 11th in the Championship table. They have 60 points from 41 matches, 22 more than the 23rd-placed Blackpool, and with a game in hand
Team form: Blackpool vs West Bromwich Albion
Blackpool Form
Blackpool suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Cardiff in a 1-3 defeat. Luton also proved too hard to handle, as they won 3-1 before Blackpool struck back last time out in a 1-0 win against Wigan. In their last six Championship home matches, the Seasiders have three wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost two. They scored ten and conceded eight goals.
West Bromwich Albion Form
In their past three matches, West Bromwich Albion lost 3-1 against Rotherham, drew 2-2 with Queens P.R, and won 1-2 against Stoke. The Bagpies managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 12 times and letting in six.
Betting stats and facts for Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion played across all tournaments.
- Blackpool have not won 14 of the last 16 matches
- Blackpool have lost the last 4 matches in a row and both teams scored at the same time
- Blackpool have lost 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 matches in a row Blackpool played, both teams scored
- In the last 5 Blackpool matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- West Bromwich have conceded in 12 of the last 13 away matches
- West Bromwich have not won the last 7 away matches in a row
- West Bromwich have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches
- West Bromwich have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Blackpool vs West Bromwich Albion
It has been a superb season for Jerry Yates so far as he managed to score impressive 13 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and Blackpool will rely on his abilities against West Bromwich Albion. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Tuesday seems like a decent punt.
Popular betting markets: Blackpool vs West Bromwich Albion
Full-time result
Bloomfield Road witnessed Blackpool winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew four and lost two in this run. West Bromwich Albion won two of their previous 10 games away, drew two, and lost six. They have not lost to Blackpool in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Blackpool only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. West Bromwich Albion got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games, and in six of their previous 10 outings overall.
Total goals
Blackpool performed an average of 1.2 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for West Bromwich Albion, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Blackpool vs West Bromwich Albion
The match between Blackpool and West Bromwich Albion should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Championship game.