Championship: Derby vs West Bromwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 6 match between Derby and West Bromwich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

West Bromwich go up against Derby on Wednesday for a Championship meeting at Pride Park.

Sitting bottom of the table, Derby have claimed four points after five rounds, while West Bromwich have amassed ten points. This places the latter as number 5 in the Championship at the moment.

Form: Derby vs West Bromwich

Derby Form

Derby are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Swansea by a 0-3 score, before winning 0-2 against Portsmouth. They were back on the losing side in a 3-0 defeat against West Ham. Derby won three of their previous six matches at Pride Park in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring seven goals to seven against.

West Bromwich Form

West Bromwich collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 3-1 against Middlesbrough. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Charlton, before winning 1-0 against Watford. West Bromwich won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven while also conceding six times.

Betting stats for Derby and West Bromwich

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Derby and West Bromwich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Derby vs West Bromwich

Sammie Szmodics has three strikes in six Championship matches for Derby, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with West Bromwich. The visitors are looking to Jimmy-Jay Morgan, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

Betting markets: Derby vs West Bromwich

Full-time result

Derby claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. West Bromwich won seven, drew zero and lost three of their last 10 games away. Derby have not lost to West Bromwich in 8 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Derby only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Impressively, West Bromwich scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. West Bromwich should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Wednesday, as Derby only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. West Bromwich claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Derby have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with West Bromwich.

Total goals

Derby saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for West Bromwich, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.4 times goals per game.