Championship: Portsmouth vs West Bromwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 5 match between Portsmouth and West Bromwich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Portsmouth enjoy home advantage, when visitors West Bromwich swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Looking at the Championship standings, the current difference between the sides is seven points and 16 places.

Team form: Portsmouth vs West Bromwich

Portsmouth Form

Two draws were the best Portsmouth could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 0-0 with Luton, before finishing even in a 2-2 draw against Middlesbrough. Their most recent match brought a 1-3 defeat against Sunderland. Portsmouth only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Fratton Park in the Championship. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 12 goals.

West Bromwich Form

West Bromwich went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Leeds. A 1-2 win against Stoke followed, before they beat Swansea by 1-0. In their last six away matches in the Championship, West Bromwich won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Portsmouth and West Bromwich

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 Portsmouth and West Bromwich played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Portsmouth vs West Bromwich

With two goals in six matches Callum Lang has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against West Bromwich and their defence. The visitors hope Josh Maja adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.

Betting markets: Portsmouth vs West Bromwich

Full-time result

Portsmouth 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 two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. West Bromwich have beaten Portsmouth in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Portsmouth only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, West Bromwich only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Portsmouth managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Portsmouth have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with West Bromwich.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portsmouth, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for West Bromwich, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.

Betting prediction: Portsmouth vs West Bromwich

To sum up, the upcoming match between Portsmouth 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.

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