Ace Football previews the Championship round 30 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 Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Portsmouth vs West Bromwich
Portsmouth Form
The Portsmouth team look in good shape before their match against West Bromwich, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Sheffield Wednesday 0-1, then they held Watford to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw Southampton. Portsmouth claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 2-3 against Middlesbrough. A 0-5 defeat against Norwich followed, before a 1-1 draw with Derby. West Bromwich are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 11 goals while scoring five themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Portsmouth and West Bromwich
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Portsmouth and West Bromwich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 7 of the last 9 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Portsmouth vs West Bromwich
Adrian Segecic found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Jed Wallace just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Portsmouth vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
Portsmouth won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Fratton Park. They drew three and lost four as well, while West Bromwich won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost eight. West Bromwich conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. West Bromwich have not lost to Portsmouth in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, West Bromwich scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Portsmouth played. Portsmouth probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as West Bromwich managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. West Bromwich have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Portsmouth when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Portsmouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for West Bromwich, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game. West Bromwich conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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