Ace Football previews the Championship game between Southampton and West Bromwich who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
West Bromwich go up against Southampton this coming Friday for a Championship meeting at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Form: Southampton vs West Bromwich
Southampton Form
Southampton have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. Against Stoke, they came out empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-2 win against Leeds. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against West Bromwich. Southampton won four of their previous six Championship games at the St. Mary’s Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 13 goals.
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 3-0 against Sheffield Wednesday. A 3-0 win followed against Preston, before drawing 0-0 with Southampton. West Bromwich managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring 11 time and letting in ten.
Betting facts for Southampton 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 Southampton and West Bromwich played across all tournaments.
- Southampton have scored in 29 of the last 31 home matches in the Championship
- In 13 of the last 15 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Southampton have scored in 23 of the last 25 home matches
- In 11 of the last 13 Southampton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 home matches Southampton played, both teams scored
- In 6 of the last 7 away matches West Bromwich played, both teams scored
- In 6 of the last 7 away matches West Bromwich played in the Championship, both teams scored
- West Bromwich have conceded in 11 of the last 12 away matches
- West Bromwich have conceded in 11 of the last 12 away matches in the Championship
- West Bromwich have not won 10 of the last 12 away matches
In-form players: Southampton vs West Bromwich
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Che Adams has actually netted 15 goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders West Bromwich should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Che Adams to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular betting markets: Southampton vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
Southampton claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. West Bromwich won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away. Southampton have not lost to West Bromwich in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Southampton scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. West Bromwich scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. West Bromwich managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Southampton have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with West Bromwich.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Southampton, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of West Bromwich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.
Suggested bet: Southampton vs West Bromwich
To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Southampton vs West Bromwich mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.