Ace Football previews the Championship round 26 match between Swansea and West Bromwich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Swansea enjoy home advantage, when visitors West Bromwich swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Swansea vs West Bromwich
Swansea Form
Swansea are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Queens Park Rangers by 3-0, before beating Luton by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Portsmouth, who ran out 4-0 winners. Swansea won three of their previous six matches at Swansea.com Stadium in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 13 goals to ten against.
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 2-1 against Derby. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Sheffield United, before winning 3-1 against Preston. West Bromwich only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by seven goals to six.
Betting stats for Swansea 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 Swansea and West Bromwich played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 9 Swansea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Swansea home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Swansea vs West Bromwich
It has been a great season for Josh Maja who bagged 12 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of West Bromwich.
Betting markets: Swansea vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
Swansea won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Swansea.com Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while West Bromwich won one of their last 10 games away. They drew six and lost three. West Bromwich scored at least once in their previous 8 matches. Swansea have beaten West Bromwich in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Swansea scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. West Bromwich scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games West Bromwich played. West Bromwich should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Swansea only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. West Bromwich claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Swansea have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with West Bromwich.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swansea, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for West Bromwich, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches. Swansea’s last 6 matches had more than three goals. West Bromwich scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.