Championship – West Brom vs Swansea City: Betting Preview

From a rather disappointing position in the standings, West Bromwich Albion could really do with a win when going up against Swansea. They have had some tough results and need to get their season back on track pronto.

Ranked 13th in the Championship table, the Bagpies have collected 46 points from 33 games and sit 8 points ahead of their 17th-placed opponents.

Steve Bruce’s men go into their next Championship match, averaging a humble 0.5 goals per game in their last 10 matches, in which they scored a mundane 5 times, while conceding 13 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring 2 times.

Swansea, in contrast, are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 7 goals in the past 10 outings for an average of 0.7 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while the Swans claimed 3 clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Our tip

Facts and figures for West Brom vs Swansea in Championship.

Current form — West Brom vs Swansea

The Bagpies to pick up the pieces

Only a single point prevents West Brom from having nothing to show for their previous 3 games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against Blackburn, before getting trounced 2-0 against Luton. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Middlesbrough ran out 2-1 winners.

The Swans hope to stop the rot

It is all or nothing with Swansea at the moment and sadly for them, it has been more “nothing” than “all”. They first went down 3-0 in an encounter with Stoke to which, they replied by beating Bristol City 3-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side when they lost 4-0 against Sheffield United.

How do the bookies view it?

At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Swansea will get you odds 5.50, meaning the bookies predict that they are in with an 18% chance of beating West Bromwich Albion. You can get a price of 1.78, should you wish to add a home win to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

West Brom vs Swansea – Fixture History

The last time the pair played each other, Swansea came away as 2-1 winners in the Championship, back in October 2021. In the last 7 meetings of these teams, the opponents played on an equal footing.

Current table in the Championship

Primary goalscorer

Ahead of their latest Championship match, both West Brom and Swansea will be looking for their main strikers. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.