Ace Football previews the Championship game between West Bromwich and Blackburn who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Despite a rather curious form recently, West Bromwich have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 32 of the Championship season. They meet Blackburn this coming Wednesday at the The Hawthorns, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.
West Bromwich approach the next Championship round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 47 points this season so far. With 31 games behind them, Blackburn amassed 45 points, placing them as number 6 before their next fixture.
Team form: West Bromwich vs Blackburn
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich beat Portsmouth by 5-1, lost 2-1 against Plymouth, before defeating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1. West Bromwich have been in potent form at The Hawthorns, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 15 goals while letting in four.
Blackburn Form
In their last three matches, Blackburn won 2-1 win against Preston, lost 2-1 against Queens Park Rangers and lost 0-2 against Wolverhampton. Blackburn managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring seven time and letting in four.
Betting facts for West Bromwich and Blackburn
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between West Bromwich and Blackburn. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- West Bromwich have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- West Bromwich have won 5 of the last 6 home matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 29 of the last 31 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Blackburn have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: West Bromwich vs Blackburn
It is a great season for Josh Maja, who currently has 12 league goals to his name during this season. West Bromwich will rely on his services to gun down Blackburn.
Popular betting markets: West Bromwich vs Blackburn
Full-time result
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich won five and drew five. Blackburn won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew one and lost four. West Bromwich are on a fantastic streak of no less than 11 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. West Bromwich have not lost to Blackburn in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
West Bromwich scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Blackburn got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games West Bromwich played. Blackburn should be able to score at least once this coming Wednesday as West Bromwich failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Blackburn managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of West Bromwich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Amazingly, West Bromwich failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.
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