Ace Football previews the Championship game between West Bromwich and Burnley who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Struggling West Bromwich are in for a tough assignment, when going up against The Clarets this coming Thursday at The Hawthorns. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.
Placed sixth in the table West Bromwich have amassed 21 points after 13 matches. On 23 points, Burnley rank fourth with 13 matches played this season.
Team form: West Bromwich vs Burnley
West Bromwich Form
In their previous three matches, West Bromwich first drew 0-0 against Blackburn, then 0-0 against Cardiff before also finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Luton. West Bromwich claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew three and lost one, scored two goals and conceded one.
Burnley Form
In their last three matches, Burnley drew 1-1 with Hull, drew 0-0 with Queens Park Rangers and lost 1-0 against Millwall. Burnley won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says three goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats and facts for West Bromwich and Burnley
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Bromwich and Burnley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 14 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 West Bromwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 7 West Bromwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 12 of the last 13 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Burnley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Burnley away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: West Bromwich vs Burnley
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Karlan Grant will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Burnley hope Josh Brownhill can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Betting markets: West Bromwich vs Burnley
Full-time result
West Bromwich claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Burnley won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. West Bromwich did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Burnley have not lost to West Bromwich in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, West Bromwich scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Burnley got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Burnley managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. West Bromwich have scored in 12 consecutive league meetings with Burnley.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for West Bromwich, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Burnley’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.
Recommended tip: West Bromwich vs Burnley
In conclusion, the upcoming game between West Bromwich and Burnley seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.