Ace Football previews the Championship round 42 match between West Bromwich and Watford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
West Bromwich and Watford face off in round 42 at The Hawthorns, and it has the look of a tight Championship match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.
Form: West Bromwich vs Watford
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Norwich, before Sunderland ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Bristol City, who came out 2-1 winners. West Bromwich claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored six and conceded five goals.
Watford Form
Watford claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw against Plymouth. Afterwards, a 2-1 defeat against Bristol City followed, before beating Hull 1-0. Watford claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by seven goals to five.
Betting facts for West Bromwich and Watford
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between West Bromwich and Watford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 11 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 9 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Watford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: West Bromwich vs Watford
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Alex Mowatt will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Watford hope Moussa Sissoko can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
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Full-time result
West Bromwich claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Watford won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Watford have not lost to West Bromwich in 9 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
West Bromwich scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Watford should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as West Bromwich only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Watford claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 games. West Bromwich have scored in 15 consecutive league meetings with Watford.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for West Bromwich, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Watford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.
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