Ace Football previews the Championship game between West Bromwich and Watford who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Only three rounds remain of Championship season, and both West Bromwich and Watford look to bolster their account at The Hawthorns this coming Tuesday.
Sitting bottom of the table, West Bromwich have claimed 49 points after 43 rounds, while Watford have amassed 57 points. This places the latter as number 13 in the Championship at the moment.
Team form: West Bromwich vs Watford
West Bromwich Form
West Bromwich currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 0-0 against Blackburn. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Millwall in a 0-0 encounter, before beating Preston in a 0-2 encounter. West Bromwich only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at The Hawthorns in the Championship. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded six goals.
Watford Form
A draw is all that prevents Watford from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Charlton as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Oxford by a 2-0 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Sheffield United won the game and the exact score was 0-2. 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 11 goals to seven.
Betting stats for West Bromwich and Watford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Bromwich and Watford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 13 of the last 14 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 West Bromwich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 West Bromwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Watford away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: West Bromwich vs Watford
Josh Maja is showing good form for West Bromwich, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Marc Bola scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: West Bromwich vs Watford
Full-time result
West Bromwich claimed two wins, drew five and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Watford won one, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away. West Bromwich have gone through an impressive 8 games now without losing even once. West Bromwich didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich have not lost to Watford in 8 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
West Bromwich scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Watford scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. West Bromwich have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. West Bromwich probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Tuesday, as Watford managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. West Bromwich have scored in 17 consecutive league meetings with Watford.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of West Bromwich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Watford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.
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