Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between Wrexham and West Bromwich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Wrexham hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome West Bromwich over to the SToK Cae Ras for a round 2 match.
A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and eight places.
Form: Wrexham vs West Bromwich
Wrexham Form
In the last three outings, Wrexham beat Lincoln City by 0-2, lost 2-1 against Southampton, before drawing 3-3 with Hull.
West Bromwich Form
In their three most recent outings, West Bromwich won 5-3 and 1-0 against Luton and Blackburn, before drawing 1-1 against Derby. West Bromwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by seven goals to three.
Betting facts for Wrexham and West Bromwich
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Wrexham and West Bromwich. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 17 of the last 19 Wrexham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Wrexham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Wrexham have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Wrexham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Wrexham have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 19 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- West Bromwich have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Wrexham vs West Bromwich
As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Wrexham and West Bromwich this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular betting markets: Wrexham vs West Bromwich
Full-time result
Wrexham claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. West Bromwich won zero, drew five and lost five of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Wrexham scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. West Bromwich scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Wrexham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Wrexham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of West Bromwich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.