West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers prediction for Wednesday’s Championship round 32 clash at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich. You can follow our free predictions betting tips and preview on this page.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: West Brom to Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals – 1.57
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: West Brom -1 Goal Handicap – 2.27
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Draw in First Half – 2.17
West Brom to Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals
West Brom have won their last five outings at The Hawthorns and 47% of their games there since the start of the season in the league. A draw has a 205 chance since Blackburn’s previous three matches ended in draws while the stats are showing an 87% possibility for this match to produce under 3.5 goals.
West Brom -1 Goal Handicap
West Brom have obtained as many one-goal margin wins as with a margin of two goals or more ( six wins for each). Six of Blackburn’s 13 defeats have been by two or more goals.
Draw in First Half
West Brom were drawing in 40% of their matches after the halftime whistle while the same outcome appeared in Blackburn’s 38% of first-half matches. Playing at home, West Brom drew in six of their 15 games and Blackburn’s six of 16 away games ended in a draw in the first half.
West Brom
West Brom suffered their second consecutive away defeat and in three matches after losing to Birmingham City by 0-2 on the road last Saturday. The Baggies slipped down to ninth position on the Championship table with 44 points picked up from 12 wins and eight draws in the league.
Despite those two road losses, boss Carlos Corberan can feel secure with his team’s home record as they won their last six matches at the Hawthorns. Moreover, all of those six home wins came with a clean sheet which shows West Brom’s strong defense that concedes 0.93 goals per game when playing at home.
Blackburn
With the 1-1 away draw at Watford, Blackburn Rovers have recorded three consecutive stalemates, bringing their winless run to four matches in the Championship. The Riversiders find themselves one point above West Brom in the table and are two points behind the all-important playoff spot.
Goals have been coming with difficulty for Blackburn in recent games. To point out, The Riversiders scored an average of 0.88 goals per game in the last eight rounds which is 17.8% fewer than their season’s average of 1.07 goals per game.
West Brom and Blackburn are battling for a playoff spot and three points by either team can see them break into the top six. As a result, it will be a very tactical and cautious game by both managers which will allow the match to be a low scoring one and a draw a highly likely outcome.
The average number of corners awarded in West Brom’s matches is 11.30. West Brom usually win 9.00 corners per game at home while Blackburn’s opponents are awarded 6.00 corners per away game. With odds of 1.82 at 1xBet, we predict this match to produce over ten corners.
Jed Wallace has appeared in 30 matches in the Championship for West Brom this season and was involved in ten goals. To explain, Wallace scored four goals of his own and offered six assists to his teammates. The 28-year-old Englishman can play in many offensive positions but has the best rating of 7.19 when playing as a right-wing.
Palmer, Phillips, and Bartley are all receiving treatment for injuries.
On Blackburn’s side, Kaminski, Wharton, Mola, Hyam, and Barnes are the players on the injury list.
West Brom: Button; Furlong, O’Shea, Pieters, Townsend; Molumby, Yokuslu; Albrighton, Wallace, Diangana; Dike;
Blackburn Rovers: Pears; Rankin-Costello, Carter, Travis, Pickering; Morton, Bradley; Thomas, Dack, Diaz; Dolan;
This match will be played at The Hawthorns (West Bromwich)
The starting whistle will sound on February 15th, 2023. 20:00 UTC.
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