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West Bromwich Albion Southampton betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this clash will be for both teams to score at least one goal. Given the offensive quality and defensive gaps of the two formations, they will be expected to provide an open game with plenty of chances for both sides. Thus, and in the image of the last clash between the two emblems, it is anticipated that the teams will continue in good moment when finalizing their opponent.
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Preview
West Bromwich Albion and Southampton face at The Hawthorns, in a match for this stage of the FA Cup (5th Round). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the away team, since they have a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 03‑02‑2018, in a match for the Premier League, Southampton won by (2‑3). The goals of the match were scored by Ahmed Hegazi (4' ) and S. Rondón (72' ), for West Bromwich Albion, and by M. Lemina (40' ), J. Stephens (43' ) and J. Ward‑Prowse (55' ), for Southampton. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Southampton presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis West Bromwich

The home team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (5th Round) after having eliminated: Liverpool and Exeter City. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 22 conceded. They come to this match after a away loss against Chelsea by (3‑0). West Bromwich Albion has won 1, tied 5 and lost 4 of the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

West Bromwich continues to go through a lot of difficulties this season and in the last game lost to Chelsea by 3-0. It is important to emphasize that the main objective of the locals will be to ensure maintenance in the English first division. Despite playing at home, coach Alan Pardew is expected to step in with a more cautious strategy, exploiting only the counterattack: Matt Phillips is a very competent player in the offensive transition. On the other hand, Jay Rodríguez is West Bromwich's top scorer in several competitions with 8 goals. For this game the coach can not count on Sturridge, Livermore, Morrison and Chadli, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Ben Foster, Craig Dawson, Jonny Evans, Ahmed Hegazy, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Matt Phillips, Gareth Barry, James McClean, Jay Rodriguez, Salomón Rondón.
Coach: G. McAuley, S. Bruce.

Analysis Southampton

The away team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (5th Round) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: Watford and Fulham. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 21 conceded. In their last match, for the Premier League, they got a home loss against Liverpool by (0‑2). In the last 10 away matches Southampton has won 2, tied 4 and lost 4. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Southampton comes to this game with a home defeat against Liverpool, by 0-2, putting an end to the six straight games without losing in several competitions. In the last round of the FA Cup, the away team eliminated Watford with some difficulty. In this away game, coach Mauricio Pellegrino should play in 4-5-1 privileging possession and position attacks: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg will be the team's maestro, responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. On the other hand, Ward-Prowse is one of the Southampton scorers with 4 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Austin and Lemina, both injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Alex McCarthy, Cédric Soares, Ryan Bertrand, Jack Stephens, Wesley Hoedt, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, James Ward-Prowse, Mario Lemina, Nathan Redmond, Guido Carrillo, Dušan Tadić.
Coach: R. Hasenhüttl.

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The West Bromwich vs Southampton on 17 February 2018 will be played at West Bromwich, The Hawthorns.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the West Bromwich Southampton match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Southampton at with 67% of the tips.

 

FA Cup - 2017/2018

  • 100% 884 / 884 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 16.74%
  • Away team wins 35.86%
  • Over 1.5 84.16%
  • Over 2.5 63.12%
  • Over 3.5 43.89%
  • Goals 2982
  • Goals /match 3.37
  • Goals /match home 1.82
  • Goals /match away 1.55
  • Both teams score 58.14%
  • Goals after 80' 3.09%
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