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West Bromwich Albion Stoke City betting prediction


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The most likely scenario is that there will be a few goals. Both teams desperately need points to leave the bottom of the league table. Therefore, we expect a balanced and open match, with a tendency for goals.
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Preview
West Bromwich and Stoke meet at The Hawthorns, in a match for the 20th round of the Premier League. West Bromwich Albion got an away win by (0‑1), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 29‑08‑2015. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the away team, since they have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 14‑03‑2015, in a match for the Premier League, West Bromwich Albion won by (1‑0). The only goal of the match was scored by B. Ideye (19' ). Although this is a match between 13th and 10th of the league table, it’s actually a match between the 16th best in home matches and the 6th best in away matches.

Analysis West Bromwich

The home team is currently in the 13th position of the league, with 23 points won, after 6 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Swansea City, by (1‑0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Newcastle United, by (1‑0). Interestingly enough, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 12 points in away matches and only 11 at their stadium. For the league, West Bromwich won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑0 (4 out of 10 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 10 of their 19 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 home matches for this competition: they have scored 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

West Bromwich comes to this match after a 1-0 home win over Newcastle: Fletcher was the hero of the match, scoring the winning goal. Rondón and McClean are suspended and will not be playing in this match, as well as Foster, who is recovering from an injury. Nigerian Anichebe is the main offensive reference of the team, standing out for his speed and mobility. The home team is strong in set pieces, making use of central defenders Olsson and Evans.

Confirmed Lineup: Rickie Lambert, Boaz Myhill, Craig Dawson, Jonny Evans, Chris Brunt, Claudio Yacob, Craig Gardner, Darren Fletcher, James Morrison, Stéphane Sessègnon.
Coach: G. McAuley, S. Bruce.

Analysis Stoke

The away team is currently in the 10th position of the league, with 29 points won, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Manchester United, by (2‑0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Everton, by (3‑4). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 16 points in away matches and 13 at their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 9 conceded at home, against 10 goals scored and 10 conceded in away matches. In the last 10 away league matches Stoke has a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (4 out of 10 matches). In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Stoke comes to this match after a 3-4 away win over Everton. Despite that, Stoke isn’t usually very aggressive and has a few weaknesses, such as the problems they have had seizing goal opportunities and set pieces. Therefore, against a team which is strong in set pieces, they may face a few problems, so tactical organization will play an important role.

Confirmed Lineup: Jack Butland, Glen Johnson, Erik Pieters, Ryan Shawcross, Philipp Wollscheid, Geoff Cameron, Glenn Whelan, Ibrahim Afellay, Xherdan Shaqiri, Bojan Krkić, Marko Arnautović.
Coach: M. O'Neill.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the West Bromwich vs Stoke match, on 2 January 2016, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: In favour of Over 1,5 Goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The West Bromwich vs Stoke on 2 January 2016 will be played at West Bromwich, The Hawthorns.

 

Premier League - 2015/2016

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 41.32%
  • Draws 28.16%
  • Away team wins 30.53%
  • Over 1.5 73.16%
  • Over 2.5 52.89%
  • Over 3.5 30.53%
  • Goals 1026
  • Goals /match 2.7
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.21
  • Both teams score 51.84%
  • Goals after 80' 16.86%
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