West Brom vs Middlesbrough – After losing to Watford 3-2 in the previous encounter of the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will be looking to rebound here.
West Bromwich Albion controlled 44% of the ball during that game and attempted 18 goals, four of which were successful.
Conor Townsend and Jed Wallace for West Bromwich Albion each tallied a goal in the 56th and 71st minutes. Watford had seven of its 18 attempts on goal at the other end. Watford received goals from Ken Sema (23′, 78′) and Ismala Sarr (66′).
West Bromwich Albion hasn’t maintained a clean sheet very often recently. The truth is that West Bromwich Albion’s defense has been penetrated in 5 of their last 6 games, leading to the conceding of 11 goals.
In their previous four league games, West Bromwich Albion had failed to defeat Middlesbrough. In their previous seven league home games, they are undefeated.
Boro enters this match with a victory over Queens Park Rangers in the previous game, which they won 3-1 in the Championship.
Middlesbrough had 61% of the game’s possession and nine out of 12 shot efforts were successful. Chuba Akpom and Riley McGree scored goals for Middlesbrough in the 64th and 77th minutes, respectively. Two of Queens Park Rangers’ nine goal efforts were successful. Queens Park Rangers struck through Ilias Chair (89′).
In their most recent six games, Middlesbrough, led by Michael Carrick, have had a total of 14 shots on goal awarded. Five goals have been scored against them overall during the same time span.
After playing West Bromwich Albion on the road in the previous four league games, Middlesbrough is still unbeaten against them, according to an analysis of their prior performances. Away supporters have definitely had cause to cheer, as they have won their last two league away games.
West Brom vs Middlesbrough – Betting Analysis
Glancing back at their previous head-to-head matches from 02/02/2019, we can see that West Bromwich Albion won one, Middlesbrough won three, and there were two draws.
In those matches, the two teams managed to score 15 goals, with 6 from The Baggies and 9 from The Boro. This results in an average of 2.5 goals being scored per contest.
The score of the most recent league encounter between these clubs was Middlesbrough 1–1 West Bromwich Albion on Championship Match Day 1 on July 30, 2022.
On that instance, Middlesbrough had 62% of the possession and 2 of their 16 shots on goal were successful. Isaiah Jones (10′) was their lone scorer.
West Bromwich Albion had 12 shots on goal overall, with 5 of those goals finding the back of the net. John Swift scored in the 51st second. Anthony Harrington served as the official.
Due to a mainly intact group, almost everyone can be taken into consideration; the only fitness issue that West Bromwich Albion manager Carlos Corberán must deal with is this. There will be no Kean Bryan (Cruciate Ligament Repair).
Only one fitness issue from a generally healthy group needs to be addressed by Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick. Due to a knee injury, Aaron Ramsey will not play in this match.
Boro may find it difficult to score against this West Bromwich Albion team, who we predict will score at least once to take the lead.
What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the 90-minute result market, a win for West Bromwich Albion is best priced at 2.48, betting on a drawn result is 3.25 and putting your money on the winner to be Middlesbrough can be had at 3.01. They’re the most competitive returns offered at present.
West Brom vs Middlesbrough – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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