West Bromwich vs Blackburn: Can Blackburn extend their winning streak?
We are in for a clash between West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers in the 11th round of the English Championship. The match will take place on Saturday, 17 October, kicking off at 16:00 CET, and I have a betting tip for this fixture.
West Bromwich vs Blackburn: Match facts and H2H
- Blackburn are unbeaten in four consecutive matches, recording one draw and three wins.
- Blackburn have scored in six consecutive matches.
- West Bromwich have conceded at least one goal in each of their last four matches.
- West Bromwich and Blackburn have scored in both halves in 25% of their matches this season.
- Blackburn have conceded goals in both halves in 25% of their matches this season.
- Blackburn have not lost any match without scoring this season.
- West Bromwich have won 17% of their matches without conceding a goal, compared to 8% for Blackburn.
- Blackburn and West Bromwich played out a 0-0 draw in their most recent head-to-head meeting.
West Bromwich vs Blackburn: Match preview
West Bromwich and Blackburn have both produced decent results in their recent matches, and the teams are not far apart in the table.
West Bromwich have collected 17 points after 10 rounds and sit sixth in the standings. They currently occupy a play-off qualification spot. They trail fourth place only on tiebreakers, are four points behind second place and six points adrift of the leaders. As a result, West Bromwich will clearly be in contention for promotion to the Premier League.
Blackburn currently sit below West Bromwich in ninth place. The team have just two fewer points than the Baggies, with 15. They are currently one point behind eighth place and two points behind sixth. This means Blackburn will also be looking to secure a play-off spot and attempt to return to the Premier League, where they have not played for a long time.
Predicted line-ups
- West Bromwich: O'Leary; Pereira, Phillips, Campbell, Styles; Molumby, Diakite, Nzingoula, Price; Morgan, Heggebo
- Blackburn Rovers: Toth; Atcheson, Carter, McLoughlin; Alebiosu, Morsy, Montgomery, Pickering; Afolayan, Cantwell, Gudjohnsen
Prediction
I think we are in for an entertaining match between two teams fighting for a place in the promotion play-offs. My betting tip is over 2 goals in this game.
