West Brom vs Swansea prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-09-30 14:00.
The international break probably came at an ideal time for West Bromwich Albion, who have won just one of their opening ten league games under the stewardship of Steve Bruce (D2, L7), a far cry from their unbeaten record at the same stage of last season. Unsurprisingly, questions around the future of the Baggies boss crop up daily, and anything but a win here could be another nail in his proverbial coffin.
This is actually West Brom’s worst ever start to a Championship campaign and another blow would surprise few, as a 2-0 defeat in this fixture last season served to worsen Bruce’s recent personal league record against Swansea City (W1, L3). To their credit, West Brom have been relatively solid at home, starting with a four-game unbeaten run of league games until rivals Birmingham ended that run in the last match here (W1, D3, L1).
Having picked up over half of their points haul across the last four rounds (W2, D1, L1), the momentum looks to be with Swansea heading into this encounter. Swansea defender Ben Cabango highlighted that performances had improved across the last four games and that they are now “ready to go again” against West Brom.
The Swans would’ve counted themselves unlucky in their last away match, conceding a 91st-minute equaliser to draw 1-1 at Stoke. They started that game as pre-match betting outsiders and do so again here, which typically doesn’t faze Swansea as they have avoided defeat in three of the four Championship games when starting as underdogs this season (W1, D2, L1).
Players to watch: West Brom’s Jed Wallace doesn’t like playing Swansea, with just one win across his eight personal meetings with the Welsh outfit (D2, L5). Meanwhile, Swansea’s Michael Obafemi helped save Ireland from UEFA Nations League relegation over the international break, and won in his only career meeting with West Brom.
Hot stat: West Brom have conceded as many goals across the opening 30 minutes of league games (seven) as they’ve done between 31’ to full-time.