West Brom vs Leicester prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-12-01 12:30.
West Bromwich Albion’s meteoric surge up the Championship table continued with a 1-0 win against Cardiff City in midweek, as the Baggies registered their fifth win in their last six matches (L1) and cemented their spot in the top six. Manager Carlos Corberán has his team firing on all cylinders, but will be particularly impressed with his defensive line who’ve kept an impressive eight clean sheets in their last 11 matches.
One of those shutout victories came in their last home match against a member of the runaway top-two in Ipswich Town, and they’ll attempt to reel in the other here as they prepare to host league-leaders Leicester City. Despite being underdogs, the Baggies will fancy their chances at the fortress-forming Hawthorns, as the 53 points collected at home since the start of last November (W16. D5. L2) is second to none in the Championship.
But if there is any team who can break down those walls, it’s Leicester, considering they’ve left the Hawthorns with all three points in each of their last five visits. Continuing that dominance over their hosts will rely on Leicester getting back to the sort of form that saw them win their opening seven away league games of the season, having dropped points in their last two road trips (D1, L1), including a 1-1 draw against basement side Sheffield Wednesday in midweek.
Those lapses on their travels contribute to the Foxes having gone winless in three of their last four matches (D1, L2), which has seen Ipswich cut their lead at the summit to just a single point. Enzo Maresca’s men will be looking to, at least momentarily, widen that gap when this early Saturday fixture kicks off, although winning just two of their last nine matches kicking off in the 12:30pm slot is a massive cause for concern.
Players to watch: West Brom will be looking to John Swift to spur them on early, as he’s scored the match opener in seven of his last 11 goalscoring outings. He might need to play the role of retaliator if Leicester’s Jamie Vardy is in the mood, since he loves a day at The Hawthorns having scored six goals in five visits.
Hot streak: Leicester have won their last 13 league matches when scoring first.