West Brom vs Portsmouth prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2025-01-24 15:00.
[p]The match between West Brom and Portsmouth is part of the Championship and will take place in round 29. The game will be held at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich.[/p]
[p]West Brom is currently ranked 7th in the league standings. They have played a total of 28 matches, winning nine, drawing fourteen, and losing five. Their total score across these matches is 33:24. At home, they have played thirteen matches, winning five, drawing seven, and losing one, with a total score of 14:7. In their last competitive match, West Brom faced Middlesbrough and lost with a score of 2:0. Key players for West Brom include Mikey Johnston and Ousmane Diakite, both selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament. Josh Maja is missing due to a calf injury and ranks 2nd in the top scorers table with twelve goals. Kyle Bartley is also absent due to a calf injury.[/p]
[p]Portsmouth is positioned 18th in the league standings. They have played 27 matches, winning seven, drawing eight, and losing twelve, with a total score of 35:46. In away matches, they have played fourteen games, winning one, drawing four, and losing nine, with a total score of 13:33. In their last competitive match, Portsmouth won against Stoke City with a score of 3:1. Key players for Portsmouth include Matt Ritchie and Freddie Potts, both selected based on average rating of last five matches in the tournament, and Connor Ogilvie, who did not miss any minute in last five matches. Conor Shaughnessy and Regan Poole are absent due to calf and hamstring injuries, respectively.[/p]
[p]In the last five matches between West Brom and Portsmouth in the tournament, West Brom won one match, Portsmouth won two matches, and two matches ended in a draw. The last match between these teams took place in September 2024, where West Brom defeated Portsmouth with a score of 3:0.[/p]
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[p]The offence of both teams is average. Portsmouth has scored 35 goals (shared 10th to 11th position in the competition) so far. West Brom has scored 33 goals (shared 12th to 13th position in the competition) so far. The defence of West Brom is good and is better than the defence of Portsmouth. West Brom has conceded 24 goals (5th in the competition) so far. Portsmouth has conceded 46 goals (22nd in the competition) so far.[/p]
[p]Teams Performance Metrics[/p]
[p] – West Brom have committed the lowest amount of fouls in the league this season. In 32 matches they have committed 248 fouls (the league average is 328.2) at an average of 7.8 per match. [/p]
[p] – Portsmouth are in the Top 3 teams for the lowest number of goal attempts in the league this season. In 32 matches they have attempted to score 284 times (the league average is 338.3) at an average of 8.9 per match. [/p]
[p] – West Brom have conceded the lowest number of free kicks in the league this season. In 32 matches they have conceded 130 free kicks (the league average is 183.0) at an average of 4.1 per match. [/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – West Brom are unbeaten in the last 9 home league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Portsmouth failed to win 13 out of the last 14 away league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Portsmouth have lost their last 5 away league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips[/p]
[p] – None of the last 9 H2H league matches between West Brom and Portsmouth saw both teams score in both halves.[/p]
[p] – Only 1 of the last 9 H2H league matches saw both teams score at least one goal in the 1st half.[/p]
[p] – Only 1 of the last 9 H2H league matches saw Portsmouth score 3 or more goals.[/p]
[p] – At least 4 goals in total (over 3.5).[/p]
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