Championship information and pre-match guide: West Bromwich Albion odds-on expected to get the better of Blackpool

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

There has been ups and downs for these two squads so far this campaign, holding positions near the midsection of the Championship table. Here's the West Bromwich Albion - Blackpool latest:

Insights:
  • Blackpool have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

West Bromwich Albion have collected 37 points from their Championship home games so far after 10-7-3.

The WBA supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Hawthorns: A 1-3 defeat against Stoke City (placed 15th). The talented striker Carroll bested all others in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.81 out of 10. Carroll hit three key passes.

Before that, West Bromwich Albion had a home game versus AFC Bournemouth which ended with a victory 2-0.

WBA are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Nottingham Forest awaits in three days.

West Bromwich Albion has scored 27 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. From these home matches, West Bromwich Albion have conceded only 15 goals.

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Blackpool form and stats

4 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Blackpool playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

Blackpool are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers (placed 7th). Ekpiteta was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.62. The defender Ekpiteta scored one goal and won 8 of 12 duels.

Prior to that match, the Blackpool manager Critchley faced defeat when travelling to Preston North End and losing 0-1.

After this away game Blackpool return home for a Championship game against Birmingham City. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Blackpool have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 19 league away games 21 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Blackpool have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved met each other earlier this campaign: Blackpool - West Bromwich Albion 0-0. WBA-Blackpool H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: West Bromwich Albion five wins, Blackpool one win, two draws. seven of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

West Bromwich AlbionK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
14 goals
BlackpoolG. Madine
G. Madine
8 goals
BlackpoolS. Lavery
S. Lavery
8 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Bromwich Albion Blackpool
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 5 Played P 6 19 40
15 10 1 Won W 1 4 14
12 7 1 Drew D 2 8 11
14 3 3 Lost L 3 7 15
45 27 4 Scored S 5 21 44
40 15 9 Conceded C 7 24 47
88% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
63% 65% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 74% 65%
37% 35% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 37% 40%
17% 20% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 16% 18%
2% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 10%
34% 35% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 74% 55%
39% 55% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 11% 25%
39% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 17% 16% 25%
 
5.9 6.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.2 4
3.9 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.1 4.8
1.8 1.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.8 1.6
6 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
14.4 15.4 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9.2 10.3
4.3 4.8 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.8 3.3
26% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 40% 34%
 
8.7 9 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.2 12.3
2.6 2.2 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.8 3.9
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackpool have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 39 25 8 6 93 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 20 13 4 3 48 16 61 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 39 21 10 8 62 35 19 11 5 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 73
3 Nottingham Forest 39 19 10 10 61 36 21 11 4 6 34 21 18 8 6 4 27 15 25 67
4 Huddersfield Town 40 18 12 10 52 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 21 8 7 6 25 23 9 66
5 Luton Town 40 18 11 11 59 45 20 10 6 4 34 21 20 8 5 7 25 24 14 65
6 Sheffield United 41 18 11 12 53 41 20 11 5 4 32 13 21 7 6 8 21 28 12 65
7 Blackburn Rovers 41 17 12 12 52 42 21 12 5 4 36 22 20 5 7 8 16 20 10 63
8 Middlesbrough 40 18 8 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 20 6 6 8 23 24 10 62
9 Millwall 41 16 13 12 45 40 21 11 6 4 27 15 20 5 7 8 18 25 5 61
10 Queens Park Rangers 41 17 8 16 55 53 21 9 6 6 28 22 20 8 2 10 27 31 2 59
11 West Bromwich Albion 41 15 12 14 45 40 20 10 7 3 27 15 21 5 5 11 18 25 5 57
12 Preston North End 41 14 15 12 43 46 20 8 9 3 27 22 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 57
13 Swansea City 40 16 9 15 48 53 19 9 5 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 57
14 Coventry City 40 15 11 14 51 50 21 10 5 6 31 21 19 5 6 8 20 29 1 56
15 Stoke City 41 15 10 16 53 47 20 9 4 7 28 21 21 6 6 9 25 26 6 55
16 Blackpool 40 14 11 15 44 47 21 10 3 8 23 23 19 4 8 7 21 24 -3 53
17 Cardiff City 40 14 7 19 47 61 21 7 3 11 21 27 19 7 4 8 26 34 -14 49
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 43 60 20 7 5 8 22 25 21 4 7 10 21 35 -17 45
19 Bristol City 41 12 9 20 52 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 20 5 2 13 25 45 -21 45
20 Hull City 41 12 8 21 34 45 20 5 3 12 16 26 21 7 5 9 18 19 -11 44
21 Reading 41 12 7 22 48 77 21 7 4 10 29 39 20 5 3 12 19 38 -29 37
22 Barnsley 40 6 11 23 30 59 20 5 7 8 17 22 20 1 4 15 13 37 -29 29
23 Derby County 41 12 13 16 40 47 20 10 7 3 27 17 21 2 6 13 13 30 -7 28
24 Peterborough United 41 6 10 25 34 82 20 4 7 9 20 31 21 2 3 16 14 51 -48 28

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 39 25 8 6 93 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 20 13 4 3 48 16 61 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 39 21 10 8 62 35 19 11 5 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 73
3 Nottingham Forest 39 19 10 10 61 36 21 11 4 6 34 21 18 8 6 4 27 15 25 67
4 Huddersfield Town 40 18 12 10 52 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 21 8 7 6 25 23 9 66
5 Luton Town 40 18 11 11 59 45 20 10 6 4 34 21 20 8 5 7 25 24 14 65
6 Sheffield United 41 18 11 12 53 41 20 11 5 4 32 13 21 7 6 8 21 28 12 65
7 Blackburn Rovers 41 17 12 12 52 42 21 12 5 4 36 22 20 5 7 8 16 20 10 63
8 Middlesbrough 40 18 8 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 20 6 6 8 23 24 10 62
9 Millwall 41 16 13 12 45 40 21 11 6 4 27 15 20 5 7 8 18 25 5 61
10 Queens Park Rangers 41 17 8 16 55 53 21 9 6 6 28 22 20 8 2 10 27 31 2 59
11 West Bromwich Albion 41 15 12 14 45 40 20 10 7 3 27 15 21 5 5 11 18 25 5 57
12 Preston North End 41 14 15 12 43 46 20 8 9 3 27 22 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 57
13 Swansea City 40 16 9 15 48 53 19 9 5 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 57
14 Coventry City 40 15 11 14 51 50 21 10 5 6 31 21 19 5 6 8 20 29 1 56
15 Stoke City 41 15 10 16 53 47 20 9 4 7 28 21 21 6 6 9 25 26 6 55
16 Blackpool 40 14 11 15 44 47 21 10 3 8 23 23 19 4 8 7 21 24 -3 53
17 Cardiff City 40 14 7 19 47 61 21 7 3 11 21 27 19 7 4 8 26 34 -14 49
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 43 60 20 7 5 8 22 25 21 4 7 10 21 35 -17 45
19 Bristol City 41 12 9 20 52 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 20 5 2 13 25 45 -21 45
20 Hull City 41 12 8 21 34 45 20 5 3 12 16 26 21 7 5 9 18 19 -11 44
21 Reading 41 12 7 22 48 77 21 7 4 10 29 39 20 5 3 12 19 38 -29 37
22 Barnsley 40 6 11 23 30 59 20 5 7 8 17 22 20 1 4 15 13 37 -29 29
23 Derby County 41 12 13 16 40 47 20 10 7 3 27 17 21 2 6 13 13 30 -7 28
24 Peterborough United 41 6 10 25 34 82 20 4 7 9 20 31 21 2 3 16 14 51 -48 28

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.