Lyme Valley Stadium: Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion Championship preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lyme Valley Stadium (4000 seats)

Stoke City are all set for a new challenge after their 0-0 vs Birmingham City last time. West Bromwich Albion are coming to visit!

Insights:
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Stoke City form and stats

6 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Stoke City have to build on here at Lyme Valley Stadium in the Championship.

Stoke City travelled for their previous game, a trip to Birmingham City that ended 0-0. Hoever, defender, was given a rating of 7.45/10 in that game, top of the team. Hoever hit one key pass and won 10 of 16 duels.

Ahead of that match, Stoke City lost 1-2 at home to Bristol City.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Stoke have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 3 and lost 4.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Stoke City as they have a new game in only three days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Wigan Athletic are visiting.

Stoke City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 20 games. On the other hand, Stoke have conceded 23 goals.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

5 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of West Bromwich Albion playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

West Bromwich Albion's last game was the home draw against Queens Park Rangers (2-2). Drawing 2-2 against Queens Park Rangers after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Vallet needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Ajayi was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.42. The defender Ajayi scored one goal and won 5 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Rotherham United's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by West Bromwich Albion in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for West Bromwich Albion, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 9 of this club's latest 12 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Blackpool.

West Bromwich Albion find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. WBA have conceded 27 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

West Bromwich Albion - Stoke City 2-0 was the result in these squads' last h2h game, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Stoke wins - draws - West Bromwich Albion wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityT. Campbell
T. Campbell
9 goals
Stoke CityL. Baker
L. Baker
7 goals
West Bromwich AlbionD. Dike
D. Dike
7 goals

Stoke City missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 5 19 40
14 6 0 Won W 2 5 15
10 5 2 Drew D 0 5 12
17 9 4 Lost L 3 9 13
53 24 2 Scored S 6 22 50
47 23 10 Conceded C 7 27 44
90% 90% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
68% 65% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 84% 72%
46% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 42% 32%
32% 30% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 21% 20%
5% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 12%
41% 35% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 63% 48%
32% 30% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 16% 38%
37% 45% 67% Failed to Score F T 40% 21% 22%
 
5.7 6.5 8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 6.8
5 4.5 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.6 4.5
1.8 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.7 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.1 13.2 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11.6 13.5
4.7 4.7 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.4 4
28% 26% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 34% 31%
 
10 8.7 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 12.6 10.4
3.2 2.8 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 3.8 3.1
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion 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 Burnley 40 26 12 2 78 30 21 15 6 0 45 13 19 11 6 2 33 17 48 90
2 Sheffield United 40 23 7 10 60 35 19 12 3 4 36 17 21 11 4 6 24 18 25 76
3 Luton Town 41 19 14 8 51 36 21 9 8 4 29 20 20 10 6 4 22 16 15 71
4 Middlesbrough 41 20 8 13 74 50 20 11 6 3 37 16 21 9 2 10 37 34 24 68
5 Millwall 41 17 11 13 48 41 20 10 6 4 29 17 21 7 5 9 19 24 7 62
6 Blackburn Rovers 40 19 5 16 45 47 19 13 1 5 25 16 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 62
7 Preston North End 41 17 11 13 41 45 21 7 6 8 19 24 20 10 5 5 22 21 -4 62
8 Norwich City 41 17 10 14 54 42 21 8 5 8 27 23 20 9 5 6 27 19 12 61
9 Coventry City 41 15 14 12 49 43 21 9 7 5 26 23 20 6 7 7 23 20 6 59
10 Sunderland 41 15 13 13 58 50 20 6 7 7 28 29 21 9 6 6 30 21 8 58
11 West Bromwich Albion 40 15 12 13 50 44 21 10 7 4 28 17 19 5 5 9 22 27 6 57
12 Watford 41 14 14 13 49 47 20 9 6 5 30 20 21 5 8 8 19 27 2 56
13 Bristol City 41 13 14 14 50 50 21 8 7 6 27 21 20 5 7 8 23 29 0 53
14 Swansea City 41 14 11 16 56 59 20 8 4 8 30 28 21 6 7 8 26 31 -3 53
15 Stoke City 41 14 10 17 53 47 20 6 5 9 24 23 21 8 5 8 29 24 6 52
16 Hull City 41 13 13 15 48 57 21 8 5 8 22 26 20 5 8 7 26 31 -9 52
17 Birmingham City 41 13 11 17 44 51 21 7 6 8 23 21 20 6 5 9 21 30 -7 50
18 Rotherham United 40 10 15 15 44 52 19 8 5 6 33 24 21 2 10 9 11 28 -8 45
19 Huddersfield Town 41 11 10 20 41 59 21 7 6 8 23 25 20 4 4 12 18 34 -18 43
20 Queens Park Rangers 41 11 10 20 40 64 20 6 4 10 20 29 21 5 6 10 20 35 -24 43
21 Cardiff City 40 11 9 20 33 46 21 6 6 9 18 21 19 5 3 11 15 25 -13 42
22 Reading 41 13 8 20 43 62 20 10 5 5 29 22 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 41
23 Blackpool 41 8 11 22 43 67 20 5 6 9 25 29 21 3 5 13 18 38 -24 35
24 Wigan Athletic 41 8 13 20 34 62 21 4 6 11 15 34 20 4 7 9 19 28 -28 34

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 40 26 12 2 78 30 21 15 6 0 45 13 19 11 6 2 33 17 48 90
2 Sheffield United 40 23 7 10 60 35 19 12 3 4 36 17 21 11 4 6 24 18 25 76
3 Luton Town 41 19 14 8 51 36 21 9 8 4 29 20 20 10 6 4 22 16 15 71
4 Middlesbrough 41 20 8 13 74 50 20 11 6 3 37 16 21 9 2 10 37 34 24 68
5 Millwall 41 17 11 13 48 41 20 10 6 4 29 17 21 7 5 9 19 24 7 62
6 Blackburn Rovers 40 19 5 16 45 47 19 13 1 5 25 16 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 62
7 Preston North End 41 17 11 13 41 45 21 7 6 8 19 24 20 10 5 5 22 21 -4 62
8 Norwich City 41 17 10 14 54 42 21 8 5 8 27 23 20 9 5 6 27 19 12 61
9 Coventry City 41 15 14 12 49 43 21 9 7 5 26 23 20 6 7 7 23 20 6 59
10 Sunderland 41 15 13 13 58 50 20 6 7 7 28 29 21 9 6 6 30 21 8 58
11 West Bromwich Albion 40 15 12 13 50 44 21 10 7 4 28 17 19 5 5 9 22 27 6 57
12 Watford 41 14 14 13 49 47 20 9 6 5 30 20 21 5 8 8 19 27 2 56
13 Bristol City 41 13 14 14 50 50 21 8 7 6 27 21 20 5 7 8 23 29 0 53
14 Swansea City 41 14 11 16 56 59 20 8 4 8 30 28 21 6 7 8 26 31 -3 53
15 Stoke City 41 14 10 17 53 47 20 6 5 9 24 23 21 8 5 8 29 24 6 52
16 Hull City 41 13 13 15 48 57 21 8 5 8 22 26 20 5 8 7 26 31 -9 52
17 Birmingham City 41 13 11 17 44 51 21 7 6 8 23 21 20 6 5 9 21 30 -7 50
18 Rotherham United 40 10 15 15 44 52 19 8 5 6 33 24 21 2 10 9 11 28 -8 45
19 Huddersfield Town 41 11 10 20 41 59 21 7 6 8 23 25 20 4 4 12 18 34 -18 43
20 Queens Park Rangers 41 11 10 20 40 64 20 6 4 10 20 29 21 5 6 10 20 35 -24 43
21 Cardiff City 40 11 9 20 33 46 21 6 6 9 18 21 19 5 3 11 15 25 -13 42
22 Reading 41 13 8 20 43 62 20 10 5 5 29 22 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 41
23 Blackpool 41 8 11 22 43 67 20 5 6 9 25 29 21 3 5 13 18 38 -24 35
24 Wigan Athletic 41 8 13 20 34 62 21 4 6 11 15 34 20 4 7 9 19 28 -28 34

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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.