In total; eight games are played and West Bromwich Albion are 1 points in front of Birmingham City. What happens?
- West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game at home.
- Birmingham City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for West Bromwich Albion at their home stadium (The Hawthorns) is 1 win, 3 draws and 0 defeats. The last three games played by West Bromwich Albion, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
West Bromwich Albion drew their last game, also a home match. Burnley (placed 5th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Thomas-Asante was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Burnley after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfield player Swift got a match rating of 8.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Swift hit eight key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 34 successful passes (of 40 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Wigan Athletic that finished 1-1.The WBA fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches.
Birmingham City form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Birmingham City have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.
Two travels in a row for Birmingham City, whose coach Eustace could celebrate last time after the win against Preston North End. That win felt sweet as this side had gone five league rounds without victory. Midfield player Graham was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.03/10. Graham served one assist and hit two key passes.
A loss against Norwich City was the result prior to that, in a home game.Birmingham are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 4 away games. It's not easy to score on Birmingham City as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two squads are: seven wins for West Bromwich Albion, two draws and one win for Birmingham City. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Ahearne-Grant 3 goals |  J. Swift 2 goals |  J. Wallace 2 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Birmingham City missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Birmingham City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 25% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 75% | 50% |
| 7 | 10.5 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 1.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 18.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.2 | 9.8 |
| 4.6 | 6.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 32% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 12% | 23% |
| 9 | 7.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14.8 | 13 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 3.5 |
- Birmingham City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game at home.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored more than double the goals of Birmingham City.
- West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- West Bromwich Albion have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Sheffield United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Reading | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Hull City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 8 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
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