Championship: Two contenders in fair shape get together for this game. Blackburn Rovers hold a tiny upper hand with their 3rd spot in the league table?
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Championship
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
West Bromwich Albion have performed here at The Hawthorns this season with 8 wins from 14 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1. West Bromwich Albion has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Bruce and the players.
Diangana was the last player to score a league goal for WBA and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as West Bromwich Albion haven't scored in 271 minutes.
West Bromwich Albion are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Sheffield United. Defender Townsend got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.65/10. Townsend won 5 of 6 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Millwall.A decent goal production from West Bromwich Albion in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 14 league matches. From these home matches, WBA have conceded only 8 goals.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Blackburn Rovers playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Blackburn Rovers are looking to quickly end their 284 minutes long goal drought in the Championship.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Nottingham Forest with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Attacker Díaz got a player rating of 7.3 in the game. "Man of the match" Díaz hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.
Prior to that match, the Blackburn Rovers manager Mowbray faced defeat when travelling to Swansea City and losing 0-1.Blackburn are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and five defeats. From a total of eight matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Blackburn Rovers as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Blackburn Rovers as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers have duelled earlier this season: Blackburn Rovers - WBA 1-2. Data for the prior ten meetings between these two squads are: four wins for West Bromwich Albion, three draws and three wins for Blackburn Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  B. Brereton 20 goals |   K. Ahearne-Grant 10 goals |  S. Gallagher 6 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Blackburn Rovers missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 45 |
| 26 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 87% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 90% |
| 60% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | 71% |
| 37% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 45% |
| 13% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 26% |
| 3% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 33% | 36% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 47% | 45% |
| 40% | 57% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 39% |
| 40% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 6.2 | 6.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15.7 | 17 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9 | 10.4 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| 24% | 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 39% |
| 7.7 | 7.1 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.8 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- West Bromwich Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Championship
| 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 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 51 | 61 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 49 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 45 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 45 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 45 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 42 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 42 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 41 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 41 |
| 15 | Millwall | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -3 | 37 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 37 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -9 | 35 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -15 | 33 |
| 19 | Hull City | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 32 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 21 | Reading | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -23 | 22 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 42 | -36 | 20 |
| 23 | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 29 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -27 | 14 |
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