Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when West Bromwich Albion welcomes Bristol City

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Wed 27.November
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for West Bromwich Albion - Bristol City!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for West Bromwich Albion and Bristol City.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

West Bromwich Albion have performed here at The Hawthorns this season with 4 wins from 8 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0.

West Bromwich Albion's previous game was a Championship match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Sheffield Wednesday (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Hull City with a 1-0 scoreline.

West Bromwich Albion can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 19 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.

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Bristol City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (15) away in Championship, on their Championship travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

Bristol City have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Brice Samba. It's been 180 since they last conceded in Championship.

There were no winners in Bristol City's previous match, a Championship home game that ended 0-0 vs Nottingham Forest (placed 5th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cardiff City at their stadium, the result 1-0.

A new game in only three days for Bristol City, the Championship home match versus Huddersfield Town. Busy days.

The travelling fans enjoy Bristol City's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Bristol City have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for West Bromwich Albion, 2 draws and 2 wins for Bristol City. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

West Bromwich AlbionM. Phillips
M. Phillips
6 goals
Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
6 goals
West Bromwich AlbionH. Robson-Kanu
H. Robson-Kanu
4 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Bristol City missing players

West Bromwich Albion Bristol City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 0 Played P 2 9 17
10 4 0 Won W 0 4 7
6 4 0 Drew D 2 4 8
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
31 19 0 Scored S 4 15 25
18 13 0 Conceded C 4 13 21
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
82% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 76%
47% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 59%
29% 62% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 35%
18% 38% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 11% 6%
71% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 78% 65%
24% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 29%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 18%
 
6 6.8 0 Corners For (avg) C F 4 4.9 4.8
5.3 4.2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 7.8 7.4
1.8 1.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.6
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
227 111 0 Total Shots T S 20 86 193
71 39 0 Shots on Target S O 7 30 58
44% 49% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 50% 43%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • All of West Bromwich Albion's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bristol City has the most scored goals (15) away
  • Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bristol City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most points from losing position (16)
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals in the second half (19)
  • West Bromwich Albion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 17 10 6 1 31 18 8 4 4 0 19 13 9 6 2 1 12 5 13 36
2 Leeds United 17 10 4 3 23 10 8 5 2 1 9 4 9 5 2 2 14 6 13 34
3 Preston North End 17 9 4 4 31 18 9 7 2 0 25 10 8 2 2 4 6 8 13 31
4 Fulham 17 8 5 4 26 18 9 5 2 2 17 11 8 3 3 2 9 7 8 29
5 Nottingham Forest 16 8 5 3 20 13 7 4 1 2 9 5 9 4 4 1 11 8 7 29
6 Swansea City 17 8 5 4 22 17 9 4 1 4 11 11 8 4 4 0 11 6 5 29
7 Bristol City 17 7 8 2 25 21 8 3 4 1 10 8 9 4 4 1 15 13 4 29
8 Brentford 17 8 3 6 22 13 8 3 3 2 9 6 9 5 0 4 13 7 9 27
9 Sheffield Wednesday 17 7 4 6 22 16 8 4 3 1 9 5 9 3 1 5 13 11 6 25
10 Millwall 17 6 6 5 20 22 8 5 2 1 12 7 9 1 4 4 8 15 -2 24
11 Derby County 17 6 6 5 19 21 9 5 3 1 12 6 8 1 3 4 7 15 -2 24
12 Queens Park Rangers 17 7 3 7 27 32 9 3 3 3 17 18 8 4 0 4 10 14 -5 24
13 Charlton Athletic 17 6 5 6 24 21 9 4 2 3 12 8 8 2 3 3 12 13 3 23
14 Hull City 17 6 5 6 25 23 9 3 2 4 12 13 8 3 3 2 13 10 2 23
15 Birmingham City 17 7 2 8 17 22 8 5 1 2 10 6 9 2 1 6 7 16 -5 23
16 Cardiff City 17 5 7 5 25 25 8 5 2 1 14 7 9 0 5 4 11 18 0 22
17 Blackburn Rovers 17 6 3 8 23 26 9 4 3 2 13 10 8 2 0 6 10 16 -3 21
18 Reading 16 5 3 8 19 21 8 4 0 4 12 12 8 1 3 4 7 9 -2 18
19 Huddersfield Town 17 4 5 8 19 25 9 2 3 4 9 11 8 2 2 4 10 14 -6 17
20 Wigan Athletic 17 4 3 10 14 26 8 4 1 3 8 9 9 0 2 7 6 17 -12 15
21 Middlesbrough 17 2 8 7 15 23 9 2 4 3 7 10 8 0 4 4 8 13 -8 14
22 Luton Town 17 4 2 11 23 32 8 2 2 4 12 14 9 2 0 7 11 18 -9 14
23 Stoke City 17 4 2 11 19 30 9 2 1 6 10 16 8 2 1 5 9 14 -11 14
24 Barnsley 17 1 6 10 18 36 9 1 4 4 12 19 8 0 2 6 6 17 -18 9

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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.