West Bromwich Albion and Derby County are both riding high in the Championship with their 2nd and 7th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
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 WBA and Derby County.
WBA are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. County are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
West Bromwich Albion have collected 35 points from their Championship home games so far after 9-8-3.
WBA's previous game was a Championship match also played at home, ending 4-2 versus Hull City (placed 21st). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Sheffield Wednesday with a 3-0 scoreline.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how WBA have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won ten times, drawn one and lost three.
West Bromwich Albion are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Blackburn Rovers awaits in three days.
Goals decide football matches and WBA are scoring many of them at home; 40 on target from 20 league matches. WBA have conceded 25 in these home matches.
Derby County form and stats
Derby County have only collected 20 points from their away games in the Championship, after 5-5-10 (20 played). County have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Derby County's last game was the home draw against Nottingham Forest (1-1). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Preston North End at their stadium, the result 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Derby County have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were three victories, two draws and ten defeats.
A new game in only three days for County, the Championship home match versus Brentford. Busy days.
The visiting Derby County have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 20 games. As for defending, County rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 38 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Derby County - WBA 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: two - two - five (WBA wins - draws - Derby County wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Waghorn 12 goals |   H. Robson-Kanu 10 goals |  C. Austin 10 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Derby County missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 41 | 20 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 20 | 41 |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| 71 | 40 | 13 | Scored | S | 4 | 25 | 56 |
| 40 | 25 | 7 | Conceded | C | 10 | 38 | 53 |
| 95% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 78% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 85% | 80% |
| 44% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 70% | 51% |
| 27% | 45% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 40% | 24% |
| 17% | 30% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | 12% |
| 59% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 60% | 59% |
| 29% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 5% | 22% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 35% | 22% |
| 6.1 | 7.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 584 | 307 | 80 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 190 | 450 |
| 191 | 114 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 62 | 161 |
| 37% | 35% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | 35% |
- Derby County has the fewest clean sheets (1) away
- Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Derby County have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Derby County haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- West Bromwich Albion has the most points from losing position (24)
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Leeds United | 41 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 29 | 78 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 71 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 31 | 77 |
| 3 | Brentford | 41 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 18 | 40 | 72 |
| 4 | Fulham | 41 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 70 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 68 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 41 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 58 | 51 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 7 | 64 |
| 7 | Derby County | 41 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 3 | 61 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 41 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 52 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 60 |
| 9 | Millwall | 41 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 48 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 59 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 52 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 58 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 53 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 56 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 41 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 53 | 60 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -7 | 55 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 66 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 30 | -6 | 53 |
| 14 | Reading | 41 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 52 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 56 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 31 | -6 | 52 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 41 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 53 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 31 | -8 | 50 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 64 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -13 | 49 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 41 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 61 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -7 | 46 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 55 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -9 | 46 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 63 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | -14 | 46 |
| 21 | Hull City | 41 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 72 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | -16 | 45 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 53 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | -13 | 44 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 41 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 66 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 33 | -21 | 41 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 41 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 78 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 45 | -32 | 40 |
- West Bromwich Albion
- Express & Star - (local newspaper)
- Derby County FC
- Derby Telegraph - (local newspaper)