West Bromwich Albion - Rotherham United: Championship basement occupants hungry for points and greatness. Check out all the interesting stats and news before the game!
- West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
West Bromwich Albion have collected 13 points from their Championship home games so far after 3-4-4. When West Bromwich Albion hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cardiff City, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Stoke City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool), they have won 3 of 4 matches! The team is doing great wherever they are playing as WBA has won four games in a row. The Sheffield United match was the last time out without a victory.
West Bromwich Albion are returning here after visiting Sunderland and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Rogić and Dike scored the goal(s). Manager Vallet felt very clever after Dike scored the winning goal against Sunderland, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 64th minute. Wallace (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Wallace served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Queens Park Rangers.It should be taken into account that a glance at the 10 latest league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
There will be little rest for West Bromwich Albion after this match as they are travelling to Coventry City for a Championship game in only four days.
WBA are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, West Bromwich Albion have conceded 14 goals. West Bromwich Albion has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Rotherham United form and stats
There's been little loot from Rotherham United's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Championship. Rotherham United only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws.
The manager Taylor was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue AESSEAL New York Stadium. Rotherham suffered a 1-3 loss to Bristol City (placed 16th). Midfielder Barlaser was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Barlaser hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 1-1 draw at Luton Town's stadium before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rotherham United as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rotherham United have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): WBA three wins, one draw and Rotherham United zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Ogbene 6 goals |  R. Wood 4 goals |   K. Ahearne-Grant 3 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Rotherham United missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Rotherham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| 25 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 29 |
| 90% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 76% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 55% | 77% |
| 33% | 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 45% |
| 19% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 14% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 57% | 45% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 50% |
| 29% | 36% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 32% |
| 24% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 27% |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 3.6 | 2.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.6 | 15.5 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 5.7 | 8.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| 32% | 28% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 42% | 41% |
| 9.7 | 7.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23.5 | 18.2 | 14.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 5.9 | 5 |
- Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Rotherham United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | Burnley | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 34 |
| 6 | Watford | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Reading | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 32 |
| 8 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 20 | Hull City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 25 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 23 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
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