Season ticket holders at The Hawthorns haven’t seen too many victories this season, with West Bromwich Albion languishing in the 19th position so far. The guesting Wolverhampton Wanderers will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (64) in Premier League
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These two clubs are located in the West Midlands in England, in an area called the Black Country. So, when these two teams meet it’s called the Black Country derby. In football the rivalry dates back to their first match in 1883, with a peak in the 1950s when both teams were among the best in the country. Expect a tense match!
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!
Relegation threatens WBA who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Wolverhampton Wanderers most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. West Bromwich Albion, who have the most conceded goals (64) in Premier League, have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from their games here at The Hawthorns.
WBA manager S. Allardyce and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Aston Villa (placed 10th) in the Premier League. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Leicester City.
The WBA goalkeeper Sam Johnstone was crucial in the match against Aston Villa last time out, making nine saves.
This is expected to be a close game, with West Bromwich Albion perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with WBA as a small favourite), we find six games. West Bromwich Albion has won one of these, drawn four and lost one.
WBA have scored 12 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for WBA with 33 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
5 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Wolverhampton Wanderers playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Wolves failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Burnley (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 0-4. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Sheffield United.
Wolverhampton Wanderers lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Wolverhampton Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Wolves, four draws and one defeat.
The attacking power of Wolverhampton Wanderers when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Wolves have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Wolverhampton Wanderers - West Bromwich Albion 2-3, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for West Bromwich Albion, two draws and two wins for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Costa Pereira 9 goals |  C. Robinson 5 goals |   R. Da Silva Neves 5 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 30 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| 64 | 33 | 18 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | 45 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 91% |
| 73% | 62% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 56% | 61% |
| 52% | 56% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 42% |
| 30% | 38% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 25% | 24% |
| 21% | 25% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| 42% | 25% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 45% |
| 18% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 30% |
| 48% | 56% | 80% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 8.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 9.2 | 11.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 33% | 27% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 29% | 24% |
- West Bromwich Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (33) at home in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (64) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion have the the worst goal difference (-21) at home in Premier League
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 47 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 67 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 63 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 61 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 56 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 55 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 54 |
| 8 | Everton | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 49 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 48 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -2 | 47 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -13 | 41 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -22 | 38 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 37 |
| 15 | Southampton | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 38 | -18 | 37 |
| 16 | Burnley | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -15 | 36 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -20 | 36 |
| 18 | Fulham | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -20 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 64 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -34 | 25 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 34 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 60 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 35 | -42 | 17 |
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