Blackburn vs West Brom PREDICTION (11.07.2020)

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Blackburn vs West Brom SOCCER PICKS

Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion meet forces at Ewood Park, in a match for the 43rd round of the Championship. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 31‑08‑2019, West Bromwich Albion won at home by (3‑2). The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 draw and 1 victory for each team in the last 3 games they played. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.

Blackburn Rovers :

After 14 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in 10th place, with 53 points won. In their last match, they lost to Derby County away by (3‑0), after in the previous match having tied (2‑2) at home, in a match against Swansea City. This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 24 goals scored and 25 suffered; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 14 suffered. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Blackburn Rovers has won 4, tied 5 and lost 1, winning 17 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (9 in 19 games). His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Blackburn Rovers comes into this game with a 2-3 victory on Cardiff’s field, ending the three consecutive failures in this English second division: the team’s goals were signed by Dominic Samuel, Danny Graham and Adam Armstrong In this game at his stadium, coach Tony Mowbray should continue to use 4-3-3, benefiting from maintaining ball possession and organized attacks, especially by the runners. Still, at some points in the challenge, the team should act more directly: Dominic Samuel and Adam Armstrong are the great dangers against the blue team. Outside of this game are Bennet, Evans, Bradley Dack and Costello, all with physical problems.

West Bromwich Albion :

The visiting team is currently in 2nd place, with 70 points won, after 19 wins, 13 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Wigan Athletic, by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Swansea City, by (0‑0). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has recorded 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 9 suffered; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 29 goals scored and 20 suffered. For the championship, West Bromwich Albion conquered 19 points in 30 possible, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 games that they played as a visitor. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (7 in 18 games). His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 37 matches in this competition, they have suffered the first goal 17 times, but have gotten the comeback in 6. In the last 19 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (0’‑ fifteen’).

West Bromwich Albion is heading into this match with a 2-0 victory against Derby, thus adding the third consecutive victory in this English second division: the team’s goals were initialed by Dara O’Shea and Grady Diangana. Coach Slaven Bilic should maintain the usual tactical system of recent games, 4-3-3, with Diangana, Grosicki and Austin as the most advanced men on the team. The last athlete mentioned is one of the best moments of West Bromwich Albion with 10 goals scored. For this game, the coach cannot count on Gibbs and Ferguson, both with physical problems.


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