West Brom – Tottenham Prediction & Picks (05.05.2018)

West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur meet in The Hawthorns, in a match for the 37th round of the Premier League. The two teams tied (1-1), on 25-11-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 1 and tied 3. but the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 15-10-2016, for the Premier League, which ended in a draw by (1-1). N. Chadli (82 ‘) scored the goals of the game, for West Bromwich Albion, and D. Alli (89’), for Tottenham Hotspur. Attention to the house factor, since the West Bromwich Albion usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

West Bromwich Albion:

The home team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 28 points won, after 5 wins, 13 draws and 18 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Liverpool, by (2-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Newcastle United, by (0-1). This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 1 win, 6 draws and 8 losses at their stadium. For the league, West Bromwich Albion won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 18 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 36 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 16 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The West Bromwich is doing a disastrous campaign in the English championship and is very close to the descent, desperately needing the 3 points to keep dreaming about the maintenance in the Premier League. The team presents problems, both in the offensive and in the defensive sector, since it scored 30 goals, being the third worst attack of the national championship, and suffered 54 goals, having the sixth worst defense. Playing at home, as in this Saturday’s game, West Bromwich has the worst campaign among the 20 participants of the national championship and is the third team that suffered the most goals in the local team condition, since it suffered 2 or more goals in 5 of the last six exhibitions before his fans. For the clash with Tottenham, coach Darren Moore must repeat the same starting eleven of the last day, when he conquered an important away win over Newcastle.

Tottenham :

The away team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 71 points won, after 21 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Watford, by (2-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 29 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses at their stadium, with 40 goals scored and 10 conceded. For the league, Tottenham Hotspur won 21 points out of 30 possible points, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 9 away matches. Their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 16 of the last 18 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 35 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Tottenham is doing a good campaign in the Premier League, but has been acting somewhat irregularly in recent days and needs to rediscover their best football, as they see Chelsea dangerously close to the fight for a place of access to the League of Champions next season. The visiting team is characterized by an optimal balance between the offensive and defensive sectors, since it scored 68 goals, being the third best attack of the national championship, and suffered 31 goals, having the third worst defense and has suffered goals in 5 of its last 6 games.