West Brom face Southampton at The Hawthorns in round 14 of the Championship. The odds bookmakers offered on this match give West Brom a 38% win probability and Southampton a 35% probability, with little between the sides.
Current Form - West Brom
West Brom are fourth with 24 points from 13 matches, a record of seven wins, three draws and three losses, and a 19-14 goal record. Their last league match was a 3-1 win away to West Ham. Across their last five matches, they have recorded three wins, one draw and one loss, while scoring 1.8 goals per match compared with 1.5 across the season and conceding 1.2 compared with 1.1.
Current Form - Southampton
Southampton are fifth on 23 points from 13 matches, with 28 goals scored and 13 conceded. Their last league match was a 4-1 home win over QPR. They have gone unbeaten through their last five matches, with four wins and one draw; their average of 1.8 goals in that spell is below their season figure of 2.2, while their 0.6 goals conceded per match is below the season figure of 1.0.
Head-to-Head Record
West Brom have drawn two and lost three of their last five meetings with Southampton. Southampton were unbeaten in their last six meetings against West Brom, four wins and two draws. The meetings have averaged 2.6 goals. Last season, West Brom and Southampton drew 1-1, with West Brom at home.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
For West Brom, forward Jimmy-Jay Morgan has five goals and four assists, while midfielder Felix Myhre has two goals and two assists in 10 matches, with all two of his goals coming in his last five matches. Midfielder Isaac Price has four goals and two assists. Toby Collyer is unavailable with an injury, and Nolan Galves is unavailable with a knee injury.
Southampton’s midfielder Kuryu Matsuki has four goals and one assist, including three goals in his last five matches. Defender Ryan Manning has one goal and three assists, while midfielder Finn Azaz has three goals and five assists. Forward Cyle Larin is a doubt with a hamstring injury.
Key Numbers
↔️ Errors leading to goal: West Brom 4 vs Southampton 1
West Brom
ℹ️ Free kicks: 13.6 per match (2nd most)
ℹ️ Long passes: 44.7 per match (3rd fewest)
Southampton
➕ Big chances: 3.4 per match (4th best, league average 2.3)
➕ Through passes: 1.6 per match (3rd best, league average 0.8)
➕ Big chances conceded: 1.6 per match (2nd best, league average 2.3)
➖ Errors leading to shot: 0.92 per match (worst in the league, league average 0.45)
Match Notes
Southampton’s Cameron Bragg has received three yellow cards in his last 10 matches, making six appearances in that span. Tom Fellows is now with Southampton after arriving directly from West Brom; he made 87 appearances and scored eight goals for West Brom across four seasons.
Betting Insights
The odds give a 57% probability to over 2.5 goals, while the probability for both teams to score is 60%.
Goals implied by the odds: 3.0
These figures come from the odds bookmakers offered on this match, read two days before kickoff.
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