Derby – West Brom Free Betting Tips
Derby and West Bromwich play at Pride Park Stadium, in a match of the 24th round of the Championship. In the last confrontation between these teams for this competition, in 14‑09‑2021, the final result was a draw by (0‑0). Contrary to what one would expect, the record of recent direct clashes is favorable to Derby, which in the last 5 matches they won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. The home/away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a game between 24th and 4th in the overall standings, in fact this is a clash between the 13th ranked in home games and the 5th in away matches.
Derby Analysis
The home team is currently in the 24th place, with 4 points won, after 5 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Bristol City, by (1‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Blackpool, by (1‑0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 17 points, against just 8 in their games as a visitor. In the last 10 home matches for the league, Derby has a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, having won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches, the most frequent scorer at half-time was 1‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). The team has conceded goals to its opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they haven’t shown great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 22 matches in the competition, they have never been able to turn the score around in the 5 matches in which they conceded the first goal.
Derby County comes motivated for this match after a 1-0 win against Blackpool, putting an end to the two consecutive setbacks in this English second division: the only goal of the team was signed by Luke Plange. In this game against West Bromwich Albion, it is expected that the home club will choose to play with a tactical design in 3-5-2, with the objective of channeling their offensive sector through the side aisles. Striker Tom Lawrence is the best scorer of this team with 5 goals scored, however, he is absent by suspension. Besides this player, coach Wayne Rooney is without Krystian Bielik, Sam Baldock and Lee Buchanan, these with physical problems.
West Bromwich Analysis
The away team is currently in the 4th place, with 41 points won, after 11 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Reading, by (1‑0). In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Barnsley, by (0‑0). This is a team that is affected by the home factor, as they have won 16 points in away matches and 25 at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 5 goals conceded at home, against 13 goals scored and 12 conceded in away matches. In the championship, West Bromwich won 12 points out of a possible 30, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 games they played as a visitor. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, as 5 of the last 12 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 23 matches for this competition, they have only turned the score around in 1 in the 7 matches they have conceded the first goal.
West Bromwich Albion enters this game with a draw, 0x0, on the trip to Barnsley’s field, thus adding the fifth straight game without losing in this second English division. The visiting club usually acts in a 3-4-3 tactical system, favoring quick transitions, mainly through the wings. In this drawing, the three men who aim to finish off the goal situations are Callum Robinson, Jordan Hugill and Karlan Grant, the latter being the service scorer with 9 goals scored. Out of this game are Dara O’Shea and Kean Bryan, both with physical problems.
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE – Odds: 1.80
