Bournemouth vs West Bromwich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th January 2025

This will be the first time that Bournemouth face West Bromwich lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

Both Bournemouth and West Bromwich aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Bournemouth are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the FA Cup, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.1 goals on average per match, or 21 goals in total, while allowing 14 goals against, for an average of 1.4 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.

When it comes to goal-scoring West Bromwich are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals for an average of 1.6 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.

Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Bournemouth comes up against West Bromwich in this context.

Bournemouth vs West Bromwich Prediction

Bournemouth Form

In their last three matches, Bournemouth drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace before recording another draw with Fulham in a 2-2 match and beat Everton with a 1-0 scoreline. Bournemouth claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the FA Cup. They also drew zero and lost four, scored nine goals and conceded ten.

West Bromwich Form

West Bromwich go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Sheffield United. They went on to beat Preston by 3-1, before sharing the spoils with Swansea in a 1-1 draw. In their last six away matches in the FA Cup, West Bromwich won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Bournemouth waste away a win against West Bromwich, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Bournemouth vs West Bromwich Squads

Bournemouth Squad

The 42-year-old manager of Bournemouth, Andoni Iraola, will select the lineup against West Bromwich from the players listed below:

Arrizabalaga, Travers, Dennis, Smith, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Hill, Araujo, Soler, Senesi, Akinmboni, Aarons, Kerkez, Scott, Winterburn, Ouattara, Brooks, Cook, Tavernier, Billing, Adams, Semenyo, Unal, Evanilson, Kluivert, Sinisterra, DaCosta, Rees-Dottin, Christie.

West Bromwich Squad

Below is the full team squad of West Bromwich. The manager Brunt will pick his starting XI against Bournemouth from these players:

Alex Mowatt, Alex Palmer, Caleb Taylor, Callum Styles, Darnell Furlong, Daryl Dike, Deago Nelson, Devante Cole, Fenton Heard, Gianluca Frabotta, Grady Diangana, Harry Whitwell, Jayson Molumby, Jed Wallace, John Swift, Joseph Wildsmith, Josh Maja, Karlan Grant, Kyle Bartley, Mason Holgate, Michael Johnston, Muhamed Diomande, Ousmane Diakite, Reece Hall, Semi Ajayi, Ted Cann, Tom Fellows, Torbjoern Lysaker Heggem, Uros Racic.

Bournemouth vs West Bromwich Team News

Bournemouth vs West Bromwich Lineups

Bournemouth vs West Bromwich H2H

This is the first time Bournemouth squares up against West Bromwich in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Bournemouth picked up four wins in their previous ten matches against West Bromwich, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 16/5.

Bournemouth vs West Bromwich Results

Bournemouth vs West Bromwich Betting Tips

Despite scoring just once in six FA Cup games, Bournemouth hope Ryan Christie adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, West Bromwich put their faith in John Swift to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six FA Cup games.

Bournemouth won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. West Bromwich won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew seven and lost two in this run. Both teams scored in five of the last 10 home league matches for Bournemouth. Both teams also found the back of the net five times in the previous 10 league games away for West Bromwich.

Bournemouth saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of West Bromwich's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.