West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th August 2022

Cardiff go up against West Bromwich Albion this coming Wednesday for an exciting Championship meeting at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4.00.

Placed 20 in the table West Bromwich Albion have amassed two points after three matches. On six points, Cardiff rank fifth with as many games played as the host.

Cardiff will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites West Bromwich Albion. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win this coming Wednesday will see them move further ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

West Bromwich Albion are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Cardiff average 0.8 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of eight goals. They conceded an average of one per game, for a total of ten goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring three times.

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff Prediction

West Bromwich Albion have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Watford, before claiming 3 points in a 1-0 win against Sheffield United. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Blackburn. In their last six Championship home matches, West Bromwich Albion have three wins, while they've drawn two and lost one. They scored ten and conceded five goals.

Cardiff collected one win from their last three matches, as Reading won by 2-1. Portsmouth were too strong as well, winning 0-3, before Cardiff won 1-0 against Birmingham. Cardiff, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn zero and lost four in their last six away in the Championship.

Cardiff have their target set on sneaking inside the top six of the Championship this season, and they have the qualities to at least a finish inside the top third.

Bookmakers have West Bromwich Albion down as rather big favourites for the win against Cardiff. While it might prove a bit more troublesome than odds suggest, we find it equally tempting to side with the hosts.

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff Stats

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff Team News

West Bromwich Albion have an almost full squad available against Cardiff at The Hawthorns with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, West Bromwich Albion can't field Daryl Dike this coming Wednesday against Cardiff.

Cardiff have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.

Sean Morrison won't be travelling with Cardiff this time, as he nurses an injury.

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff H2H

The most recent outing between West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4.00. A draw could be the way to go here, as this has been an equal pairing in their most recent meetings. West Bromwich Albion won three of the previous ten matches, while Cardiff secured three wins from those ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.61.

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the past ten matches between home side West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 2.00.

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff Betting Tips

Karlan Grant has been great for West Bromwich Albion lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Cardiff are optimistic that Romaine Sawyers doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

West Bromwich Albion claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing one. Cardiff won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost four of these matches. West Bromwich Albion kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at The Hawthorns hoping to do so again this coming Wednesday. Cardiff kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. West Bromwich Albion managed an average of 1.6 goals, with Cardiff averaging 1.2 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of West Bromwich Albion’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.5 times in those matches.