West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

While facing a top 4 side from last season is never easy, home advantage is on West Bromwich Albion’s side. The hosts hope to make it count when they face Middlesbrough at The Hawthorns for a round 4 match of the new Championship campaign on Saturday.

West Bromwich Albion rank 13 with four points to their name from three matches, while visitors Middlesbrough rank 23 in the table on one point.

Having played three games so far this campaign, West Bromwich Albion rank as number 13 in the Championship table. They have gathered four points so far, three points more than to Middlesbrough, who find themselves as number 23 on one points.

It has been a lousy opening to the Championship campaign for West Bromwich Albion. Nevertheless, they will be hopeful of three points against Middlesbrough to get on the right path.

West Bromwich Albion presents an average of just 1.6 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 16times, while also conceding 16. This amounts to an average of 1.6 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in one matches.

Middlesbrough hit the target 11 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.1 goals a game. They conceded 1.2 goals per match for a total of 12 goals, while claiming one clean sheets as well.

West Bromwich ran out 2-0 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are no doubt planning to claim three points again on Saturday.

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough Prediction

West Bromwich Albion Form

West Bromwich Albion collected four points from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 2-1 against Stoke. They retaliated in a 3-2 win against Swansea, before drawing 1-1 with Leeds. West Bromwich Albion won three of their previous six matches at The Hawthorns in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring nine goals to seven against.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, West Bromwich Albion look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

Middlesbrough Form

In their previous three matches, Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield 2-3, lost 3-0 against Coventry and drew 1-1 with Huddersfield. Middlesbrough didn't manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored five goals themselves.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make West Bromwich Albion a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion always seem to tread carefully, when taking on each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals the call on Saturday.

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough Squads

West Bromwich Albion Squad

The 40-year-old Corberan will select the starting eleven against Middlesbrough from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Alex Palmer (0/3), Joshua Griffiths (0/0), Cedric Kipre (0/3), Conor Townsend (0/3), Darnell Furlong (0/3), Erik Pieters (0/2), Ethan Ingram (0/0), Kyle Bartley (0/2), Martin Kelly (0/0), Semi Ajayi (1/3), Adam Reach (0/0), Alex Mowatt (0/2), Brandon Thomas-Asante (1/2), Grady Diangana (0/0), Jayson Molumby (0/3), Jed Wallace (0/3), John Swift (1/3), Matthew Phillips (1/3), Nathaniel Chalobah (0/3), Okay Yokuslu (0/3), Tom Fellows (0/0), Daryl Dike (0/0), Jeremy Sarmiento (0/3), Josh Maja (0/2), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (0/2).

Middlesbrough Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Middlesbrough head coach Carrick will select from for his starting XI:

Jamie Jones (0/0), Seny Dieng (0/3), Thomas Glover (0/0), Dael Fry (0/3), Hayden Coulson (0/2), Matthew Clarke (0/0), Patrick McNair (0/2), Rav van den Berg (0/2), Tom Smith (0/0), Abella Perez Damia (0/0), Anfernee Dijksteel (0/0), Daniel Barlaser (0/2), Darragh Lenihan (0/3), Hayden Hackney (1/3), Jonathan Howson (0/3), Lukas Engel (0/1), Martin Payero (0/0), Matt Crooks (0/3), Riley McGree (0/3), Alex Gilbert (0/0), Cristhian Stuani (0/0), Emmanuel Latte Lath (0/1), Isaiah Jones (0/3), Josh Coburn (0/1), Marcus Forss (0/3), Morgan Rogers (0/3), Samuel Silvera (0/3).

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for West Bromwich Albion, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Adam Reach and Daryl Dike nurses various injuries and won't take part for West Bromwich Albion against Middlesbrough at The Hawthorns.

At the time of writing, Middlesbrough just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Middlesbrough need to do without Tom Smith and Anfernee Dijksteel, who are not fit enough to travel to The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough Lineups

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough H2H

The most recent meeting between the two sides ended in a 2-0 triumph for West Bromwich, who are looking to stay on top this coming Saturday at The Hawthorns. No doubt, Middlesbrough are planning a comeback, though. The two rivals have shared the spoils in recent outings. Both claimed two wins in the last ten encounters, while four draw paid out on the draw with the bookmakers. Picking the home win gets you odds at 6/5 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 11/5.

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Middlesbrough come visiting West Bromwich Albion. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 1/1 with the bookies.

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips

Semi Ajayi found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Hayden Hackney just scored once in a similar number of matches.

West Bromwich Albion claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Middlesbrough won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing three in this series of matches. West Bromwich Albion have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings at The Hawthorns. The visitors scored the first goal of the game in two of their last 10 games away from home.

Both teams to not score paid out six times in the past ten encounters between Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion, whereas under 2.5 goals happened three times. West Bromwich Albion scored an average of 1.5 goals a game, with Middlesbrough averaging one goal in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for West Bromwich Albion, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Middlesbrough's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.