West Bromwich vs Wolverhampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th January 2024

Wolverhampton visit West Bromwich for another chapter in the rivalry between the two Black Country clubs this coming Sunday at The Hawthorns, where a lot more than just reaching the next round is on the line.

West Bromwich have their target aimed at getting one over Wolverhampton on Sunday. The crowd at The Hawthorns won't accept anything less than 100% from all involved, as this is their chance to shine against their arch rivals.

West Bromwich enter their next FA Cup match, averaging a decent 1.9 goals per game in their last ten matches, where they pulled off 19 goals, while also conceding 17 times. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

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

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other in the cup, West Bromwich came away with a 0-3 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at The Hawthorns, but face stern opposition, of course.

West Bromwich vs Wolverhampton Prediction

West Bromwich Form

West Bromwich are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Aldershot by 4-1, before beating Blackburn by 4-1. The winning streak came to an end against Norwich, who ran out 2-0 winners. West Bromwich won three of their previous six matches at The Hawthorns in the FA Cup. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring 13 goals to nine against.

Wolverhampton Form

In their previous three matches, Wolverhampton drew 1-1 with Brentford, 2-2 with Brentford and 0-0 with Brighton. In their last six away matches in the FA Cup, Wolverhampton won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and seven scored.

Both West Bromwich and Wolverhampton are having difficulty containing their opponents, making a bet on both teams to score seem like a wise choice at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich vs Wolverhampton Squads

West Bromwich Squad

Carlos Corberan will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Wolverhampton from the following players:

Alex Palmer, Joshua Griffiths, Cedric Kipre, Conor Townsend, Darnell Furlong, Erik Pieters, Kyle Bartley, Martin Kelly, Pipa, Semi Ajayi, Adam Reach, Alex Mowatt, Grady Diangana, Jayson Molumby, Jed Wallace, John Swift, Matthew Phillips, Nathaniel Chalobah, Okay Yokuslu, Tom Fellows, Andreas Weimann, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Daryl Dike, Josh Maja.

Wolverhampton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Wolverhampton players that the manager Gary O'Neil will choose from for the upcoming game:

Boubacar Traore, Bruno Jordao, Craig Dawson, Daniel Bentley, Enso Gonzalez, Hee-Chan Hwang, Hugo Bueno, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Joao Gomes, Joe Hodge, Jonny, Jose Sa, Mario Lemina, Matheus Cunha, Matt Doherty, Max Kilman, Nelson Semedo, Pablo Sarabia, Pedro Neto, Rayan Ait Nouri, Santiago Bueno, Thomas Doyle, Tom King, Toti Gomes.

West Bromwich vs Wolverhampton Team News

West Bromwich could have up to five missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Wolverhampton on Sunday. Grady Diangana and Semi Ajayi can't be called up by the West Bromwich-manager, with both serving a ban.

Due to various ailments Okay Yokuslu, Josh Maja and Matthew Phillips will be absent from the squad, West Bromwich are able to field against Wolverhampton on Sunday.

Wolverhampton have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match on Sunday against West Bromwich. Joao Gomes, Boubacar Traore, Rayan Ait Nouri, Hee-Chan Hwang and Jonny can't be called upon by Wolverhampton, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Joe Hodge won't be travelling with Wolverhampton this time, as he nurses an injury.

West Bromwich vs Wolverhampton Lineups

West Bromwich vs Wolverhampton H2H

The home side were in awesome shape, the last time they played Wolverhampton in the cup, as the latter got taught a lesson in a 3-0 win for a high-flying West Bromwich team. The bookies have West Bromwich to win this match at best price odds of 14/5.

West Bromwich vs Wolverhampton Results

West Bromwich vs Wolverhampton Betting Tips

Brandon Thomas-Asante managed to hit the target twice recently for West Bromwich, while Nelson Semedo, added two strikes in FA Cup for Wolverhampton in his last six outings.

The Hawthorns saw seven wins for West Bromwich in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew two and lost one, while Wolverhampton won two of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing three and losing five. West Bromwich have been good at forcing themselves upon their visitors, as they scored the opening goal in seven of their previous 10 matches at The Hawthorns. Wolverhampton scored the first goal in three of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for West Bromwich, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Wolverhampton, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.