Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on October 23rd, 2024

Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion will meet each other in a football match counting for Championship on October 23rd, 2024, Wednesday at 18:45h (UTC), in England, check the Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

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Introduction to the Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.49 goals per match played.

Blackburn Rovers last match

Blackburn Rovers comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Swansea City, in a match valid for Championship, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-0. On the field, J. Eustace's team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.15, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

A key player in the victory Blackburn Rovers, Makhtar Gueye was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual prominence in the contest. In a performance without much inspiration from the team, he helped a lot for a positive result.

West Bromwich Albion last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, West Bromwich Albion, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Oxford United team with a final score of 1-1.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.40 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Championship, Blackburn Rovers ranked 17th place while West Bromwich Albion was in 5th place. Blackburn Rovers took to the field with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while West Bromwich Albion deployed in a 4-4-1-1 formation.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 13-01-2024. The match was valid for the 2023/2024 season of the Championship, and it ended with a 4-1 win for West Bromwich Albion.

The Blackburn Rovers team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the West Bromwich Albion team, which won only 1 game.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

J. Busby will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by M. Russell and G. Read.

Blackburn Rovers

Championship leaderboard now

The Blackburn Rovers team with 18 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

In the 11th round, the team has the same score compared to West Bromwich Albion which is just above, in 5th place.

Blackburn Rovers analysis

At the end of round 10 Blackburn Rovers has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 16 goals to its credit against 11 conceded.

The average number of shots toward the net of Blackburn Rovers can give us useful indications about the team's offensive abilities, and its goal average. The team counted 4.1 shots into the opponent's goal for each match played.

his average possession rate in the league is 47.2%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Owen Beck played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Swansea City. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Blackburn Rovers to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Blackburn Rovers

Yuki Ohashi has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 4 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Blackburn Rovers to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

West Bromwich Albion

Championship leaderboard now

The West Bromwich Albion team with 18 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 5 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses.

Which means that Blackburn Rovers team, at position 6, is in close pursuit of the team, that has the same score number, in the 11th round.

West Bromwich Albion analysis

After 10 rounds, West Bromwich Albion has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 13 goals for and 7 conceded.

This is a top 5 team in the Championship that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the West Bromwich Albion team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 56.6% to control the game.

The chances of an opposing team beating West Bromwich Albion are low, with the latter having a balance of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw when playing away in the Championship.

Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, Karlan Grant, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Oxford United, being a key piece for West Bromwich Albion.

Best goalscorer from West Bromwich Albion

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Josh Maja so far in the competition. With 7 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team West Bromwich Albion to achieve victorious results this season.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Blackburn Rovers is Yuki Ohashi, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of West Bromwich Albion is Josh Maja, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that West Bromwich Albion scores an average of 2.2 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.45 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Blackburn Rovers has an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game over the 10 rounds, while West Bromwich Albion has an average of 2. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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