Derby County vs West Bromwich Albion betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 26th, 2024

Derby County and West Bromwich Albion will be playing against each other on Thursday, December 26th, 2024, at 17:30h (UTC), in a Championship football game in England, check the Derby County vs West Bromwich Albion betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Derby County vs West Bromwich Albion will occur

The game takes place in the Pride Park Stadium stadium, in the city of Derby, with a capacity for 33597 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Derby County 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 2.48 goals per match played.

Derby County last match

Derby County come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Luton Town, valid for the Championship, ended with a 2-1. The team coached by P. Warne lined up in the last match with a 5-3-2 formation.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.15.

A defense below expectations, with Kane Wilson, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

West Bromwich Albion last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, West Bromwich Albion, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Bristol City team with a final score of 2-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.20.

Derby County vs West Bromwich Albion h2h

Derby County was in 1st place in the Carabao Cup while West Bromwich Albion was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Derby County team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic West Bromwich Albion used in the match.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 23-08-2022 in a Carabao Cup match of the 2022/2023 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 1-0 win for Derby County.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The performance of the West Bromwich Albion team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Derby County team.

In charge of this football game will be J. Gillett, while G. Beswick and S. Massey will assist him.

Derby County

Championship leaderboard now

Unfortunately, Derby County comes into this game with only 24 points. The team occupies 16th place in the Championship, saddled with a negative balance of 6 wins, 10 losses, and 6 draws.

Which means that Coventry City team, at position 17, is in close pursuit with the same score, in the 23rd round.

Derby County analysis

At the end of matchday 22 we see that Derby County conceded more goals than they scored, with 28 goals conceded and 27 scored.

The Derby County team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach Paul Warne wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

With an average of 3.5 shots on goal per match, Derby County certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

his ball possession percentage is 42.82% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against West Bromwich Albion and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

While having won once playing away from home, this team knows how to take advantage of their home court with 5 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Derby County

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Jerry Yates. Derby County owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 4 goals in this season.

Historical data Derby County

With 4 titles won in the tournament's history the Derby County team is one of the leading names in the competition. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

West Bromwich Albion

Championship leaderboard now

West Bromwich Albion arrives in this game with 35 points, and in 7th place in the Championship, having won 8 games in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 11 draws.

With the same score that the Middlesbrough who occupies position 6, the team will fight for a best position in this 23rd round.

West Bromwich Albion analysis

West Bromwich Albion shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 22 games has only conceded goals on 16 occasions, and has scored in 26.

The West Bromwich Albion team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.09%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

With a balance of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 5 draws in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion playing away does not usually give much chance to opponents.

Best goalscorer from West Bromwich Albion

In this season, the individual highlight is Josh Maja that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 10 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that West Bromwich Albion achieved in several matches.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Derby County is Jerry Yates, 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 10 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.25 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.14 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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

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