Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on September 15th, 2024

Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion will play on Sunday, September 15th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), in a Championship game to be held in England, check the Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion will occur

The game takes place in the small Fratton Park stadium, in the city of Portsmouth, with a capacity for 20688 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Despite the season change, the Championship has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.71 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.67 goals per game of the last championship.

Portsmouth last match

In the last match they played, Portsmouth collected a defeat. The opposing team was Sunderland, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-3 - was valid for Championship. Coach J. Mousinho's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.00.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, Connor Ogilvie, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

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 Swansea City team with a final score of 1-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 1.90.

Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion h2h

Their last 2008/2009 Premier League match which took place on 11-04-2009 was such a competitive game it ended in a 2-2 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The West Bromwich Albion team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Portsmouth team, which has no wins recently.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

In charge of this football game will be L. Doughty, while N. Lugg and D. Leach will assist him.

Portsmouth

Championship leaderboard now

Unfortunately, Portsmouth comes into this game with only 3 points. The team occupies 18th place in the Championship, saddled with a negative balance of 0 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws.

Which means that in the 5th round, the team has no advantage, over Hull City team who is in the position 19.

Portsmouth analysis

Currently, in the Championship, Portsmouth sums 6 goals for and a total of 8 goals against, after 4 rounds played.

The average number of shots toward the net of Portsmouth can give us useful indications about the team's offensive abilities, and its goal average. The team counted 4 shots into the opponent's goal for each match played.

Over the course of the tournament, Portsmouth recorded an average ball possession of 45.5%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Portsmouth will play against West Bromwich Albion, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from Portsmouth

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Christian Saydee. The Attacker has already scored 2 times this season and has helped Portsmouth come away with the positive result on several occasions.

West Bromwich Albion

Championship leaderboard now

The West Bromwich Albion team with 10 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses.

Which means that the team is over Watford team who is in the position 3 in the 5th round and has a 1 point disadvantage.

West Bromwich Albion analysis

West Bromwich Albion goal quotient is definitely positive, with 6 down scored and 2 conceded after 4 rounds played.

West Bromwich Albion with 2 wins in the Championship, is in that enviable position of being the favorite.

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

An average ball possession of 55% is what the West Bromwich Albion team usually tries in their attempt to control the game. This is because teams with ball possession above 50% can typically exert some control over their opponents.

With West Bromwich Albion having a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws when playing away in the Championship, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

Best goalscorer from West Bromwich Albion

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Josh Maja. With 4 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the West Bromwich Albion team achieving several victories this season.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

With Portsmouth suffering 5 goals in the second half in the total of games played, this can be a good betting opportunity.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Over 1.5 in the 2nd Half market are quoted at 2.1.

Taking into consideration that West Bromwich Albion scores an average of 2.5 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 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 3.75 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Portsmouth has an average of 3 yellow cards per game over the 4 rounds, while West Bromwich Albion has an average of 1.8. In other words, these teams together are averaging 6 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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