Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on August 24th, 2024

Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion will face each other in a Championship game in England on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), check the Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion will occur

The game takes place in the Bet365 Stadium stadium, in the city of Stoke, with a capacity for 30089 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

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

Stoke City in its last official match lost (3-0) against Watford, in a match valid for Championship. Coach S. Schumacher's lined up a 4-2-3-1 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 2.60.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Junior Tchamadeu. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

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 Leeds United team with a final score of 0-0.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.50.

Stoke City was in 18th place in the Championship while West Bromwich Albion was in 5th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Stoke City team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic West Bromwich Albion used in the match.

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

Their last Championship game of 2023/2024 season which took place on 06-04-2024 game ended in a staggering 2-2 draw.

In this football match, J. Bell will be the referee while S. Ledger and M. Wilkes will assist him.

Stoke City

Current leaderboard

Stoke City currently occupies 13th place in the table, with 3 points achieved up to 3rd round.

Stoke City analysis

Currently, in the Championship, Stoke City sums 1 goals for and a total of 3 goals against, after 2 rounds played.

As we approach the Regular Season, Stoke City is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 3 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how Stoke City will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

With 43.5% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Stoke City can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against West Bromwich Albion they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

West Bromwich Albion

Current leaderboard

After the 3rd round, West Bromwich Albion is currently 5th place in the table, winning 4 points from their games so far this season.

West Bromwich Albion analysis

West Bromwich Albion after 2 days has put up 3 goals scored, and taken 1, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

The West Bromwich Albion team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 60.5%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 5.25 per game.

Stoke City is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.5 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Stoke City in this match.

Goals Top Betting Tips

The number of goals scored and let in at the start of the championship round by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Stoke City didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 3 opportunities, while West Bromwich Albion scored 3 times and conceded 1 goal as well.

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

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