West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on October 26th, 2024

West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City will play on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), in a Championship game to be held in England, check the West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

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

The game will be played in the small The Hawthorns stadium, in the city of West Bromwich, with a capacity for 26688 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City 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 2.47 goals per match played.

West Bromwich Albion last match

In the last match they played, West Bromwich Albion collected a draw. The opposing team was Oxford United, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-1 - was valid for Championship. Coach C. Corberán Vallet's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.40.

Certainly not a good performance for West Bromwich Albion, although some players performed above average, such as Josh Maja. The player was decisive to his team in avoiding defeat with his presence on the field and some excellent interventions during the match.

Cardiff City 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, Cardiff City, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Portsmouth team with a final score of 2-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.80.

West Bromwich Albion vs Cardiff City h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, West Bromwich Albion occupied 5th place in Championship and, team Cardiff City the 14th place. West Bromwich Albion entered the field with the tactic 4-2-3-1, while Cardiff City arranged their formation in a 3-4-1-2.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 13-02-2024, in the 2023/2024 season of the Championship, which ended with a 2-0 win for West Bromwich Albion.

The Cardiff City team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than West Bromwich Albion its counterpart.

The referee J. Smith has been chosen to officiate the match while S. Lewis and H. Gilroy will support him from the sideline.

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, with the same score, the team is ahead the Blackburn Rovers team closing in at the 6th place in the 12th round.

West Bromwich Albion analysis

Currently, in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion sums 13 goals for and a total of 7 goals against, after 11 rounds played.

The West Bromwich Albion team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 56.6%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Signed this season by West Bromwich Albion, Karlan Ahearne-Grant has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Oxford United, he once again performed well, scoring 1 goal, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Best goalscorer from West Bromwich Albion

Josh Maja has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 7 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading West Bromwich Albion to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Cardiff City

Championship leaderboard now

Cardiff City arrives in this game with 11 points, and in 19th place in the Championship, having won 3 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 2 draws.

Cardiff City analysis

Currently, in the Championship, Cardiff City sums 11 goals for and a total of 18 goals against, after 11 rounds played.

Recent performances have highlighted that Cardiff City is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

As we approach the Regular Season, Cardiff City is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.82 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The team has a relatively low scoring streak, the average goals scored does not exceed 1 per game, and this may mean that the result of the next away match may not be positive.

Best goalscorer from Cardiff City

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Callum Robinson. The Attacker scored 4 goals in the current season, helping Cardiff City to achieve victory in several disputes.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

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

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.

Taking into consideration that Cardiff City scores an average of 0.6 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 5.28 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.91 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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