West Bromwich Albion vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 25th, 2025

A football match between West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth of the Championship will take place in England on Saturday, January 25th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), check the West Bromwich Albion vs Portsmouth betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where West Bromwich Albion vs Portsmouth will occur

The game is set to be played in the small The Hawthorns stadium, in the city of West Bromwich, with a capacity for 26688 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the West Bromwich Albion vs Portsmouth 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 2.46 goals per match played.

West Bromwich Albion last match

West Bromwich Albion comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Middlesbrough, in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 2-0. Coach T. Mowbray's team lined up with this formation: 4-4-2.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 4.10 were the best proof of this.

The whole defensive section of the team suffered a lot from the opponent's raids, but the most in trouble seemed to be Mason Holgate. The player made many crucial mistakes during the match, and he will have to regain his lucidity as early as the next match in order to return useful to his team.

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

Incredible surprise with the final result of the match! The underdog team achieved an unexpected victory, as shown by the fact that before the match their victory had odds of 4.10.

West Bromwich Albion vs Portsmouth h2h

Portsmouth was in 22nd place in the Championship while West Bromwich Albion was in 5th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Portsmouth team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic West Bromwich Albion used in the match.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024/2025 season of the Championship. The meeting took place on 15-09-2024 and ended with a 0-3 win for West Bromwich Albion.

The Portsmouth 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 match.

West Bromwich Albion

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team West Bromwich Albion, standing in 7th place with 41 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 9 wins, 5 losses and, 14 draws.

Which means that the team has the same number of points, in the 29th round, with the Watford team in hot pursuit at 8th place.

West Bromwich Albion analysis

West Bromwich Albion after 28 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 33 goals and conceded only 24 to opponents.

West Bromwich Albion average number of shots on net is 3.61 per game. This is a good indicator of the fact that the team does not score much, nor does it impose too much of a burden on opposing defenses.

Winning 4 games playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 5 wins, 1 loss, and 7 draws.

While Portsmouth has only managed to convert 32 of their 2378 attacks into goals, West Bromwich Albion has been much more successful with 2564 attacks and 33 goals.

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 12 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that West Bromwich Albion achieved in several matches.

Portsmouth

Championship leaderboard now

With 26 points won, Portsmouth is in 22nd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 6 wins against 12 losses, plus 8 draws.

Portsmouth analysis

Portsmouth, with 32 goals scored and 45 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 28 rounds.

Best goalscorer from Portsmouth

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Callum Lang. The Attacker has scored 9 times in the current season and has helped Portsmouth come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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 12 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Portsmouth is Callum Lang, he has scored in 9 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.

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

There is an average of 5.51 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.18 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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