West Bromwich Albion vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 18th, 2025

West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City will on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at 15:00h (UTC), play in a Championship football game in England, check the West Bromwich Albion vs Stoke City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where West Bromwich Albion vs Stoke 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, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the West Bromwich Albion vs Stoke 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 2.48 goals per match played.

West Bromwich Albion last match

West Bromwich Albion is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced AFC Bournemouth in a match valid for FA Cup, and the match ended 5-1. The eleven coached by C. Corberán Vallet played in a 4-4-2 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 6.00 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Darnell Furlong had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Stoke 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 FA Cup, Stoke City, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Sunderland team with a final score of 0-1.

The game had to be decided in overtime, after a 1-1 draw at the end of 90 minutes.

A win for the home team had odds of 3.50, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

West Bromwich Albion vs Stoke City h2h

Stoke City was in 15th place in the Championship while West Bromwich Albion was in 7th 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.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 Championship season. The match, played on 24-08-2024, recorded the 1-2 win for West Bromwich Albion.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

The Stoke City 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

The West Bromwich Albion team with 40 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 9 wins, 13 draws and 4 losses.

With a 1 point advantage over the Blackburn Rovers team which is in position 7 in the 27th round. Also, it has 1 point less than Middlesbrough team that is ranked in the 5th place.

West Bromwich Albion analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for West Bromwich Albion is positive: after 26 rounds the team has scored 32 goals, conceding only 21.

Having a record of 5 wins versus 1 loss, and 6 draws in comparison to the 4 games they won as the visiting team, there’s no place like home for this team.

In comparison to Stoke City 2326 attacks and 24 goals, West Bromwich Albion has had 2343 attacks and 32 goals.

Best goalscorer from West Bromwich Albion

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Josh Maja is the player to highlight. Helping West Bromwich Albion with 12 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Stoke City

Championship leaderboard now

Stoke City arrives in this game with 27 points, and in 19th place in the Championship, having won 6 games in total and lost 11 times, making a total of 9 draws.

In the 27th round, the team has no difference in point as opposed to the Derby County team who places just above in 18th place.

Stoke City analysis

Stoke City shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 24 made and 32 conceded after 26 rounds of the league.

It seems that Stoke City is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

As we approach the Regular Season, Stoke City is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 3.77 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The team's scoring ability is not brilliant: in this league it is 0.92 goals per game on average, and this may be an indicator on the chances of winning the next match, which the team will also play away from home.

Best goalscorer from Stoke City

In this season, the individual highlight is Thomas Cannon that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 9 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Stoke City achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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

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 Stoke City is Thomas Cannon, 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.

Taking into consideration that Stoke City scores an average of 0.5 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

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.46 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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