West Bromwich Albion FC
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  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Championship Betting Preview: West Brom vs Stoke

West Brom take on Stoke at The Hawthorns, with kick-off set for 11:01 on Saturday 7 February.

Baggies Facing Tough Test vs Potters

Stoke have a strong chance against West Brom and we’ll side with the visitors on the Asian Handicap. It’s worth chancing the -108 with a +0.25 goal headstart, meaning that our stake is split between 0 and +0.5.

West Brom 1-0 Win in Previous H2H Encounter

West Bromwich Albion have lost back-to-back Championship games at home. In their last league clash, it was a 3-0 away defeat against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. The Black Country team had 50% possession and recorded one shot on target.

Stoke City lost when last in action. In a home game at bet365 Stadium, they were beaten 2-0 by Southampton. The Potters had three shots on goal and 52% possession.

Head-to-Head Statistics

West Brom have gone unbeaten in their past five meetings with Stoke. Their last encounter saw West Brom enjoy a 1-0 away victory at bet365 Stadium. The previous 10 H2H games have featured four West Brom wins, three draws and three Stoke victories.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
15 Stoke logo Stoke 39 14 9 16 46 43 3 46:43 51
20 West Brom logo West Brom 39 11 10 18 40 54 -14 40:54 43
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West Brom – Last 10 League Games

2 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, averaging 0.9 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 12.4 attempts. West Brom have had 49.4% possession and 5.8 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.9 goals from 2.9 shots on goal and 9.2 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 3.5 corners.

Top scorer Karlan Grant has found the net 2 times, with Chris Mepham, Isaac Price, Jed Wallace and George Campbell getting 1 goals each. Michael Johnston has recorded the most assists with 2.

Stoke City – Last 10 League Games

Stoke have 3 victories, 4 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 0.8 goals from 3.2 shots on goal and 9.9 attempts. The Staffordshire outfit have averaged 52.5% possession, 5.7 corners awarded and 4.4 corners against, while they’ve conceded 0.9 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 11.9 attempts.

Sorba Thomas is top of the team’s scoring charts with 2, while Tomas Rigo, Sam Gallagher, Robert Bozenik and Ben Wilmot have 1. Lamine Cisse, Sorba Thomas and Million Manhoef have managed 1 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

West Brom confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Max O'Leary (GK), Alfie Gilchrist, Nathaniel Phillips, Chris Mepham, Callum Styles, Jed Wallace, Jayson Molumby, Alex Mowatt, Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba, Isaac Price, Daryl Dike.

Stoke confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Tommy Simkin (GK), Bosun Lawal, Ashley Phillips, Ben Wilmot, Aaron Cresswell, Tatsuki Seko, Ben Pearson, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Jun-Ho Bae, Sorba Thomas, Milan Smit.

West Brom vs Stoke Prediction & Betting Tips

We’ve lined up expert West Brom vs Stoke betting tips, from our match prediction and correct score call to corners betting insight, best player prop picks and bet builder advice. Read on for the full breakdown.

Match Prediction

Stoke +0.25 at -108 have the look of a value bet on the Asian Handicap. We give them a good chance of landing a victory in this Championship clash and it’s therefore a pick we’ll back with confidence.

The football betting tips are created after keeping tabs on the latest Championship team news along with the form guide. We also delve into the latest stats which can provide a barometer for how the action might play out.

Key West Brom vs Stoke league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Stoke in 3 consecutive games on the road.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Stoke in 6 of their last 10 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Stoke in 12 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by WBA in 6 consecutive games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by WBA in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by WBA in 16 of their last 20 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by WBA in 6 of their last 10 games against Stoke.
Stoke +0.25 Probability

Based on the odds from the best betting apps, our pick carries a 51.8% chance of winning. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

West Brom West Brom logo 1 - 2 Stoke logo Stoke

Stoke are available to back at +850 to secure a 2-1 victory. This is a risky but potentially more rewarding bet, with this correct score option providing appeal.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Milan Smit To Score +310 BetMGM logo

Milan Smit (Stoke) is available to be among the goals at +310. The Anytime Goalscorer odds look really appealing considering all angles and we’ll take a chance on him.

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -100 BetMGM logo

There has been 7.60 corners on average in the past five West Brom games, while the 9.5 Total Corners line has not been covered in four of the last five Stoke matches. There’s the opportunity to go under the Total Corners line and we’re expecting this to happen, with odds of -100 on offer.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
West Brom Logo West Brom
Total
9.30 5.80 3.50
Home
10.40 7.40 3.00
Away
8.40 4.20 4.20
Stoke Logo Stoke
Total
10.10 5.70 4.40
Home
10.20 5.60 4.60
Away
10.50 5.20 5.30
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Stoke +0.25 -108
Both Team To Score Yes -122
Total Corners Under 9.5 -100

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West Brom vs Stoke Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Full-Time Odds Suggest West Brom Victory

With the bookies giving them a 47% probability of winning, West Bromwich Albion might be a popular acca pick. Their current betting odds are +112 when it comes to triumphing in this Championship clash. The market suggests that Stoke City are least likely to win at +265.

If you fancy West Brom but want money back if the game ends in a draw, then you can secure odds of -213. Alternatively, there’s the chance to wager on Stoke at +145 on the Draw No Bet market.

For those anticipating a low-scoring contest, Under 2.5 is the market leader for the Total Goals market. On the Both Teams to Score market, there isn’t much between the BTTS Yes and No options in terms of price.

You’ll love the hundreds of markets if you want to wager on the Championship coupon and we advise heading to the leading sports betting sites to get the football wager that you think is value.

Aune Heggebø is the First Goalscorer Favourite

There’s the chance to back Aune Heggebø at +500 to be the First Goalscorer, with the favourite on this market available at similar odds to find the net last.

Player Goals
Aune Heggebø (West Brom)
First
+210
Anytime
+500
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Isaac Price (West Brom)
First
+300
Anytime
+700
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Million Manhoef (Stoke)
First
+300
Anytime
+700
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Sorba Thomas (Stoke)
First
+300
Anytime
+700
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West Brom Have Five Wins From Previous Ten Home Games

West Brom have racked up five wins, three defeats and two draws in the last 10 home matches, scoring an average of 1.50 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

Stoke haven’t been beaten in three straight games away from home. The Potters have finished with five defeats, four wins and one draw in the past 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.90 goals per game and conceding 1.10.

The last meeting at The Hawthorns saw West Brom and Stoke draw 1-1. In the previous 5 H2H meetings at The Hawthorns, we’ve seen two Stoke victories, one West Brom win and two draws.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
West Brom logo West Brom Home Stats 5-2-3 3.10 1.50 1.60 7 3 7 3
Stoke logo Stoke Away Stats 4-1-5 2.00 0.90 1.10 3 7 2 8
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
West Brom logo West Brom League Stats
Stoke logo Stoke League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 7 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

West Brom vs Stoke Lineups & Team News

Before placing any bets on West Brom vs Stoke, check the team news first. Stay updated with our predicted and confirmed lineups for the Championship and the newest injury information.

West Brom Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Stoke Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

West Brom Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

1 Max O'Leary
14 Alfie Gilchrist 3 Nathaniel Phillips 2 Chris Mepham 4 Callum Styles
7 Jed Wallace 8 Jayson Molumby 27 Alex Mowatt 18 J. Jimoh-Aloba
21 Isaac Price 12 Daryl Dike
25 Tommy Simkin
18 Bosun Lawal 26 Ashley Phillips 16 Ben Wilmot 3 Aaron Cresswell
12 Tatsuki Seko 4 Ben Pearson
21 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 10 Jun-Ho Bae 7 Sorba Thomas
49 Milan Smit

Stoke Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

West Brom Substitutes

  • 9Josh Maja
  • 11Michael Johnston
  • 17Ousmane Diakite
  • 19A. Selland Heggeboe
  • 20Joshua Griffiths
  • 29Charlie Taylor
  • 30Daniel Imray
  • 34Harry Whitwell
  • 37Oliver Bostock

Stoke Substitutes

  • 15Steven Nzonzi
  • 17Eric Bocat
  • 19Tomas Rigo
  • 23Ben Gibson
  • 29Lamine Cisse
  • 34Frank Fielding
  • 40Maksym Talovierov
  • 42Million Manhoef
  • 55Ruben Curley

Previous West Brom Lineups

31 Jan Championship
Portsmouth 3-0 West Brom
23 Jan Championship
Derby 1-1 West Brom
20 Jan Championship
West Brom 0-5 Norwich
16 Jan Championship
West Brom 2-3 Middlesbrough
11 Jan FA Cup
Swansea 7-8 West Brom
05 Jan Championship
Leicester 2-1 West Brom

Previous Stoke Lineups

31 Jan Championship
Stoke 0-2 Southampton
24 Jan Championship
Birmingham 1-1 Stoke
21 Jan Championship
Stoke 1-2 Middlesbrough
17 Jan Championship
Stoke 0-0 QPR
10 Jan FA Cup
Stoke 1-0 Coventry
04 Jan Championship
Norwich 0-2 Stoke

Injuries & Suspensions

West Brom Injury Table
Type Name Info
Max O'Leary Other
Chris Mepham Hamstring
Karlan Grant Hamstring
Michael Johnston Other
Tammer Bany Odeh Muscle
Stoke Injury Table
Type Name Info
Maksym Talovierov Ankle
Ben Wilmot Other
Aaron Cresswell Muscle
Viktor Johansson Shoulder
Robert Bozenik Shoulder
Lewis Baker Knock
Team Squads

West Brom Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Eric Ramsay

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Nathaniel Phillips 3 D 29 2474 29 0 3 0 6 0
Isaac Price 21 - 30 2237 27 3 6 2 3 0
Callum Styles 4 D 29 2230 25 5 0 2 7 0
Aune Selland Heggeboe 19 F 30 2170 25 5 8 3 2 0
Michael Johnston 23 F 29 2105 25 5 2 9 3 0

Stoke Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Mark Robins

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Sorba Thomas 7 M 30 2636 30 0 9 6 5 0
Ben Wilmot 16 D 28 2430 27 2 1 0 3 0
Viktor Johansson 1 G 24 2160 24 0 0 1 2 0
Jun-Ho Bae 10 M 28 2134 24 4 1 3 1 0
Ashley Phillips 26 D 25 1998 21 8 0 1 5 0
England FlagChampionship Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 39 24 8 7 81:40 80
2 Middlesbrough 39 20 11 8 59:37 71
3 Ipswich 38 19 12 7 67:39 69
4 Millwall 39 20 9 10 53:44 69
5 Hull 39 20 6 13 62:57 66
6 Southampton 39 17 12 10 63:48 63
7 Wrexham 39 17 12 10 60:51 63
8 Derby 39 17 9 13 56:48 60
9 Watford 39 14 14 11 50:46 56
10 Norwich 39 16 6 17 52:46 54
11 Birmingham 39 14 11 14 48:49 53
12 QPR 39 15 8 16 55:61 53
13 Preston 39 13 13 13 45:49 52
14 Swansea 39 15 7 17 44:49 52
15 Stoke 39 14 9 16 46:43 51
16 Bristol City 39 14 9 16 49:50 51
17 Sheffield Utd 39 15 5 19 54:54 50
18 Charlton 39 12 12 15 36:46 48
19 Blackburn 39 11 10 18 36:49 43
20 West Brom 39 11 10 18 40:54 43
21 Portsmouth 38 10 10 18 37:54 40
22 Leicester 39 11 12 16 51:60 39
23 Oxford 39 9 12 18 36:51 39
24 Sheffield Wed 39 1 9 29 24:79 -6
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 19 14 3 2 40:15 45
2 Ipswich 20 12 7 1 36:14 43
3 Southampton 19 10 6 3 29:14 36
4 Middlesbrough 19 10 6 3 27:14 36
5 Watford 20 10 6 4 29:20 36
6 Millwall 20 11 3 6 28:23 36
7 Birmingham 19 9 8 2 33:19 35
8 Swansea 20 10 5 5 28:22 35
9 Wrexham 20 9 6 5 36:30 33
10 Hull 20 10 3 7 32:32 33
11 Derby 20 8 6 6 27:25 30
12 Preston 20 8 6 6 26:24 30
13 Stoke 19 8 5 6 29:21 29
14 QPR 19 9 2 8 35:31 29
15 West Brom 19 7 7 5 23:23 28
16 Charlton 19 8 4 7 18:19 28
17 Sheffield Utd 19 8 3 8 30:23 27
18 Bristol City 20 7 4 9 28:27 25
19 Norwich 19 8 1 10 23:23 25
20 Leicester 19 7 4 8 26:28 25
21 Portsmouth 19 6 4 9 19:20 22
22 Oxford 19 5 7 7 17:24 22
23 Blackburn 20 4 7 9 18:25 19
24 Sheffield Wed 20 0 5 15 10:41 5