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Football England - EFL Championship The Hawthorns Tue 21 Apr 14:45
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  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Championship Betting Preview: West Brom vs Watford

West Brom go head-to-head with Watford at The Hawthorns, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Tuesday 21 April.

The Value Lies With Baggies to Win

West Brom could land the money against Watford and we’ll take this pick on the Full-Time Result market. There are appealing odds of -122 and we can’t pass up the chance to back the favourites.

Watford Won Previous H2H Clash

West Bromwich Albion won their last game 2-0. This was a road win against Preston North End at Deepdale. The Baggies had 48% possession and recorded three shots on target, while Josh Maja and Daryl Dike scored one goal each.

Watford have been defeated in three consecutive away games. Their previous contest was a 2-0 home loss to Sheffield United at Vicarage Road. Edward Still's team managed three shots on goal and enjoyed 54% possession.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last head-to-head saw Watford land a 2-1 home victory over West Brom at Vicarage Road. Watford have secured three wins, West Brom boast a win and there have been three draws in the past 7 H2H meetings.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
15 Watford logo Watford 44 14 15 15 52 56 -4 52:56 57
18 West Brom logo West Brom 44 13 13 18 47 56 -9 47:56 52
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West Brom – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 1 loss and 6 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 13.0 attempts and 3.8 shots on goal. West Brom have had 52.6% possession and 5.8 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 0.7 goals from 8.5 attempts and 2.1 shots on goal, while earning 4.3 corners.

Josh Maja and George Campbell lead the way with 3 goals, while Daryl Dike has scored 1. Aune Selland Heggeboe, Jayson Molumby and Callum Styles have racked up the most assists with 1 each.

Watford – Last 10 League Games

Watford have won 2, lost 5 and drawn 3, with an average of 4.1 shots on goal, 12.2 attempts and 0.9 goals. The Hornets average 52.4% possession, 6.0 corners awarded and 4.7 corners against, while 1.5 goals have been conceded from 12.2 attempts and 5.0 shots on goal.

Nestory Irankunda has scored 2 goals, followed by Imran Louza, Marc Bola, Edo Kayembe and Edoardo Bove on 1. Imran Louza and Giorgi Chakvetadze are the top assist makers with 2 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

West Brom confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Max O'Leary (GK), Daniel Imray, Nathaniel Phillips, George Campbell, Callum Styles, Jayson Molumby, Ousmane Diakite, Alex Mowatt, Isaac Price, Daryl Dike, Josh Maja.

Watford confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Egil Selvik (GK), Jeremy Petris, Matthew Pollock, James Abankwah, Kevin Keben, Nestory Irankunda, Nampalys Mendy, Edo Kayembe, Othmane Maamma, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Giorgi Chakvetadze.

West Brom vs Watford Prediction & Betting Tips

Dive into our full West Brom vs Watford betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, valuable corners advice, top player prop bet and a bet builder designed for value.

Match Prediction

There’s a strong chance that we’ll see West Brom record a victory and they are priced at -122 to win this Championship clash. We think that the latest odds offer bettors plenty of value.

The Championship tipsters at Sportsgambler.com always have a strong handle on team news. A form guide is also utilised for our betting verdict along with checking out the numbers that are going to help inform our final football picks.

Key West Brom vs Watford league stats:

  • Watford have lost their last 3 games on the road.
West Brom to Win Probability

The betting apps are estimating that there is a 54.9% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, we think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

West Brom West Brom logo 2 - 1 Watford logo Watford

Our correct score prediction is a 2-1 win for West Brom which is available at odds of +600. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Josh Maja to Score +270 BetMGM logo

Josh Maja (West Brom) has netted two goals in his past five Championship matches. The Anytime Goalscorer odds look really appealing based on the stats and we’ll take a chance on him at odds of +270.

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Corners Prediction

Watford Over 3.5 Corners -159 BetMGM logo

Watford have been awarded an average of 8.00 corners in the past 5 matches, while the corner count against West Brom has been more than 3.5 in the previous five games. Watford should be capable of covering the line when it comes to Team Corners and odds of -159 are 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
10.10 5.80 4.30
Home
8.60 5.90 2.70
Away
9.60 4.60 5.00
Watford Logo Watford
Total
10.70 6.00 4.70
Home
10.70 6.10 4.60
Away
11.20 5.30 5.90
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result West Brom -122
Both Team To Score Yes -135
Team Corners Watford Over 3.5 -159

If you’re keen to place a bet builder, go for West Brom to win, both teams to find the net merged with Watford Over 3.5 corners.

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West Brom vs Watford 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.

West Brom Betting Favourites to Win

With an approximate 58% chance of succeeding, the bookies are being cautious with their -139 betting odds for West Bromwich Albion triumphing in this Championship encounter. Watford are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +360.

Backing West Brom -0.75 at -105 on the Asian Handicap line means they need to win by two goals or more against Watford for a full payout. A one-goal success would see you get paid out on the -0.5 part and money back on the -1.0 part.

Under and Over 2.5 Goals backers are able to get similar odds on the Total Goals market. If both teams to score is something you think will happen, there’s an opportunity to wager Yes at -127 on the BTTS market.

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Aune Heggebø Shortest Odds for First Goalscorer

There is +190 available that Aune Heggebø finds the net anytime, while the favourite to score the first goal is on offer at +500.

Player Goals
Aune Heggebø (West Brom)
First
+190
Anytime
+500
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Karlan Grant (West Brom)
First
+195
Anytime
+500
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Isaac Price (West Brom)
First
+230
Anytime
+600
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Daryl Dike (West Brom)
First
+270
Anytime
+700
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West Brom Proving Tough Nut to Crack at Home

West Brom have not tasted defeat at The Hawthorns in five straight matches. The Baggies have five draws, three defeats and two wins in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.10 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

Watford have been defeated in three straight away matches. Edward Still's team have recorded four draws, four losses and two wins in the previous 10 away games, scoring an average of 0.90 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

West Brom won 2-1 when they last played Watford at The Hawthorns. In the past 3 H2H meetings at The Hawthorns, there have been two draws and a win for West Brom.

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 2-5-3 2.60 1.10 1.50 5 5 5 5
Watford logo Watford Away Stats 2-4-4 2.20 0.90 1.30 4 6 6 4
  • 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
Watford logo Watford League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 1 defeat and 6 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

West Brom vs Watford Lineups & Team News

Stay ahead of the game by checking the West Brom vs Watford team news before betting. We’ll provide the predicted and confirmed lineups for the Championship along with up-to-date injury news.

West Brom Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Watford Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

West Brom Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

1 Max O'Leary
30 Daniel Imray 3 Nathaniel Phillips 6 George Campbell 4 Callum Styles
8 Jayson Molumby 17 Ousmane Diakite 27 Alex Mowatt 21 Isaac Price
12 Daryl Dike 9 Josh Maja
1 Egil Selvik
29 Jeremy Petris 6 Matthew Pollock 25 James Abankwah 4 Kevin Keben
66 Nestory Irankunda 23 Nampalys Mendy 39 Edo Kayembe 42 Othmane Maamma
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze

Watford Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

West Brom Substitutes

  • 10Karlan Grant
  • 14Alfie Gilchrist
  • 18J. Jimoh-Aloba
  • 19A. Selland Heggeboe
  • 20Joshua Griffiths
  • 26Tammer Bany Odeh
  • 29Charlie Taylor
  • 37Oliver Bostock
  • 43Eseosa Sule

Watford Substitutes

  • 2Jeremy Ngakia
  • 7Thomas Ince
  • 10Imran Louza
  • 12Nathan Baxter
  • 15Edoardo Bove
  • 16Marc Bola
  • 20Mamadou Doumbia
  • 34Kwadwo Baah
  • 53Amin Nabizada

Previous West Brom Lineups

18 Apr Championship
Preston 0-2 West Brom
10 Apr Championship
West Brom 0-0 Millwall
06 Apr Championship
Blackburn 0-0 West Brom
03 Apr Championship
West Brom 2-2 Wrexham
21 Mar Championship
Bristol City 0-1 West Brom
14 Mar Championship
West Brom 3-0 Hull

Previous Watford Lineups

18 Apr Championship
Watford 0-2 Sheffield Utd
11 Apr Championship
Oxford 2-0 Watford
06 Apr Championship
Watford 1-1 Charlton
03 Apr Championship
QPR 2-1 Watford
21 Mar Championship
Watford 0-0 Leicester
17 Mar Championship
Watford 3-1 Wrexham

Injuries & Suspensions

West Brom Injury Table
Type Name Info
Michael Johnston Other
Watford Injury Table
Type Name Info
Daniel Bachmann Muscle
Team Squads

West Brom Player Stats & Squad

Manager: James Morrison

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Callum Styles 4 D 42 3400 38 5 0 3 11 0
Isaac Price 21 - 43 3371 40 3 7 2 4 0
Nathaniel Phillips 3 D 38 3283 38 2 3 0 6 0
Aune Selland Heggeboe 19 F 43 3004 35 8 9 4 2 0
George Campbell 6 D 36 2811 30 7 4 2 6 0

Watford Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Edward Still

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Imran Louza 10 M 39 3358 39 0 7 9 9 1
Egil Selvik 1 G 37 3285 37 0 0 0 3 0
Marc Bola 16 D 35 2790 30 10 2 4 2 0
Luca Kjerrumgaard 9 F 41 2701 33 10 10 1 1 0
Matthew Pollock 6 D 32 2625 29 6 1 1 6 0
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Championship Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 44 26 11 7 90:44 89
2 Millwall 44 23 10 11 61:48 79
3 Ipswich 42 21 13 8 73:44 76
4 Southampton 44 21 13 10 77:53 76
5 Middlesbrough 43 20 13 10 64:44 73
6 Wrexham 44 19 13 12 66:60 70
7 Hull 44 20 10 14 67:63 70
8 Derby 44 19 9 16 63:55 66
9 Norwich 44 19 7 18 61:53 64
10 Swansea 44 17 9 18 53:57 60
11 Bristol City 44 16 11 17 56:57 59
12 QPR 44 16 10 18 59:67 58
13 Sheffield Utd 43 17 6 20 61:59 57
14 Birmingham 43 15 12 16 52:53 57
15 Watford 44 14 15 15 52:56 57
16 Preston 43 14 15 14 50:55 57
17 Stoke 44 15 10 19 50:51 55
18 West Brom 44 13 13 18 47:56 52
19 Portsmouth 44 13 12 19 45:62 51
20 Charlton 43 12 14 17 40:52 50
21 Blackburn 44 12 13 19 39:54 49
22 Oxford 44 10 14 20 41:56 44
23 Leicester 44 11 15 18 56:67 42
24 Sheffield Wed 43 1 12 30 26:83 -3
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 22 16 4 2 48:18 52
2 Ipswich 22 13 8 1 40:17 47
3 Southampton 22 12 7 3 36:17 43
4 Millwall 22 12 3 7 31:25 39
5 Birmingham 21 10 8 3 35:20 38
6 Watford 22 10 7 5 30:23 37
7 Middlesbrough 21 10 6 5 28:17 36
8 Swansea 22 10 6 6 31:26 36
9 Derby 22 10 6 6 30:25 36
10 Wrexham 22 10 6 6 39:35 36
11 Hull 22 10 5 7 33:33 35
12 Stoke 22 9 6 7 33:25 33
13 QPR 22 10 3 9 38:34 33
14 West Brom 22 8 9 5 28:25 33
15 Sheffield Utd 21 9 4 8 35:27 31
16 Preston 22 8 7 7 27:27 31
17 Portsmouth 22 8 5 9 24:22 29
18 Norwich 22 9 2 11 26:27 29
19 Bristol City 22 8 4 10 31:31 28
20 Charlton 21 8 4 9 20:23 28
21 Leicester 22 7 6 9 30:33 27
22 Oxford 22 6 8 8 20:26 26
23 Blackburn 22 4 9 9 19:26 21
24 Sheffield Wed 22 0 7 15 12:43 7