West Brom vs Stoke Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 16/12/2023, 22:46  by Daniel Ngulu in Championship Predictions

West Bromwich Albion will be seeking to stay in the top six when they host Stoke City next in the Championship. Going into this game, West Brom are fifth on 35 points while Stoke City have 22 points, in 19th position. West Bromwich Albion returned to winning ways in their last game, beating Rotherham United 2-0. That was a welcome result for the Baggies, who had earlier lost two straight games. The win was also their third in the last five matches, and they’ve kept three clean sheets in the five games. Their two losses inside the last five matches were against sides in the top six and West Brom will hope to avoid the same here. West Brom’s last home match ended in a loss to Leicester City. The 2-1 outcome means West Brom’s three match winning streak was halted.

Stoke City will be gunning for their first win in eight matches when they take on West Brom. They halted a four-match losing run with a 1-1 draw at home to Swansea last time out. It is their form in defence that’s a major concern now. In their last five matches Stoke City haven't managed a clean sheet. Three times in those five matches, they conceded two or more goals. Meanwhile, Stoke City failed to score in four of their last seven matches, a marker of their inconsistency. Stoke’s 2-1 loss to Plymouth Argyle was the third straight winless outing away from home. It will be tougher for them having in mind that they lost in the last two league meetings with West Bromwich Albion.