West Brom vs Swansea City: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

West Bromwich Albion’s home record from last season and overall quality should be enough to secure a win over a Swansea City side who are having indifferent form in the league as of late.

West Brom are unbeaten in their first three games this season, having picked up seven points from nine, with Swansea obtaining four points from nine. Swansea City have scored in four of the last five meetings between the two teams, with West Brom failing to keep a clean in their previous six against the Jacks.

Usually, there are goals involving West Bromwich Albion, with the BTTS market landing in four of their last five games for the home side. Swansea haven't won an away game yet this season, with Swansea having the 11th-best away record last season. West Brom had the fifth-best home form the season prior.

West Bromwich Albion should be fine during this game, and we predict that a 2-1 win is on the offering for the Baggies.

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Swansea City.

The next round of Championship fixtures takes place this weekend as West Bromwich Albion hosts Swansea City at the Hawthorns.

Date: 31/08/2024

Location: The Hawthorns

Kick-off: 3 pm

West Bromwich Albion will hope again for a potential route back into the Premier League this season, following their assertive league standing in the previous campaign. The Baggies finished inside the top six last season, although they were beaten by eventual play-off winners Southampton. West Brom's home form will be a significant factor for the season ahead. West Bromwich Albion picked up 49 points from a possible 69 last season, winning 15 home games, drawing four and losing four. The Baggies were thoroughly impressive defensively, as they conceded only 17 goals at the Hawthorns last season - giving them the best defensive home record last season.

Swansea City have had a mixed start to the season; however, they can be level on points with West Bromwich Albion. Swansea City have four points so far this campaign and have considerably improved since their opening weekend performance against Middlesbrough. In their opening game, Swansea conceded 19 shots to Middlesbrough; since then, they have followed that up with four points - a win over Preston North End and a draw against Cardiff City in the league.

In the previous meeting, Swansea City beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 thanks to a goal from Liam Cullen.

The game will not be shown on Live TV.

West Brom Team News

Alex Palmer, Darnell Furlong and Jayson Molumby all received yellow cards against Stoke City.

Predicted Eleven: Palmer, Furlong, Ajayi, Bartley, Heggem, Molumby, Mowatt, Fellows, Swift, Grant, Maja.

Swansea City Team News

Harry Darling received a yellow card in the derby fixture against Cardiff City last time out.

Predicted Eleven: Vigouroux, Key, Cabango, Darling, Tymon, Franco, Grimes, Ji-sung Eom, Cooper, Ronald, Cullen

Interestingly, despite the respective team's league standings, Swansea City have a superior record against West Bromwich Albion. Swansea City have won four of their last five against West Bromwich Albion, with the Jacks keeping a clean sheet in their most recent league meeting. West Brom have failed to pick up a clean sheet in their last six against Swansea City.

West Bromwich Albion were excellent at the Hawthorns last season, as they recorded the fifth-best home form across the division. West Bromwich Albion won 15 of their 23 home games, drawing four and losing four. The Baggies scored 70 goals in 46 games last season, with 38 taking place on home soil. Defensively, they were excellent only conceding only 17 goals last season at the Hawthorns - giving the Baggies the second-best defensive record in the league at home.

In their previous game, West Bromwich Albion secured a tough away win at Stoke City. The Baggies took the lead through Karlan Grant in the 18th minute. Stoke City equalised through Lewis Koumas, who is on loan from Liverpool. Josh Maja secured the victory over Stoke City with his fourth league goal of the campaign.

Swansea City recorded a moderately decent away record last season having obtained 28 points from a possible 69 available. The Jacks won seven of their 23 away fixtures last season, drawing seven and losing nine. In the attacking areas, Swansea City scored 33 goals in 23 games away from home, conceding 37 on their travels. Swansea City’s away record was better than West Brom’s in which one of their away wins was at the Hawthorns.

Swansea City’s previous game saw them take on local rivals Cardiff City in arguably one of the biggest derbies in British history. Liam Cullen opened the scoring for Swansea City in the 10th minute; however, Callum Robinson denied them by a 79th-minute equaliser.

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