Match Analysis: West Bromwich Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday

Heading into this Championship matchup between West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday, we’re in for an engaging contest. West Brom has been resolute at home, boasting an unbeaten streak in their last 10 home games. On their home turf, they’ve consistently found the net in their past seven matches, creating an aura of confidence around The Hawthorns. They average a respectable 1.79 Points Per Game in home fixtures, suggesting a strong presence when playing in familiar territory.

Sheffield Wednesday isn’t far behind in terms of recent form, having not tasted defeat in three consecutive games. Away from home, they’ve shown commendable resilience, with their recent performances indicating they can hold their own with a current away average of 1.43 Points Per Game. Historically, past encounters between these two sides have seen West Brom edge slightly ahead with more victories, but Sheffield Wednesday’s current form can’t be discounted.

Both teams have regularly seen BTTS (Both Teams To Score) outcomes in their recent fixtures; West Brom in 4 of their last 5, Sheffield Wednesday in 3 of their last 5, hinting at another potential goal-fest on the cards. With each team displaying firepower and some vulnerability in defense, expect both sides to possibly find the net. The historical data also aligns, showing an average of 2.89 goals per game in their previous clashes.

In conclusion, while home advantage favours West Bromwich Albion slightly, Sheffield Wednesday’s current good run of form points to a closely contested fixture, potentially resulting in goals at both ends. A draw could be a fair outcome for two sides who may struggle to separate themselves, reminiscent of their 1-1 draw in their last encounter.

Insights

• West Bromwich Albion is unbeaten in their last 10 home games.
• West Bromwich Albion has scored in their last 7 consecutive home games.
• Both teams to score (BTTS) has occurred in 57% of West Bromwich Albion’s games this season.
• West Bromwich Albion’s recent home form is strong with an average of 1.79 points per game.
• Sheffield Wednesday has picked up more away points lately, averaging 1.43 points per game.
• Sheffield Wednesday hasn’t lost in their last 3 matches, showing an upward trend.
• Both teams have a history of higher scoring games, with West Brom’s last 13 matches seeing 2 or more goals.
• Previous matches between the two teams have averaged 2.89 goals, suggesting potential for goals in this match.
• The last encounter ended in a 1-1 draw, showing competitiveness between the teams.
• BTTS has landed in 44% of the encounters between these two sides historically.

Match Facts

• When West Bromwich Albion hosts Sheffield Wednesday, the most frequent scoreline is 1-1, occurring in 3 matches.
• The most frequent overall result for matches between West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday is 1-1, occurring in 4 matches.
• In their last 8 home games against Sheffield Wednesday, West Bromwich Albion has won 3 times, drawn 3 times, and lost twice. They have a slight goal advantage of 8-7.
• Across their last 17 encounters, West Bromwich Albion has claimed victory 7 times, with 5 draws, while Sheffield Wednesday has won 5 times. The cumulative goal difference favors West Bromwich Albion at 24-20.
• Sheffield Wednesday last secured an away win at West Bromwich Albion in 2007.
• In the previous season, West Bromwich Albion won 1-0 at home, whereas Sheffield Wednesday triumphed 3-0 on their turf.
• West Bromwich Albion scores a league-high of 32% of their goals between the 31st and 45th minutes.
• Sheffield Wednesday scores 29% of their goals between the 76th and 90th minutes.
• West Bromwich Albion is unbeaten in their last 10 home fixtures.
• West Bromwich Albion has not lost to Sheffield Wednesday at home in their last 5 meetings.
• West Bromwich Albion failed to score in 5 out of their 14 home ties in the Championship this season.
• Sheffield Wednesday also failed to score in 5 of their 14 away contests in the Championship this season.
• West Bromwich Albion’s home record this season stands at 6 wins, 7 draws, and 1 loss.
• Josh Maja is the leading scorer for West Bromwich Albion with 12 goals; Josh Windass has netted 10 times for Sheffield Wednesday.
• West Bromwich Albion has conceded at least one goal in each of their last 9 matches.
• West Bromwich Albion wins the first half in 35% of their matches, compared to Sheffield Wednesday’s 29%.

• In halftimes, West Bromwich Albion has a win rate of 35%, while Sheffield Wednesday’s is 29%.
• Sheffield Wednesday emerged victorious in their last clash with West Bromwich Albion, winning by 1 goal.
• When leading 1-0 at home, West Bromwich Albion wins 84% of their games.
• When leading 0-1 away, Sheffield Wednesday wins in 90% of their matches.
• West Bromwich Albion fails to win when trailing 0-1 at home.
• Sheffield Wednesday wins 27% of matches when down 1-0 away.
• In the last 5 meetings, West Bromwich Albion won 3 times, and Sheffield Wednesday won 2 times, with no draws.
• On average, West Bromwich Albion scores 1.6 goals per match against Sheffield Wednesday, while Sheffield Wednesday averages 1.4 goals.
• The average total number of goals in encounters between the two teams is 3.
• The average number of first-half goals in their clashes is 1.2.
• At home, West Bromwich Albion scores an average of 1.32 goals, while Sheffield Wednesday scores 1.35 goals when playing away.
• West Bromwich Albion scores 31% of their goals between the 31st and 45th minutes.
• In the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday performs better than West Bromwich Albion.
• Sheffield Wednesday’s recent five-match performance surpasses that of West Bromwich Albion.