West Brom vs Blackpool Prediction: Blackpool look to be a better side on paper

West Brom is ready to welcome Blackpool this Tuesday at Hawthorns. Blackpool lost in their only visit last season against West Brom. Would Blackpool be able to beat West Brom this time?

West Brom’s Form

West Brom's home performance is poor this season as they managed (W1 D4 L4) to win once out of nine games. They lost their two home games in a row against Sheffield United (0-2) and Bristol (0-2) by the same margin. In their nine home league games, they scored 11 goals against their visitors and conceded 14 in return.

Their away performance is like home as they managed (D4 L3 W1) to win on one occasion out of eight. With 14 points in 17 games, West Brom is sitting at the bottom of the table. They have netted 20 goals this season and conceded 24 in return.

John Swift is the team’s top scorer with 3 goals and 2 assists followed by Jed Wallace (3) and Karlan Grant (3) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.    

West Brom’s possible lineup

Palmer; Furlong, O’Shea, Pieters; Phillips, Livermore, Gardner-Hickman, Townsend; Diangana, Wallace; Grant. 

Blackpool’s Form

Blackpool's away performance looks good this season as they managed (W3 D2 L4) to win on three occasions out of nine. They won their last away game against Coventry City (2-1).

Earlier their two away games ended as a draw against Sheffield United (3-3) and Sunderland (0-0). In their nine away league games, Blackpool scored 11 goals against their hosts and conceded 14 in return.

Blackpool’s home performance seems poor as they managed (W2 L5 D1) to win on two occasions out of eight. With 22 points in 17 games, Blackpool is sitting in the 15th position. They have netted 23 goals this season and conceded 26 in return.

Jerry Yates is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals and 2 assists followed by Theodor Corbeanu (3) and Kenneth Dougall (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Blackpool’s possible lineup

Maxwell; Connolly, Expiteta, Thorniley, Husband; Carey, Dougall, Patino; Yates, Madine, Hamilton.

West Brom vs Blackpool expert tips

West Brom may have won against Blackpool last season, but it will not be easy for them now. After analyzing all the facts, we are anticipating Blackpool to win the match or the game to end in a draw. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as historically both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-off.