West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction: An easy win for the hosts

West Bromwich Albion will welcome Blackburn Rovers to The Hawthorns on Wednesday in round 32 fixture of the Championship. The hosts won two of their last three games, while the visitors lost five of their last six. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

West Bromwich Albion

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West Bromwich Albion returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday in their last game. Adam Armstrong scored the first goal of the game in the 74th minute before Callum Paterson equalized in the 90+3rd minute. However, Jayson Molumby restored the lead in the 90+6th minute. In the last minutes of the game, Kyle Bartley was sent off and will miss a couple of games. WBA have won two of their last three games and remain unbeaten in their last eleven games at home. They sit 5th on the table with 47 points in 31 games, scoring 41 goals and conceding 28. In the treatment room, Semi Ajayi and Josh Maja will miss out on this game.

Blackburn Rovers

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Blackburn Rovers were sent out of the FA Cup after losing 2-0 to Wolves in their last game. They now return to league action, where they suffered a 2-1 loss to QPR in their last outing. They have lost five of their last six games in all competitions and their last three games on the road. They sit 6th on the table with 45 points in 31 games, scoring 35 goals and conceding 31. However, Arnor Sigurdsson, Hayden Carter, Scott Wharton, Sondre Tronstad, and Harry Pickering are all ruled out of this game.

Possible Starting 11

West Bromwich Albion —- Joe Wildsmith, Darnell Furlong, Torbjørn Heggem, Callum Styles, Gianluca Frabotta, Jayson Molumby, Ousmane Diakité, Tom Fellows, Will Lankshear, Mikey Johnston, Adam Armstrong.

Blackburn Rovers — Aynsley Pears, Callum Brittain, Dominic Hyam, Danny Batth, Owen Beck, Lewis Travis, John Buckley, Tyrhys Dolan, Andreas Weimann, Ryan Hedges, Makhtar Gueye.

Interesting Facts

• West Brom have won 5 of their last 6 games at home;
• Blackburn have lost their last 3 games on the road;
• Blackburn have lost 6 of their last 7 games;
• West Brom have played the most draws (14) in the Championship this season;
• West Brom have played the joint-fewest (6) draws in the Championship this season;
• West Brom are unbeaten in their last 11 home games.

Expert Betting Tips

Although West Brom are well known for playing draws this season, I believe they will get a win in this clash. They won two of their last three games, and Blackburn have struggled recently with five losses in six games. So, the hosts will win and also keep a clean sheet.

Our prediction for the match is for West Brom to win for odds of 1.83 at Betway.

Our second prediction is for at least a team to keep a clean sheet (BTTS-NO) for odds of 1.83 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is to see less than three goals for odds of 1.80 at 1xbet.