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West Brom v Leeds
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Kick Off: Saturday 17th August at 12:30
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Competition: Championship
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Watch Live: Sky Sports Football
West Brom’s clash with Leeds at The Hawthorns is arguably the Championship’s standout game this weekend, and one of our experts has been doing the heavy-lifting to bring a betting preview which includes a best bet for this fixture.
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West Brom v Leeds Best Bets
➡️ West Brom double chance @ 1.67 with Betfair
Carlos Corberan’s West Brom enjoyed success in their meetings with their upcoming opponents last season, picking up four points a possible six, and The Hawthorns has seemingly become a fortress for The Baggies. Thus, we can expect the hosts to pick up at least a point from this match, with West Brom double chance available at 1.67 with Betfair. This price seems great value considering that the hosts have lost in just three of their last 20 league outings on home soil.
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📊 West Brom Form and Stats
WBA started this season well with a 3-1 victory at Queens Park Rangers. They followed that up with a disappointing result in the EFL Cup in midweek, losing 2-1 at League Two Fleetwood. However, we shouldn’t read too much into this result, as manager Carlos Corberan made 11 changes to the side that started at QPR, fielding a very young, inexperienced team. The Baggies have only lost three of their last 20 home Championship games, conceding just 0.71 goals per game at the Hawthorns last season.
The Baggies were out of form at the back end of last season as they stumbled their way into the play-offs with just two wins in their last eight games. Across those eight outings, they ranked 23rd for xPTS and 13th for non-penalty xG.
Despite their 3-1 win over QPR, they generated 1.37 xG and were clinical in front of goal with Josh Maja netting a hat-trick that included two headers.
📊 Leeds Form and Stats
Leeds started the season as favourites for the title, so it was a surprise to see them scrape a draw with a last-minute goal against newly promoted Portsmouth last weekend. In the EFL Cup in midweek, Leeds were booed off following their 3-0 defeat against Middlesbrough, with the hosts allowing the visitors to generate an xG of 2.02. Last term only three sides went to Elland Road and generated more than 1.1 xG.
Leeds have managed to keep just three clean sheets over their last 12 outings, despite only conceding a total of 6.44 xG across these fixtures.
Leeds posted the highest xG in the opening round of fixtures (3.39), and only Sheffield Wednesday had more shots than Leeds. Also, no Championship side conceded fewer shots than Daniel Farke’s men (5).
⚔️ West Brom v Leeds Head-to-Head
West Brom had the upper hand over Leeds last season, beating them 1-0 at The Hawthorns and earning a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Elland Road. Leeds struggled on their last visit to the Black Country, only registering two shots on target and creating only 1.18 xG, while leaking an xG of 2.66. The return game at Elland Road was another tight affair. West Brom managed to score once from their two shots on target but restricted Leeds to a single goal despite the Yorkshire side managing 14 shots, with 12 of those coming from inside the box and four finding the target.
Across the last six fixtures prior to those of last season, Leeds had the better record with four wins and two draws. The Premier League tussles which took place back in the 2020/21 season saw Leeds win 5-0 and 3-1.
Last term, the two matches saw a total of 11 cards, with nine of those coming in the 1-1 draw at Elland Road.
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