West Bromwich Albion hosts Leeds United in round 26 of the English Championship. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 1st at The Hawthorns (West Bromwich)
West Bromwich took some liberties and lost to Middlesboro in the last round at home. Will the Throstles lose the second home game in a row to the main contender in the fight for the first place? I doubt it. The hosts still look quite stable if not much stronger than all other rivals. And the factor of the home field, where the team scored almost two goals per round, will become a logical justification for non-defeat. But I doubt that West Bromwich will sit on the lead. Yes, only one victory was gained in five last rounds. But this cannot be called a crisis. It’s just a concourse of circumstances.
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Leeds arranged goal extravaganza in a match against Birmingham. But I would have paid attention not to five goals scored but to four conceded. A similar situation was in the game with Cardiff. Then Leeds conceded three goals. Bielsa’s team conceded in four rounds in a row and did it in matches against the middle peasants. I wouldn’t even talk about away matches... The Peacocks seem to be good, but the game with Fulham showed that they still have enough mistakes, and Leeds won with great difficulty. Will the Whites manage to withstand the New Year marathon?
We will see a meeting of equal opponents who slowed down a bit in the championship. The home field factor came to prominence, and we will probably a cautious game in defense. Strategically, Leeds does not have to win – it may try to run out the clock. Perhaps West Bromwich is not so bad and has excellent chances to pull away. The coefficients of bookmakers are unclear. The hosts are the favorites, and they will be a little closer to victory. I suppose that the Throstles will at least not lose.
Prediction for the match: West Bromwich to win with +0.5 handicap
