West Bromwich take on the visitors Wigan in the round 29 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Tuesday, February 7th at The Hawthorns (West Bromwich).
West Bromwich are currently in 11th place in the Championship, trailing 6th place - which gives a ticket to the playoffs - by 7 points. The hosting side is a typical home team in the lower English divisions. After hiring a coach from the Spanish school who previously coached Olympiacos, they have not lost a single home game, winning 7 out of 8 matches and only losing points to Blackburn. However, their away games have been the opposite with only 3 wins out of 10 matches and five consecutive losses. Last weekend, West Brom lost to Hull, who is in the bottom half of the table. It is clear that without improved results away from home, they will not make it to the Premier League. However, the Hawthorns has become an impregnable fortress under the Spanish specialist.
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Wigan is one of the top candidates to be relegated to the third division of English football by the end of the current season. After an unsuccessful start to the coaching career of former Arsenal and Manchester City defender Kolo Toure, who failed to win any of the 9 matches he coached and pushed the team even further down to the bottom, he was fired. Wigan's results have improved slightly since then, but they still have a long way to go to reach 21st place, where Cardiff is currently sitting with six points more. However, they will need to not only draw, as they have done in 4 out of their last 6 matches, but also win games like the one against Huddersfield, if they want to climb the table.
Despite West Brom's seemingly poor position in the table, they are the clear favorites in this match. If they improve their results and performance away from home, they could fight for a place in the playoffs, where anything can happen. Wigan has not won a single away game under their new coach and has only scored 2 goals. Their attacking lineup is not the most creative, so it is logical to bet against them, especially since The Hawthorns is rarely an easy place to win for visitors and Wigan has not lost a home game under their current coach. A combination bet seems like a good option here.
Prediction for the match: West Bromwich not to lose and under 3.5 scored goals.
