Southampton vs West Bromwich Albion Prediction: Southampton to win but BTTS

At St. Mary's Stadium on Friday 17th May 2024 at 22:00 (GMT+3), Southampton will play West Bromwich Albion in the Championship Promotion Play-offs Semi-finals. The most recent Championship game between West Bromwich Albion and Southampton ended in a 0-0 draw at The Hawthorns. In their most recent Championship game, Southampton and West Bromwich Albion drew 0-0 at The Hawthorns to earn a point for both teams.

With two wins, one draw, and zero losses in their previous three Championship games, Southampton has just overcome West Bromwich. In their first meeting with the other team since April 2021, West Bromwich is hoping to win the league. During their winning run, Saints have outscored the Baggies 4-1.

Southampton won two, drew five, and lost twelve of its 19 home Premier League games in the previous campaign. Meanwhile, in their 23 away Championship games, West Bromwich recorded seven victories, five draws, and eleven defeats. Southampton has won 2, drawn 1, and lost 3 of their previous 6 league games. In contrast, in their last six games, West Bromwich has won two, drawn one, and lost three.

Southampton

In its last five games, Southampton has triumphed both at home and away. Every game, 1.2 points are scored on average. BTTS has only been released for two of the games. In the last five games, Southampton has scored six goals.

Southampton has only scored in two of their last five games, which suggests that they have been having trouble scoring goals lately.

Southampton has only played two games in the last five when both teams have scored. They have won two of the five matches. For Southampton this season, BTTS has been profitable in 30 of 46 games.

West Bromwich Albion

Including away and home games, West Bromwich Albion has six points from their past five games. The average score for each game is 1.2. There is only one game where BTTS is used. West Bromwich Albion has six goals in its last five games.

There may be many goals scored in this one as three of West Bromwich Albion's previous games have concluded with three goals or more. Is Southampton coming along for this today? In the last five games, West Bromwich Albion has scored 12 goals altogether, both at home and away.

West Bromwich Albion's goalkeeping has not fared well this week; in their last five games, the team has given up two goals. Only one of West Bromwich Albion's last five games has ended with a goal from every team. Of the five matches, two have been won by them. For West Bromwich Albion this season, BTTS has appeared in 22 of 46 games.

Expert Betting Tips

There are 2.84 goals scored overall on average between these clubs, with over 0.5 goals scored in 94% of their games and over 1.5 goals in 79% of them. Remarkably, 56% of games have more goals than 2.5. The 1.83 odds for both sides to score (BTTS) represent the 56% possibility that has been historically seen. With home advantage, Southampton has a strong home record of 65% wins, which is far greater than West Brom's 26% away record. This difference is reflected in the odds, as Southampton is favoured at 1.84.