West Bromwich
- West Bromwich’s home game against Middlesbrough on Friday is a fascinating matchup of styles that should be a close and competitive game with a potential upset on the cards.
- West Bromwich are 18th in the Championship table with 31 points from 26 matches.
- Eric Ramsay has a reputation as a pragmatic and detail-oriented coach, particularly in terms of his ability to get his teams to play with the maximum solidity and to excel in set-piece situations.
- They should have a much better opportunity to return to winning ways at home where they have won six, drawn four and lost only two of their 12 games to date.
- Aune Selland Heggeboe is their top scorer with eight goals in 26 appearances.
- Michael Johnston has been a regular source of creativity with nine assists in 25 Championship games.
Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough are 2nd in the Championship table with 46 points from 26 matches.
- Middlesbrough have struggled on the road recently with consecutive away defeats, but their overall form is better with one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five.
- Boro crushed Southampton 4-0 in their most recent Championship game.
- Morgan Whittaker is Boro’s main goal threat with ten in 25 appearances and two in his last five games.
Head-to-Head
- Middlesbrough have won four of the last five Championship meetings between the two sides.
- West Bromwich have scored an average of 2.0 goals per game in their last five home games against Middlesbrough and the Teesiders have netted 1.5 per game.
Key Players
- Aune Selland Heggeboe - top scorer with eight goals in 26 appearances.
- Michael Johnston - creative source with nine assists in 25 Championship games.
- Morgan Whittaker - Boro’s main goal threat with ten in 25 appearances and two in his last five.
Betting Insights
- West Bromwich are available at 2.48 to win this game and Middlesbrough at 2.76.
- The tie is 3.3.
- Both Teams to Score is 1.75, which seems a little low given both sides have the attacking talent to hurt the other.
- There is some value in taking the Albion at just under even odds to beat Boro.
Prediction
- Boro to back up home win in away clash.
- West Brom are the value bet.
