West Brom v Wigan Betting Preview
It is almost at the brink of no return for Wigan in their race to secure their Premier League status. This is a must win game now at the Hawthorns for the FA Cup finalists, who go into the weekend five points adrift of safety but with a game in hand. That game in hand will count for nothing unless they pick up a victory against West Brom. The Baggies look to have comfortable secured themselves a mid table finish for the season but they have been struggling to post wins. Will that let Wigan slide in?
West Brom v Wigan Betting Odds at online bookmaker 888Sport
West Brom 5/4, Wigan 21/10, Draw 12/5
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West Brom v Wigan Recommended Bet:
The Baggies have won just one of their last five in he Premier League, but that was a 3-0 victory over Southampton in their last outing. At home, they have gone two matches without a win, losing against Arsenal and then being held to a draw against Newcastle. Still, their form at the Hawthorns hasn’t been that bad this season, posting a W9 D3 L5 record. They have scored at an average rate of just under one and a half goals per game, and have conceded at a rate of exactly one goal per game at home. Still, Steve Clarke has already led his side to more points than in any other Premier League campaign of theirs. At the Hawthorns, both teams have scored in the four previous Premier League clashes between the two sides, so there could be goals on the cards for Saturday.
West Brom have only scored 7% of their goals this season in the opening fifteen minutes of matches, so they are somewhat slow starters to games. Still, they are looking pretty comfortable for a top eight finish which would be a great return from them. A victory may well doom Wigan to joining QPR and Reading in the Championship next season. Wigan need a big escape act again and have a tough time with the extra match coming up for the FA Cup final. The Latics are without a win in their last four Premier League matches now and how badly they need to squeeze one out. Their away form has just been slipping away as well, losing their last two on the road without getting on the scoresheet. However, they have battled, putting in good performances against Manchester City and almost taking three points at home against Spurs last weekend.
But nearly isn’t good enough for the Latics at the moment. Interestingly they were at exactly the same point as this last season, 32 points after 34 matches, and the finished safely in sixteenth. The odds a pretty stacked against them doing that again. Would ride with a West Brom home win at 5/4 with online bookmaker 888Sport on this one, as much fight as Wigan have, just four away wins all season doesn’t put them in good standing.
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Form
West Brom WDLLDW, Wigan WDWLLD
Stat Attack
All but three of West Brom’s last 22 goals have been after the 40th minute mark
Wigan had 32 points after 34 matches last season and survived
Both sides have scored in the four previous meetings at the Hawthorns
Wigan have lost the last two away games without scoring
