West Brom vs Derby PREVIEW & PREDICTION 08/07/2020

On Wednesday, at 17:00, West Bromwich Albion receives the visit of Derby County, in the 42nd round of the Championship. It’s a duel between teams with pretensions of the first league, and WBA is even among the favorites to win the league. On Wednesday, the hosts will not be able to rely on Leko, while Frank Lampard’s former team does not have Bielik, Lawrence, Marriott and Wisdom.

WBA is on the 2nd place in the English second league, but it has a very good offensive game and has already scored 71 goals in 41 matches. With two consecutive victories in the league, the team near Birmingham starts with the first chance in front of Derby, which is on the 7th place. . The black and whites are in good shape and come after four victories and a draw in five matches.

The WBA recently won the games with Sheffield Wednesday (3-0) and Hull (4-2), managing to score with disarming ease. It is possible to see an offensive festival again, especially as Derby is potent in attack: it comes after a 3-2 with Milwall, a 2-1 with Reading, 1-0 at Preston and 1-1 with Nottingham. So, for County there were many matches with the rivals in the promotion, and the guest team always managed them well. It would be normal to see goals on both sides. It’s a tough duel between foreign managers Slaven Bilic (WBA) and Phillip Cocu (Derby).

WBA PROBABLE TEAMS – DERBY COUNTY

West Brom: Johnstone; O’Shea, Hegazi, Ajayi, Gibbs; Livermore, Sawyers; Grosicki, Pereira, Robinson; Austin
Coach: Slaven Bilic
Derby County: Hamer; Lowe, Evans, Clarke, Forsyth; Rooney, Bird; Holmes, Sibley, Knight; Waghorn
Coach: Phillip Cocu

-In the round it was 1-1, on the field of Derby County (goals Waghorn and Zohore, both from the penalty spot);
-In the last 4 direct duels, both teams have scored each time;
-Derby has 3 draws and one draw in the last 4 direct duels (3-1, 4-1 and 2-1);
-The WBA has 9 wins in 20 home games this season;
-Derby has only 5 victories in 20 away matches. WBA is the 1st place in the top of the trips!


PREDICTION: West Brom to win @ 1,73

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