The fight for promotion in the Premier League remains lit in the play-off of the second league. Tuesday, at 20:00, West Bromwich Albion receives Aston Villa’s visit to the second half of the semifinals, after Dean Smith’s 2-1 win with a spectacular comeback.
Without a series of injured and suspended players, the WBA hopes to return the outcome of the tour, when Aston Villa returned from 0-1 and landed on its own. On the return, Dean Smith will not have Nyland, Chester and Mings, while the top scorer Tammy Abraham is uncertain. On the other hand, the WBA manager can not rely on Gayle and Robson-Kanu (suspended), while Barry, Dawson, Johansen and Livermore have medical problems and are uncertain. In the absence of Gayle, the WBA hopes to find inspiration in the attack by Jay Rodriguez, the second goal scorer of the team.
Aston Villa is the most form-fitting team in the second league on the last 10 stages, and the recent white-visini results offer good hope for the guests. Villa finished the regular season 5th (golavearj 82-61), while his rival next to Birmingham ended in fourth place (goal 87-62) after a brilliant season. The white-blue attack was at a high level throughout the season, but the moment is on the side of the guests who will not hesitate to attack.
The balance of direct duels between the two clubs does not tell us much. The WBA was forced to move to the championship on Aston Villa‘s (2-0) field after the local rivals drew on the tour (2-2). In fact, that 2-0 victory was the only one in which one of the teams had been forced into the derby to the bigger goal difference over the last four years. In the tour we bet that Villa will win the gap by a goal, and the selection made us profit, after a fiery final of the host’s game. With real defensive defenses, the WBA needs a lot of chances to get to the final on Wembley.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,82
