West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers
England Championship, KO: 20:00 Feb 14, 2022, The Hawthorns
West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers square off in a Monday night English Championship fixture with both teams desperate for a return to winning ways. They have been on a similar poor run in recent weeks and appear evenly matched at the moment.
West Bromwich Albion began the season challenging the likes of Fulham and Bournemouth at the top of the Championship. They have been in poor form and are now in danger of slipping into the bottom half of the table.
The Baggies head into Monday’s clash with just one win from their last eight Championship matches. That poor run saw them appoint a new manager in Steve Bruce, who suffered a 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United in his first match in charge.
One positive in the midst of all of West Brom’s problems is they have remained solid at the Hawthorns where they have suffered just one defeat all season. They have shown a few signs of vulnerability lately having been held to draws by Nottingham Forest and Cardiff in recent weeks.
Blackburn Rovers have also found things difficult in recent weeks and travel to West Brom with just one win from their last five Championship matches. However, sitting just two points behind Bournemouth in second place, they remain in the mix for automatic promotion.
Rovers are coming off a 2-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in their previous Championship fixture. Despite playing much of the second half with 10 men, they created a number of chances but surprisingly lacked the cutting edge in attack.
Tony Mowbray’s men have a decent record on their recent travels and are unbeaten in five of their last eight away matches. A 2-0 victory over Bournemouth is among their results in that run and they will be looking for a similar performance on Monday.
How the bookies view it
West Bromwich Albion have the upper hand with the bookies and are priced at 10/11 by Quinnbet to claim the win. A victory for Blackburn Rovers is valued at 19/5 by Vbet while bet365 is offering odds of 13/5 for a draw.
Head to head
Blackburn Rovers have a 31-24 advantage with 20 draws from 75 previous matches with West Bromwich Albion. The Baggies are unbeaten in the last three meetings and claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture in August.
Players to watch
Karlan Grant has not been at his best but remains the top scorer for West Brom with 10 Championship goals. Unibet has the striker at odds of 15/8 to find the net on Monday.
Blackburn Rovers will be banking on Ben Brereton, who is looking to end a six-match scoreless run and add to his 20 Championship goals this season. The striker is priced at 12/5 by bet365 to score anytime.
Anything else catch the eye?
West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers have some quality in attack and both teams have scored in their last five meetings. A similar outcome is priced at 21/20 by Quinnbet while over 2.5 goals is valued at 121/100 by Sporting Index.
Both teams often take a while to get into their rhythm so the second half could be tipped as the highest scoring half at 6/5 with Paddy Power.
This England Championship match between West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers will be played on Feb 14, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
