Wolverhampton vs. West Brom tip, prognosis & odds 16.01.2021 - Premier League Free soccer tips

 

 

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Wolverhampton - West Brom tip, prognosis & odds 16.01.2021 - Premier League

 

Derby time early Saturday afternoon in the West Midlands. The Black Country Derby between Wolverhampton and West Brom will kick off at 1:30 pm at Molineux Stadium. Geographically, the two Premier League clubs are only 18 kilometers apart and in a survey in 2008, the local duel was named one of the wildest derbies in English club football.

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In recent years, however, this explosive neighborhood duel has not occurred due to different league affiliations. On Saturday the teams face each other for the first time since 2011/12 and it's not just about three points, but also about a lot of prestige and above all about ending their own misery against their arch rivals.

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Both teams have had to cope with a lot of setbacks recently and are (clearly) behind their own expectations. Success in the derby is all the more important. According to current odds, Wolverhampton against West Brom is seen as a clear favorite among the best bookmakers.

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Wolverhampton stats & current form

The Portugal Connection from the industrial city of Wolverhampton does not run as desired. The team of head coach Nuno Espirito Santo had to admit defeat to Everton FC 1: 2 during the week and remain in the lower midfield of the current Premier League table.

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In the 18th league game, the ambitious team received their eighth defeat of the season. In comparison, there were only nine defeats of the season for Wolverhampton in 2019/20 and the Wolves only suffered the eighth bankruptcy on matchday 34.

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Strong record against newcomers

The planned return to Europe is currently not an issue after a weak first half of the season. The Wolves are only in the disappointing 14th place in the table and the table sixth has ten points more on the credit side.

Nuno Espirito Santo's team has been unsuccessful for five league games and the pressure is increasing from game to game. A glimmer of hope for the derby on Saturday is the fact that the Wolves have won eight of the last ten league games against promoted players / 8-1-1 / and have been unbeaten against promoted players in Molineux for eight games / 5-3-0 /.

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In addition, the last six home games were won against teams from the relegation zone. The bookmaker ComeOn we tested delivers the best odds with a 1.59 for Wolverhampton against West Brom for the tip on the home side.

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Offensive badly weakened

In the defeat against the Toffees, the Belgian international Leander Dendoncker celebrated his comeback after recovering from injury. In contrast to Dendoncker, however, almost the entire offensive department continues to fail. Raul Jimenez, Dani Podence and Adama Traore leave a huge void. That is why the loan players Patrick Cutrone and Morgan Gibbs-White were ordered back early.

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The young Portuguese Pedro Neto is responsible for the greatest danger on the offensive. He created four scoring chances against the Toffees, he now holds a total of 32 scoring chances that he initiated. In the entire Premier League, this is the highest score for a player who is 21 years of age or younger. With four hits and two assists, the youngster is also the top scorer in the Wolves' camp.

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Expected formation of Wolverhampton:

Rui Patricio - Ait Nouri, Saiss, Coady, Semedo - Moutinho, Neves, Dendoncker - Fabio Silva, Cutrone, Neto

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West Brom - Statistics & Current Form

Promotion euphoria? This has long since evaporated in the Baggies' camp. The Premier League returnee is fighting for survival in the English House of Lords and has only a meager eight points on the credit side after playing 17 games.

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The gap to the saving bank is already six points. Even under new coach "Big Sam" Sam Allardyce (he replaced promotion coach Slaven Bilic) no turnaround has yet been achieved.

Weak offensive, catastrophic defensive

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WBA scored five goals in the first three league games, and since then things have been very slow in the game. In the last 14 league games, only six more goals were scored, and the Baggies never scored more than once. Only bottom group Sheffield United has an even weaker offensive with nine goals this season.

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But not only the offensive is the big shortcoming in the game of West Bromwich Albion, the defense is also causing the fans great concern. The Baggies have conceded no fewer than 39 goals so far, on average this is significantly more than two goals per game and by far the worst defense in the entire Premier League.

In comparison, newly promoted Leeds United, who basically completely neglect the defense, have "only” 33 goals conceded as the second weakest defensive.

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Goal difference 1:13 against WBA

Especially in the last few weeks, the newly promoted team has not really been competitive despite a remarkable 1-1 draw against champions Liverpool. This hit was the only goal in the last four league games, but the other side have conceded no fewer than 13 goals. Both against fellow promoted Leeds United (0: 5) and against Arsenal (0: 4) the team slipped into a debacle.

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Even in the English FA Cup, the newcomer could not regain confidence, but rather the battered climber received the next setback against third division Blackpool. After a 2-2 draw in regular time and a goalless overtime, the favorite lost out on penalties. Ex-Nuremberg Matheus Pereira (last year 20 assists on the way to the Premier League) awarded the decisive penalty.

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In the current constitution, the climber must be described as a fixed relegation. Even if anything is always possible in a derby, a successful tip on the guests at Wolverhampton against West Brom would be a big surprise. West Bromwich Albion has not won any of the eight away games so far / Record: 0-3-5 /.

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Expected formation of West Brom:

Johnstone - O’Shea, Ivanovic, Ajayi, Furlong - Diangana, Sawyers, Gallagher, Phillips - Matheus Pereira - Robinson

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