Joralexray Garcia
The final stage of the 2023 Championship season is heating up, and the teams still fighting for promotion to the top flight know that every match is crucial to achieve its goals, just like this Stoke City vs West Brom clash.
As always, at JefeBet, we provide top-notch analysis and predictions for the main European leagues‘ matches, focusing on bringing you the best sports betting content. So, here’s our take on Stoke City vs West Brom.
Predictions, Picks, and Betting Odds for Stoke City vs West Brom EFL Championship Matchday 42 Game on April 15, 2023
- Where: bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent, England
- When: Saturday, February 25, 2023, 10:00 AM ET
- Unibet Moneyline: Stoke City (+135) / Tie (+235) / West Brom (+220)
- Unibet Asian Handicap: Stoke City (AH -0.25, -110) / West Brom (AH +0.25, -120)
- Unibet Over/Under (2.5): Over (+118) / Under (-148)
- Both teams score from Unibet: Yes (-113) / No (-115)
Betting on Stoke City Football Club
A scoreless draw against Birmingham in the last match seems to have buried Stoke City’s hopes of fighting for a return to the Premier League. This result marked its second consecutive game without a win, placing it ten points behind the promotion playoff spots as it enters matchday 42.
Returning home doesn’t bring much positivity either, as it is one of the few Championship teams that has earned more points away (29) than at its own stadium (23) before this game kicks off.
In its most recent home game, Stoke City suffered a 1-2 defeat against Bristol City, despite opening the scoring. It conceded two goals after the 70th minute, adding to its poor run of form at home, where it has won just once in its last five matches. Alex Neil’s side needs to improve its home form quickly if it wants to keep its promotion hopes alive.
Possible Lineup (4-2-3-1): Jack Bonham; Ki-Jana Hoever, Ben Wilmot, Phil Jagielka, Dujon Sterling; Josh Laurent, Ben Pearson; Jacob Brown, Will Smallbone, Tyrese Campbell; Nick Powell.
Betting on West Bromwich Albion Football Club
The West Brom team is not in a much better situation than the home team, having registered a fourth winless game with a demoralizing 2-2 draw against QPR last time out. In fact, it even had a two-goal lead at some point.
Despite this difficult streak, the Baggies comes to this new matchday with a total of 57 points, five points away from the playoff zone, so it knows that it has to win to stay firm in its objective.
Although it won its first game of the season against Stoke 2-0, playing away could be troublesome for West Brom. Indeed, this team hasn’t won any of its last six away games in the Championship, losing five of those matches.
Possible Lineup (4-2-3-1): Joshua Griffiths; Darnell Furlong, Erik Pieters, Conor Townsend, Semi Ajayi; Okay Yokuslu, Nathaniel Chalobah; John Swift, Jed Wallace, Adam Reach; Brandon Thomas-Asante.
JefeBet Prediction
Despite not scoring in its previous game, Stoke City is a team that usually maintains consistency in attack, averaging 1.2 goals per game this season. Therefore, it will likely take advantage of West Brom’s defense, which has conceded goals in its last seven away league matches.
However, Stoke is not a defensive powerhouse, especially at home, where it has struggled to limit its opponents. Therefore, we expect a worthy clash between two needy teams, where they will seek the opponent’s goal from the beginning and score at least once.
Prediction: Both teams score: Yes (STO 1-1 WBA)
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