FootyMAD's West Bromwich Albion match preview

Last updated : 24 November 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolves face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 76 games played, Wolves have recorded 17 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 36 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2007, the The Baggies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2) match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Wed 16 MayWest Brom.1 - 0WolvesD1PO
2006/2007Sun 13 MayWolves2 - 3West Brom.D1PO
2006/2007Sun 11 MarWolves1 - 0West Brom.CHMP
2006/2007Sun 28 JanWolves0 - 3West Brom.FAC
2006/2007Sun 22 OctWest Brom.3 - 0WolvesCHMP
2001/2002Sun 02 DecWolves0 - 1West Brom.CHMP
2001/2002Thu 25 OctWest Brom.1 - 1WolvesCHMP

Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 8 conceded.

Wolves have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Wolves have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 30 points from the 16 games they have played so far. Wolves's total of 26 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
West Brom.641114513
Wolves63217611

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Baggies, as the Wolves have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Wolves Not won in previous 2 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.