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West Brom vs Fulham Betting Tips

By Sport88 Staff

29 Jan 2021

Sport88 Staff 29 Jan 2021

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West Brom vs Fulham predictions for Saturday’s Premier League match at The Hawthorns
West Brom have drawn 6 of their last 9 matches against Fulham
Full match preview, stats, team news & predictions

West Brom will be scrapping hard for points at The Hawthorns (Getty Images)

West Brom Form

West Brom are in the relegation zone after winning two of their opening 20 Premier League matches. They have lost by 3+ goals in their last five at home.

Sam Allardyce’s side went out of the FA Cup after a penalty shootout defeat at League One club Blackpool. West Brom returned to the EPL and won 3-2 at Wolverhampton despite having 32% possession.

The Baggies lost 2-1 at West Ham and had no complaints after having 0.46-2.18 expected goals. West Brom returned to The Hawthorns with a 5-0 defeat against Man City where they were completely outplayed.

West Brom Team News

Midfielder Matt Phillips came off the bench against Man City after testing positive for COVID-19 and should start here.

Winger Grady Diangana is injured but left back Conor Townsend was on the bench against Man City as he recovers from injury.

Expect centre back Kyle Bartley to come back into the starting side here.

Fulham Form

Fulham are also in the relegation zone after winning two of their opening 19 Premier League matches. They drew five straight EPL matches and won 2-0 at QPR in the FA Cup.

Scott Parker’s side recently played three games in a row at home that all ended in defeats. A 1-0 loss against Chelsea and 2-1 loss against Manchester United was followed by a 3-0 loss against Burnley in the FA Cup.

The Cottagers drew 0-0 at Brighton in their last match. They struggled to create chances and will take the point after having 0.51-2.29 expected goals.

Fulham Team News

Fulham left back Antonee Robinson is available after suspension.

Centre back Terrence Kongolo is still out with achilles tendon problems and midfielder Tom Cairney is out with a knee injury.

Head to Head

West Brom have a 36-28 advantage against Fulham with 21 draws in 85 matches.

These clubs drew four times in a row before Fulham won 2-0 at home in the first meeting this season.

Predictions

West Brom and Fulham are both in the relegation zone which should lead to a cagey match at The Hawthorns. A draw is the best bet on Saturday.

West Brom have lost 4 of their last 5 matches (Premier League).
West Brom have lost by 3+ goals in their last 5 home matches (Premier League).
West Brom have drawn 6 of their last 9 matches against Fulham (all competitions).
Fulham have lost 3 of their last 4 matches (all competitions).
Fulham have drawn 6 of their last 8 matches (Premier League).