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West Brom vs Man City Betting Tips

By Sport88 Staff

25 Jan 2021

Sport88 Staff 25 Jan 2021

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West Brom vs Manchester City predictions for Tuesday’s Premier League match
West Brom have lost by 3+ goals in their last 4 home matches
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Manchester City have won their last 10 matches (Getty Images)

West Brom Form

West Brom remain in the relegation zone after winning two of their opening 19 Premier League matches. Manager Slaven Bilic was replaced by urvival specialist Sam Allardyce on 16 December.

Allardyce saw his new side lose 3-0 at home against Aston Villa with Jake Livermore sent off in the 37th minute. The Baggies drew 1-1 against Liverpool at Anfield despite having 22% possession.

West Brom returned to The Hawthorns with a 5-0 defeat against Leeds and 4-0 defeat against Arsenal. They then went out of the FA Cup after a penalty shootout defeat at League One club Blackpool.

The Baggies returned to winning ways with a 3-2 win at Wolverhampton despite having 32% possession. Matheus Pereira scored two penalties and Semi Ajayi scored his third goal in five matches.

West Brom’s last match was a 2-1 defeat at West Ham. Pereira equalised but they can have no complaints after having 0.46-2.18 expected goals.

West Brom Team News

Midfielder Matt Phillips remains out after testing positive for COVID-19.

Left back Conor Townsend, winger Grady Diangana and forward Karlan Grant are all injured.

Winger Robert Snodgrass missed match against West Ham but will return to the starting side here.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are in sensational form, winning their last 10 matches in all competitions. They have kept 13 clean sheets in their last 17 matches.

Pep Guardiola’s side beat Birmingham 3-0 in the FA Cup and Brighton 1-0 in the Premier League. Man City then crushed Crystal Palace 4-0 at home and beat Aston Villa 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

Man City suffered a scare in the FA Cup before winning 3-1 at Cheltenham Town. They were trailing 1-0 in the 81st minute before late goals to Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres.

Manchester City Team News

Manchester City are missing centre back Nathan Aké but Kyle Walker could return at right back after a hip complaint.

Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is injured and Sergio Aguero is unavailable after testing positive for COVID-19.

Expect Guardiola to make a number of changes here with Ruben Dias and John Stones to return to central defence.

João Cancelo should start at left back, Ilkay Gündogan and Bernardo Silva partnering Rodrigo in midfield and Raheem Sterling returning to the wing.

Head to Head

Manchester City have a 71-54 advantage against West Brom with 30 draws in 155 matches.

Manchester City have won 14 of the last 15 encounters but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home in December. It came after having 77% possession and 26-5 shots.

Predictions

West Brom are battling relegation and likely to suffer another heavy home defeat here. Manchester City will start their strongest side that should have far too much class for the Baggies.

West Brom have lost by 3+ goals in their last 4 home matches (Premier League).
West Brom have lost 5 of their last 6 home matches (Premier League).
West Brom have failed to score in 5 of their last 7 home matches (Premier League).
West Brom have lost 14 of their last 15 matches against Manchester City (all competitions).
Manchester City have won their last 10 matches (all competitions).
Manchester City have won by 2+ goals 8 of their last 9 matches (all competitions).
Manchester City have won to nil in 5 of their last 6 matches (all competitions).
Manchester City have kept 13 clean sheets in their last 17 matches (all competitions).

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Verdict

West Brom v Man City

West Brom are unlikely to see much of the ball against Manchester City. With Ruben Dias and John Stones returning to central defence, expect Man City to win to nil against the Baggies.