Dec 14 – 15 Championship Betting Tips & Predictions

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5 August, 2024

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Sheff Utd v West Brom

The first of our Dec 14 – 15 Championship betting tips is Sheff Utd v West Brom. Sheffield United and West Brom get the weekend started when matched on Friday night in a 7.45pm kick-off that’ll be shown live on Sky Sports. This is a fantastic way for the locals to get the jump on their main rivals for a promotion place; the three points here would move The Blades to within two of second place Leeds. A top-two finish avoids the lottery of play-off football, granting the gold and silver medallists with a free pass to the big time. Sheff Utd bring a 11-4-6 record into this contest and were winners last weekend.

That victory came at the expense of Reading who were put to the sword in front of their own fans, 2-0 the final score. That would suggest an easy afternoon’s work; however, the victors had to graft for the spoils and it took until the 83^rd minute before they could make the breakthrough. Sharp broke the deadlock and that advantage doubled less than three minutes later when Baldock forced the ball into his own net under pressure. Yet more misery heaped on for The Royals, but it was a deserved three points for their opponents and a win that got their season back on track.

Baggies looking to get back to winning ways

West Brom start the weekend with stats of 10-6-5; the 36 points on the board is good enough for fifth place in the table at present. A win here would rise them to third, ahead of their hosts and within touching distance of the automatic promotion slots. The visitors are on an eye-catching unbeaten run with their last five reading three wins and a couple of draws. Despite their form, they are yet to bag a win in December and that’s something that must change, and quickly.

The Baggies were last seen scrapping their way to a share of the spoils with Aston Villa at The Hawthorns a week ago in another match given the live TV treatment. El Ghazi scored a double for The Villans, on 12 minutes and 59; however, their opponents would not be denied. Gayle hit the net on 28 minutes and Rodriguez scored a stunning 90^th minute leveller when it looked like they were dead and buried. A remarkable turnaround and a fine example of the fighting spirit in the camp. They’ll need plenty more of that if they are to get anything out of this game.

Tight match expected

There’s very little between these sides on paper and we’re expecting a competitive match from start to finish – great news for neutrals who plan to watch the fixture live on TV. We’re going to sit on the fence for our bet and play both teams to score for an interest at Coral’s 4/7. That should do a job in your weekend accumulators. Remember, these sides have conceded a total of 54 goals so far and that sort of generous defending should see us land a winner without too much delay.

Taking a look at the match betting market and bookmakers expect a home win, pricing Sheffield United as favourites for the points. Ladbrokes send out 5/4 and that appears to be the general idea in the betting ring. The away win will earn you 2/1 at Bet365 while the draw has been written off at as big as 13/5, making it outsider of three. We wouldn’t put anyone off a play on the bigger price, given how tight we expect this one to be.

What the stats say

A flick through the stats makes for interesting reading and we see that the head-to-head numbers come down in favour of West Brom; however, as expected, there’s little wiggle room with the rivals so evenly matched. West Brom 43-41 Sheff Utd stands as the scores with 27 matches ending in a draw.

Both teams scored in each of the two games involving the sides when last sharing the Championship back in the 2009/10 campaign. A 2-2 draw at this venue was followed by a 3-1 West Brom cheer at The Hawthorns. After more of a return on your stake?

Our Tip: Both teams to score in a draw at 16/5 with Coral.