West Brom v Southampton

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West Brom extended their unbeaten run in the Championship to three games on Tuesday night as The Baggies registered a solid 2-0 home win against Cardiff City thanks to goals from Michael Johnston and Andreas Weimann, while Southampton's astonishing 22-game unbeaten run finally came to an abrupt halt as the south coast club side were handed a heavy 3-1 loss away from home at Bristol City.

West Brom had previously registered a 1-0 home win against west midlands rivals, Birmingham City and a well-earned point on the road in a 2-2 draw at Ipswich Town, so these last three results will give Carlos Corberan's side a welcome boost ahead of this upcoming visit from automatic promotion candidates, Southampton.

Recent results have been pretty encouraging for West Brom in the Championship as the hosts have recorded five wins within their last eight matches overall, with all five victories being achieved on home soil at The Hawthorns with important wins gained over the likes of Norwich City, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City and Cardiff City respectively.

However, being a significant 14 points adrift of second placed Leeds United, it looks like West Brom will have to take their chances in the play-offs but with five wins from their last six home games, The Baggies will be quietly confident here.

Southampton's amazing unbeaten run in the Championship was finally halted away from home at Bristol City on Tuesday night as The Saints were soundly beaten 3-1 at Ashton Gate but nevertheless, the south coast visitors will be upbeat about their chances in the west midlands on Friday night as Russell Martin's side have won eight of their last nine games overall.

The majority of these eight wins have been registered on home soil at their St Mary's Stadium (five), but wins on the road at QPR, Swansea City and Rotherham United will also give the visitors reason to be confident about their chances in this upcoming clash.

Southampton have impressed on their travels throughout this season's Championship campaign as well, as the visitors have lost just once in their last 12 outings on the road but with six wins and five draws, the goals market may be the best option for this encounter, especially as eight of these last 12 away games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

West Brom v Southampton Verdict

Previous history leans the side of Southampton as The Saints have suffered just the one defeat out of their last seven meetings against West Brom and the south coast outfit stand a decent chance of returning to winning ways here.

However, standing in their way is a fast-improving West Brom side who are likely to push Saints all the way in what could turn out to be a low-scoring affair.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Southampton win @ 2.37

Correct Score: Southampton 1-0 @ 8.50