West Bromwich Albion will host Swansea City at The Hawthorns on Saturday in another round of the 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. Both teams have struggled to get results so far this season and will be very keen to turn things around starting with this weekend's fixture.
West Brom were gutted to concede in the 78th minute of their 1-1 draw with Birmingham City having led for most of the game and now remain with only one win from their last seven games. The Baggies had an impressive campaign last season, only narrowly missing out on playoff qualification but have been poor so far this season and currently sit in 17th place with 22 points from 17 games.
Swansea City have endured a more difficult campaign than their weekend hosts, managing only four wins from 17 games and are sat only two points clear of the drop zone.
The visitors’ underwhelming 2-1 loss to Derby County on Tuesday marked the side's fourth consecutive defeat and will leave them desperate to turn things around soon or risk being dragged into a mid-season relegation tussle.
West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The sides have met on 53 previous occasions going into the weekend. West Brom have won 19 of those meetings, and 11 have ended in draws while Swansea have won the remaining 23.
- The sides are equally matched across their last five meetings with two wins apiece and a draw.
- The hosts have only three wins across the last 10 editions of this fixture despite scoring 15 goals in that period.
- West Brom have scored 17 goals in the league and conceded 20 after 17 games played while Swansea have scored 16 and conceded 24 across the same number of games.
West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City Prediction
The Baggies are favorites going into the weekend due to their home advantage and slightly better defensive record, but will need to be at their best to ensure they get the win.
The Swans will fancy their chances of leaving the Hawthorns with a result but will need to show considerable improvements on their recent performances to avoid defeat.
Prediction: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: West Brom to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Six of the visitors' last seven games have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Six of the visitors' last seven games have featured both sides getting on the scoresheet)