Our prediction for this Championship match:
The Hawthorns will host Saturday’s matinee between West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City, the two promotion-chasing sides. The Baggies are eyeing their third consecutive league win and third clean sheet in a row as well and they are likely to rely on their rock-solid defence against the league leaders. Jed Wallace has joined the likes of Adam Reach and Daryl Dike in the recovery room, with Brandon Thomas-Asante likely to step up.
The Foxes, on the other hand, played out a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday in midweek to retain top position in the standings. Leicester City aim to return to winning ways in the Championship, but beating the in-form Baggies at the Hawthorns is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Fit-again midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is pushing for a start, while Callum Doyle continues to miss out with a knee injury, speaking of the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Jamie Vardy):
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Spending his early career playing no-league football, Jamie Vardy made the headlines when he joined Leicester City in a £1 million deal in 2012, but little did he know that he would go on to become a genuine Premier League star just three years later.
The experienced forward helped the Foxes gain promotion to the elite division and then score more than 20 goals as they mounted an unlikely title bid, earning worldwide acclaim as well as a place in the England squad. Vardy went on to score his first two goals for the Three Lions in March 2016 friendlies, with his back-heel goal against Germany in Berlin seeing him instantly become a fans’ favourite.
Over the years, Vardy has earned a reputation as a striker who never gives up and can be a real menace for opposition defenders, but his excellent goalscoring record and good link-up play are enough to suggest he can be described as a mix of old-style pacey forwards and modern strikers.
Highlighted Team (West Bromwich):
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West Bromwich Albion Football Club (shortly West Brom or WBA) is an English football club which was founded in 1878 by employees of Salter’s Spring Works in West Bromwich (a small city in the region of West Midlands). West Bromwhich Albion hosts it’s home games in the Hawthorns stadium which holds a capacity of 26 500 seats.
West Bromwich Albion is one of the founders of the English Football League and is currently for over 90 seasons active in the highest division. WBA managed to win the FA cup 5 times in their history and the English Premier League once.
The club colors of West Bromwich Albion are blue and white. Known players in the history of West Bromwich are Bobby Robson, Nwankwo Kanu and Cyrille Regis.