+0.23 points a game is the venue form gap, in West Bromwich Albion's favour: West Bromwich Albion takes 1.52 a game at home over the last two seasons, Blackburn Rovers 1.29 away.
West Bromwich Albion: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Blackburn Rovers: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
West Bromwich Albion -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 2, lost 1 of 5, scoring 6 and conceding 4. Last season at home: won 7, drew 9, lost 4 of 20, scoring 26 and conceding 23 -- 1.50 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Wrexham 2-1 away; lost to Birmingham City 0-1 at home; lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 away; drew with Queens Park Rangers 1-1 at home; beat Derby County 1-0 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 18 matches with one recorded (17, 1 apiece), most recently Eric Ramsay with 1. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Blackburn Rovers -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 3, lost 1 of 5, scoring 6 and conceding 6. Last season away: won 7, drew 4, lost 8 of 19, scoring 19 and conceding 25 -- 1.32 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Bristol City 1-0 away; beat Cardiff City 2-1 at home; drew with Portsmouth 2-2 away; beat Millwall 3-1 at home; lost to Sheffield United 1-2 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 34 matches with one recorded (17, 10, 7 apiece), most recently Tony Mowbray with 10. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.