FM Preview: Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion fixture

West Bromwich Albion face a trip to Arsenal at Ashburton Grove on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 37 and win only 12 of the 63 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashburton Grove was just last season, in November 2011, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 13 May West Brom. 2 - 3 Arsenal Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Arsenal 3-0 West Brom. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar West Brom. 2 - 2 Arsenal Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep Arsenal 2 - 3 West Brom. Premier League
2009/2010 Tue 22 Sep Arsenal 2 - 0 West Brom. League Cup
2008/2009 Tue 03 Mar West Brom. 1 - 3 Arsenal Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 16 Aug Arsenal 1 - 0 West Brom. Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Arsenal have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.

West Bromwich Albion have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Baggies have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Arsenal's 21 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

West Bromwich Albion's total of 26 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Arsenal 6 2 3 1 11 8 9
West Bromwich Albion 6 4 0 2 11 8 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Baggies has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Arsenal. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Arsenal 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
West Bromwich Albion 5 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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