FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal 13 May 2012

Last updated : 12 May 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal fixture

West Bromwich Albion prepare to entertain Arsenal at The Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was just last season, in March 2011, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2006/2007 Tue 24 Oct West Brom. 0 - 2 Arsenal League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Baggies have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Gunners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

West Bromwich Albion's 47 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Arsenal's total of 67 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Bromwich Albion 6 3 2 1 7 6 11
Arsenal 6 2 3 1 9 6 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

West Bromwich Albion are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Arsenal will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Bromwich Albion Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Arsenal Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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