Gameweek 29’s last hurrah finds West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United doing battle at The Hawthorns. The Baggies were defeated just once in their last six outings, while the Red Devils’ injection of youth has seen them fend off Arsenal and Watford in the past seven days.
West Brom chalked up six goals over the last four Gameweeks, despite ranking joint-bottom for attempts (34), joint-second-bottom for shots inside the box (20) and joint-second bottom for shots on target (nine). The underlying statistics fail to paint a positive picture with respect to the Baggies’ clean-sheet potential, considering that they allowed the most shots inside the box (53) and the second-most big chances (11).
Man United place in the middle of the pack in terms of their attacking output across the previous four Gameweeks, having carded six goals and the tenth-most attempts (50). As for the visitors’ defensive productivity, West Brom could prey on the fact that Louis van Gaal’s side ranked fourth for shots inside the box conceded (43) and joint-third for big chances conceded (10). They’ll also be aware that United have emerged victorious in just one of their last seven road clashes.
