West Bromwich Albion host Southampton at The Hawthorns on November 3 in a Championship meeting between the teams ranked fifth and sixth. West Brom arrive after a 1-1 draw with Preston North End, while Southampton’s most recent result was a 3-2 away win over West Ham United. The visitors have the stronger record across their last five matches, but West Brom’s home advantage and the narrow gap in the win probabilities suggest a competitive contest. Their most recent head-to-head meeting also ended level, 1-1, in March.

West Bromwich Albion’s Recent Form and Key Stats

West Bromwich Albion have recorded six wins, three draws and three defeats in the Championship this season. They average 1.3 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per match, figures that point to a side involved in close games. Their latest outing followed that pattern: a 1-1 draw against Preston North End on October 24.

Across their last five matches, West Brom have won twice, drawn once and lost twice. They have averaged 1.2 goals scored and 1.2 conceded during that stretch. Their form has therefore been mixed rather than one-sided, even though they have avoided defeat in their last three matches. The hosts will be looking to turn that unbeaten run into a win against an opponent placed immediately below them in the supplied Championship rankings.

The available away-points figure offers another angle on West Brom’s season: 10 of their 21 points at that stage came away from home. That makes this fixture a chance to improve their return as hosts, but it does not by itself establish a pattern for their recent games at The Hawthorns.

Southampton’s Recent Form and Key Stats

Southampton come into the match after beating West Ham United 3-2 away on October 24. They have won three of their last five games, alongside one draw and one defeat. Over those five fixtures, Southampton have averaged 1.2 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per match, giving them a more favorable recent results record than West Brom.

Their Championship season figures are also strong: seven wins, three draws and two defeats, with averages of 2.0 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game. The contrast between that season-long scoring rate and their 1.2-goal average over the last five matches is worth noting. The victory over West Ham showed they can still produce goals away from home, though one result alone does not define how this visit will unfold.

Southampton can also take encouragement from the supplied head-to-head summary. In West Brom’s five meetings with Southampton covered by those figures, the hosts have recorded no wins, two draws and three defeats, scoring an average of 0.8 goals and conceding 1.8. Yet the latest meeting finished 1-1, a reminder that the longer head-to-head record has not prevented West Brom from getting a result.

West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton Match Analysis

This Championship preview brings together two different strengths. West Brom have gone unbeaten in their last three matches and have the benefit of playing at The Hawthorns. Southampton arrive with three wins in their last five and a season-long scoring average of two goals per game. Neither side’s recent numbers make a one-sided result an obvious conclusion.

Goals at both ends are a plausible feature of the matchup. West Brom scored and conceded against Preston, while Southampton did the same in their win over West Ham. The teams also exchanged goals in their most recent meeting, the 1-1 draw on March 11, 2026. Those results do not guarantee a repeat, but they give the both-teams-to-score market a clear connection to the available evidence.

The supplied win probabilities are relatively close, with West Brom at 40% and Southampton at 36%, while a draw is listed at 24%. That balance makes the goals question more compelling than a firm call on either team to win. West Brom will aim to make home advantage count; Southampton have recent form and the broader head-to-head record on their side. Whether either can keep the other off the scoresheet may be decisive.

West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton prediction from BetMines: Both Teams To Score (Yes) with 59% probability.