West Bromwich came close to presenting a sensation in the last round and putting a spoke in the wheels of Liverpool. However, at the end of the duel with the Merseysides, the blackbirds conceded on 90 + 5 minutes and suffered another defeat, which was already the twentieth in the current championship for Sam Allardyce’s charges. The “thrush” mentor did not manage to cope with the task of maintaining a residence permit. It was for this that Allardyce was invited among the championship to the coaching bridge of West Bromwich. Before the upcoming meeting, the “blackbirds” occupy the penultimate place in the championship standings. West Brom is already 12 points behind the saving 17th line, but the higher Fulham team can still move. WBA lags behind the summer residents by only one point. At home, Sam Allardyce’s wards are among the worst in the current championship, moreover, in almost all respects. In their home arena West Brom have conceded 36 goals in 18 matches and have never conceded any further. The blackbirds scored 14 goals, less than Sheffield United and Fulham. In general, for 18 home matches the WBA achieved only three victories, ended six meetings in a draw and lost nine. Defender Branislav Ivanovic and midfielder Robert Snodgrass will miss the match due to injury.
Juventus are having their weakest season in a decade. Andrea Pirlo’s team did not even take part in the championship race, outright losing it to Inter. However, the situation at the moment is quite sad. The “old lady” is in danger of being left without the Champions League. While Juventus is the fifth in the table and one round before the finish of the championship it lags behind Napoli and Milan by one point. At the same time, in the last rounds Juve has shown a firm intention to rectify the situation. After a painful 0:3 defeat from Milan at home, the old lady won two victories in a row. Victims were Sassuolo (3:1) and Inter (3:2). Thanks to these successful matches, they managed to stay in the race for a ticket to the Champions League. So, what is the accurate football predictions ?