Hull City v West Brom preview: Baggies boss targets perfect balance

The Baggies' goals scored and goals conceded record in the last seven games reads just two for and three against with glum supporters having witnessed four stalemates in that period - three at The Hawthorns.

Tomorrow's clash, the final match before a third international break in as many months, comes at struggling Hull City who start the weekend down in 18th following six games without a win.

Albion fixtures have not been one for the neutrals during the last couple of months with both Corberan's forward and defensive lines earning record home numbers from the top four divisions.

Corberan's men have netted just two on their home patch - a joint-lowest effort with Tranmere in League Two - but their effort of just one conceded is better than the other 91 clubs. Never in the Football League's 136-year history have home fans of any club seen fewer than three goals at either end from seven games to start a season.

Fortunately for the blunt and shot-shy Baggies they are in Humberside this weekend against a Tigers side low on form and confidence. Goals have been easier to come by on the road for Corberan's side with a dozen netted away from The Hawthorns.

While lambasted for attacking limitations this term, the Spaniard's troops have won deserved plaudits for a watertight defence - more impressive given three of five central defenders are injured. They were fortunate not to concede against Burnley in Thursday's stalemate, though, as the decision to disallow Jaidon Anthony's second-half header was extremely soft.

"In the second half we suffered two positional defensive situations, the disallowed goal and finish off the post," Corberan said. "In the first half the chance was related with our losing the ball in midfield and Alex (Palmer) made the save.

"With these three situations we risked the clean sheet, but at the end we achieved it for the point. I think now I insist that we need to improve in attack without losing our solidity in defence.

"In the first half we found a good balance between aggressive and solid. In the second half when we were aggressive they broke the press and we didn't find the same level of solidity."

Albion's first half against the Clarets was better than what followed after half-time from an attacking perspective but Corberan's side still struggled to work the goalkeeper. John Swift sent a presentable volley well over and other openings were few and far between and shots were snatched at and blocks too easily made.

But the Baggies' second period lacked the kind of tempo and drive needed to end a winless run. Corberan felt his players get desperate to make things happen and inadvertently darted out of positions, which did not help.

The Spaniard, who recently marked two years in charge, oversees his 100th game in charge of Albion tomorrow, the first to do so since Tony Pulis. But he is not in the right mood to enjoy such milestones.

"When you are not achieving the results you want to achieve these things, the two years, or 100 games, it moves to a different place probably, because you know the people are not going to have the more recent positive memories than in the good moments," he said.

"For me I am more focused to give things to the fans we are not giving, more than celebrating number of games."