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Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 8, 2022 at 8pm UK
The Hawthorns
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West Brom
1 - 1
Watford

Grant (45+2')
Molumby (45'), Furlong (69')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Sarr (12')
Kabasele (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between West Bromwich Albion and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Watford

Both teams will feel like they were given a difficult start to the campaign, and that only continues here. Having come through unbeaten last week, neither side will feel a huge urgency to push for all three points and risk a defeat, leaving us to predict a low-scoring draw. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 48.4%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Watford had a probability of 25.31%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.27%) and 2-1 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.42%), while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (8.44%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
West Bromwich AlbionDrawWatford
48.4% (2.594 2.59) 26.29% (-0.177 -0.18) 25.31% (-2.419 -2.42)
Both teams to score 48.31% (-1.356 -1.36)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.54% (-0.837 -0.84)55.46% (0.835 0.84)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.35% (-0.692 -0.69)76.65% (0.69 0.69)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.05% (0.84399999999999 0.84)22.94% (-0.846 -0.85)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.28% (1.229 1.23)56.72% (-1.232 -1.23)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.69% (-2.475 -2.48)37.3% (2.474 2.47)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.91% (-2.524 -2.52)74.09% (2.523 2.52)
Score Analysis
    West Bromwich Albion 48.39%
    Watford 25.31%
    Draw 26.28%
West Bromwich AlbionDrawWatford
1-0 @ 12.59% (0.7 0.7)
2-0 @ 9.27% (0.732 0.73)
2-1 @ 9.15% (0.136 0.14)
3-0 @ 4.55% (0.463 0.46)
3-1 @ 4.49% (0.176 0.18)
3-2 @ 2.21% (-0.061 -0.06)
4-0 @ 1.68% (0.207 0.21)
4-1 @ 1.65% (0.104 0.1)
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 48.39%
1-1 @ 12.42% (-0.12 -0.12)
0-0 @ 8.56% (0.273 0.27)
2-2 @ 4.51% (-0.242 -0.24)
Other @ 0.8%
Total : 26.28%
0-1 @ 8.44% (-0.3 -0.3)
1-2 @ 6.13% (-0.492 -0.49)
0-2 @ 4.16% (-0.448 -0.45)
1-3 @ 2.01% (-0.314 -0.31)
2-3 @ 1.48% (-0.189 -0.19)
0-3 @ 1.37% (-0.252 -0.25)
Other @ 1.72%
Total : 25.31%

How you voted: West Brom vs Watford

West Bromwich Albion
31.1%
Draw
33.3%
Watford
35.6%
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Head to Head
Jul 24, 2021 3pm
Mar 3, 2018 3pm
Sep 30, 2017 3pm
West Brom
2-2
Watford
Rondon (19'), Evans (21')
Livermore (87'), Evans (88'), McClean (90')
Doucoure (37'), Richarlison (90')
Apr 4, 2017 7.45pm
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2-0
West Brom
Niang (13'), Deeney (49')
Britos (40'), Niang (69')
Britos (65')

Robson-Kanu (43'), McClean (45'), Livermore (58'), Nyom (83')
Dec 3, 2016 3pm
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3-1
Watford
Evans (16'), Brunt (34'), Phillips (91')
McAuley (15'), McClean (84')
Kabasele (60')
Deeney (85')
Pererya (84')
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