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Club Friendlies 3
Aug 3, 2024 at 3pm UK
The Hawthorns
West Brom logo

Birmingham
4 - 1
West Brom

May (21', 82'), Klarer (72'), Thor Willumsson (76')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Bartley (39')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's friendly clash between Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Aldershot 3-1 Birmingham
Saturday, July 27 at 2pm in Club Friendlies 3
Last Game: Cambridge 1-0 West Brom
Friday, August 2 at 7.45pm in Club Friendlies 3

We said: Birmingham City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

Birmingham have enjoyed a better pre-season than their visitors so far, but West Brom boast a higher level of quality throughout their squad, suggesting this one will end in a 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 40.35%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 32.62% and a draw had a probability of 27%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.47%) and 0-2 (7.31%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.82%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawWest Bromwich Albion
32.62% (-2.259 -2.26) 27.04% (0.569 0.57) 40.35% (1.692 1.69)
Both teams to score 50.26% (-2.268 -2.27)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.05% (-2.673 -2.67)54.95% (2.674 2.67)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.77% (-2.253 -2.25)76.23% (2.255 2.26)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.59% (-2.79 -2.79)31.41% (2.792 2.79)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.22% (-3.361 -3.36)67.78% (3.363 3.36)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.28% (-0.313 -0.31)26.72% (0.314 0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.02% (-0.412 -0.41)61.98% (0.413 0.41)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 32.62%
    West Bromwich Albion 40.34%
    Draw 27.03%
Birmingham CityDrawWest Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 9.72% (0.265 0.27)
2-1 @ 7.43% (-0.449 -0.45)
2-0 @ 5.63% (-0.288 -0.29)
3-1 @ 2.87% (-0.418 -0.42)
3-0 @ 2.17% (-0.295 -0.3)
3-2 @ 1.89% (-0.295 -0.3)
Other @ 2.91%
Total : 32.62%
1-1 @ 12.82% (0.24 0.24)
0-0 @ 8.39% (0.836 0.84)
2-2 @ 4.9% (-0.342 -0.34)
Other @ 0.92%
Total : 27.03%
0-1 @ 11.07% (1.01 1.01)
1-2 @ 8.47% (0.083 0.08)
0-2 @ 7.31% (0.61 0.61)
1-3 @ 3.72% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 3.22% (0.242 0.24)
2-3 @ 2.16% (-0.172 -0.17)
1-4 @ 1.23% (-0.01 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.06% (0.071 0.07)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 40.34%

How you voted: Birmingham vs West Brom

Birmingham City
65.2%
Draw
13.0%
West Bromwich Albion
21.7%
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Head to Head
Feb 3, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 30
West Brom
1-0
Birmingham
Weimann (85')
Kipre (34'), Corberan (34'), Furlong (78')

Buchanan (33'), Bielik (55'), Dozzell (65')
Oct 6, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 11
Birmingham
3-1
West Brom
Bacuna (23' pen.), Sanderson (38'), Gardner (87')
Bielik (25'), Longelo (90+4')
Swift (5')
Kipre (86')
Feb 10, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 31
Birmingham
2-0
West Brom
Mejbri (10'), Bielik (52')
Sep 14, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 10
West Brom
2-3
Birmingham
Wallace (23'), Thomas-Asante (83' pen.)
Hogan (14', 54', 72')
Apr 3, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 40
Birmingham
1-0
West Brom
Taylor (67' pen.)
Taylor (75'), Bacuna (85')

Livermore (75')
rhs 2.0
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