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Championship | Gameweek 29
Jan 25, 2025 at 3pm UK
The Hawthorns
Portsmouth

West Brom
5 - 1
Portsmouth

Mowatt (25'), Diangana (32', 44'), Wallace (37'), Swift (57')
FT(HT: 4-0)
Waddingham (90+3')
Dozzell (61'), Ritchie (62'), Williams (78')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Portsmouth 3-1 Stoke
Wednesday, January 22 at 7.45pm in Championship

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 64.65%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Portsmouth had a probability of 13.41%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.52%) and 2-1 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.16%), while for a Portsmouth win it was 0-1 (5.57%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.

Result
West Bromwich AlbionDrawPortsmouth
64.65% (0.097999999999999 0.1)21.94% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)13.41% (-0.095000000000001 -0.1)
Both teams to score 41.64% (-0.214 -0.21)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.91% (-0.15900000000001 -0.16)54.09% (0.16 0.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.48% (-0.133 -0.13)75.52% (0.134 0.13)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.88% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)16.12% (0.021999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.46% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)45.54% (0.040999999999997 0.04)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
49.64% (-0.243 -0.24)50.36% (0.244 0.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.09% (-0.168 -0.17)84.91% (0.16800000000001 0.17)
Score Analysis
    West Bromwich Albion 64.65%
    Portsmouth 13.41%
    Draw 21.94%
West Bromwich AlbionDrawPortsmouth
1-0 @ 14.81% (0.08 0.08)
2-0 @ 13.52% (0.07 0.07)
2-1 @ 9.28% (-0.022 -0.02)
3-0 @ 8.23% (0.032 0.03)
3-1 @ 5.64% (-0.018 -0.02)
4-0 @ 3.75% (0.012 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.58% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.94% (-0.019 -0.02)
5-0 @ 1.37% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 0.94% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 64.65%
1-1 @ 10.16% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 8.12% (0.051 0.05)
2-2 @ 3.18% (-0.03 -0.03)
Other @ 0.48%
Total : 21.94%
0-1 @ 5.57% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
1-2 @ 3.49% (-0.03 -0.03)
0-2 @ 1.91% (-0.015 -0.02)
Other @ 2.44%
Total : 13.41%

How you voted: West Brom vs Portsmouth

West Bromwich Albion
59.5%
Draw
19.0%
Portsmouth
21.4%
42
Head to Head
Sep 15, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 5
Portsmouth
0-3
West Brom

Saydee (9'), Mousinho (10'), Norris (28'), Murphy (35'), Ogilvie (85'), Pack (90+1')
Maja (1'), Mowatt (51', 90+2')
Ajayi (43'), Fellows (63')
Apr 11, 2009 3pm
Portsmouth
2-2
West Brom
Kaboul (33'), Kranjcar (65')
Hreidarsson (60'), Kranjcar (66'), Kaboul (90')
Greening (48'), Brunt (62')
Dorrans (66')
Dec 7, 2008 3pm
Dec 17, 2005 3pm
Portsmouth
1-0
West Brom
Todorov (56')
Taylor (59')

Wallwork (7')
Aug 20, 2005 3pm
West Brom
2-1
Portsmouth
Horsfield (2', 59')
Campbell (58'), Gera (65'), Johnson (87'), Horsfield (90')
Robert (63')
Viafara (57'), Karadas (58'), Vignal (90')