Championship

Championship | Gameweek 42

Apr 12, 2025 at 3pm UK

The Hawthorns

West Brom
2 - 1
Watford

Grant (11', 11', 11'), Johnston (60', 60')
Lankshear (41'), Lankshear (41'), Furlong (45+1'), Furlong (45+1'), Price (65'), Price (65'), Bartley (78')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Sissoko (76')
Pollock (41'), Pollock (41'), Louza (59'), Louza (59')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

West Bromwich Albion

All competitions

Last Game: Bristol City 2-1 West Brom
Tuesday, April 8 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Watford

All competitions

Last Game: Watford 1-0 Hull City
Tuesday, April 8 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 54.14%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Watford had a probability of 21.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.88%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.44%), while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (6.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.

Result
West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Watford
54.14% ( -0.26)	24.06% ( 0.07)	21.8% ( 0.19)

Both teams to score 51.05% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.08% (

-0.07)

49.92% (

0.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.09% (

-0.06)

71.91% (

0.06)

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.65% (

-0.12)

18.35% (

0.13)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.54% (

-0.21)

49.46% (

0.21)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.53% (

0.15)

37.47% (

-0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.75% (

0.15)

74.25% (

-0.14)

Score Analysis

West Bromwich Albion 54.13%

Watford 21.8%

Draw 24.06%

West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 11.65% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 9.88% ( -0.05) 2-1 @ 9.7% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 5.59% ( -0.05) 3-1 @ 5.48% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 2.69% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.37% ( -0.03) 4-1 @ 2.33% ( -0.02) 4-2 @ 1.14% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.3% Total : 54.13%	1-1 @ 11.44% ( 0.03) 0-0 @ 6.88% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 4.76% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.98% Total : 24.06%	0-1 @ 6.75% ( 0.05) 1-2 @ 5.62% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 3.31% ( 0.04) 1-3 @ 1.84% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 1.56% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 1.08% ( 0.02) Other @ 1.64% Total : 21.8%