Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Aug 21, 2021 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
1 - 2
West Brom

Brereton Diaz (51')
Travis (58')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Mowatt (1'), Phillips (45+3')
Livermore (18'), Furlong (81')

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The Match

Match Report

Alex Mowatt and Matt Phillips were on target in the victory at Ewood Park.

Preview

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

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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 41.85%. A win for West Bromwich Albion had a probability of 31.89% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.36%). The likeliest West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 (8.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
41.85%	26.26%	31.89%

Both teams to score 52.45%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.95%

52.04%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.22%

73.77%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.39%

24.6%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.89%

59.1%

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.57%

30.43%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.36%

66.63%

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 41.84%

West Bromwich Albion 31.89%

Draw 26.26%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 10.49% 2-1 @ 8.76% 2-0 @ 7.36% 3-1 @ 4.09% 3-0 @ 3.44% 3-2 @ 2.44% 4-1 @ 1.44% 4-0 @ 1.21% Other @ 2.62% Total : 41.84%	1-1 @ 12.49% 0-0 @ 7.49% 2-2 @ 5.21% 3-3 @ 0.97% Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.26%	0-1 @ 8.91% 1-2 @ 7.43% 0-2 @ 5.3% 1-3 @ 2.95% 0-3 @ 2.1% 2-3 @ 2.07% Other @ 3.14% Total : 31.89%

How you voted: Blackburn vs West Brom

Blackburn Rovers

17.2%

Draw

18.4%

West Bromwich Albion

64.4%