Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Aug 24, 2024 at 3pm UK

Britannia Stadium

Stoke
1 - 2
West Brom

Koumas (29', 29', 29')
Laurent (41'), Laurent (41'), Koumas (90')

FT(HT: 3-6)

Grant (18', 18', 18'), Maja (31', 31', 31')
Molumby (45+2'), Molumby (45+2'), Palmer (67'), Furlong (90+3')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Watford 3-0 Stoke
Saturday, August 17 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

West Bromwich Albion

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: West Brom 0-0 Leeds
Saturday, August 17 at 12.30pm 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 40.05%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 34.11% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.63%) and 0-2 (6.75%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 1-0 (8.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for West Bromwich Albion in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for West Bromwich Albion.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
34.11% ( -1.53)	25.84% ( -0.42)	40.05% ( 1.96)

Both teams to score 54.47% (

1.17)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.26% (

1.6)

49.74% (

-1.6)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.25% (

1.42)

71.74% (

-1.42)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.14% (

-0.16)

27.86% (

0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.54% (

-0.2)

63.46% (

0.21)

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.5% (

1.79)

24.49% (

-1.79)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.05% (

2.45)

58.95% (

-2.45)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 34.11%

West Bromwich Albion 40.05%

Draw 25.83%

Stoke City	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 8.72% ( -0.62) 2-1 @ 7.84% ( -0.18) 2-0 @ 5.57% ( -0.43) 3-1 @ 3.34% ( -0.09) 3-0 @ 2.37% ( -0.19) 3-2 @ 2.35% ( 0.06) 4-1 @ 1.07% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.85% Total : 34.11%	1-1 @ 12.26% ( -0.22) 0-0 @ 6.82% ( -0.46) 2-2 @ 5.51% ( 0.16) 3-3 @ 1.1% ( 0.08) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.83%	0-1 @ 9.6% ( -0.13) 1-2 @ 8.63% ( 0.29) 0-2 @ 6.75% ( 0.25) 1-3 @ 4.05% ( 0.33) 0-3 @ 3.17% ( 0.27) 2-3 @ 2.59% ( 0.2) 1-4 @ 1.42% ( 0.18) 0-4 @ 1.11% ( 0.15) 2-4 @ 0.91% ( 0.11) Other @ 1.83% Total : 40.05%