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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
The Hawthorns
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West Brom
4 - 2
Middlesbrough

Kipre (22'), Swift (28'), Thomas-Asante (47'), Sarmiento (90+1')
Ajayi (74'), Sarmiento (90+5')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Latte Lath (29'), Forss (85' pen.)
Smith (32'), Rogers (44')
Smith (51')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

West Bromwich Albion

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Leeds 1-1 West Brom
Friday, August 18 at 8pm in Championship

Middlesbrough

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Middlesbrough 1-1 Huddersfield
Saturday, August 19 at 3pm in Championship

We said: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Middlesbrough

 West Brom have looked vulnerable on the road so far this season, but back-to-back home games in the next week will hand the Baggies a real opportunity to find some consistency. Boro have not looked like the same team who threatened to catch Sheffield United in the automatic-promotion race last term, and we are expecting another loss for Boro in the Black Country. 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 38.53%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 35.65% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.45%) and 2-0 (6.41%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 0-1 (8.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.24%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 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 AlbionDrawMiddlesbrough
38.53% (-0.74 -0.74) 25.81% (0.164 0.16) 35.65% (0.577 0.58)
Both teams to score 54.8% (-0.493 -0.49)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.58% (-0.663 -0.66)49.41% (0.665 0.66)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.54% (-0.598 -0.6)71.46% (0.59999999999999 0.6)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.84% (-0.697 -0.7)25.15% (0.698 0.7)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.12% (-0.97199999999999 -0.97)59.87% (0.974 0.97)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.22% (0.024999999999991 0.02)26.77% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.94% (0.031000000000006 0.03)62.06% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    West Bromwich Albion 38.53%
    Middlesbrough 35.65%
    Draw 25.81%
West Bromwich AlbionDrawMiddlesbrough
1-0 @ 9.3% (0.066000000000001 0.07)
2-1 @ 8.45% (-0.106 -0.11)
2-0 @ 6.41% (-0.085 -0.09)
3-1 @ 3.89% (-0.128 -0.13)
3-0 @ 2.95% (-0.1 -0.1)
3-2 @ 2.56% (-0.083 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.34% (-0.072 -0.07)
4-0 @ 1.02% (-0.056 -0.06)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 38.53%
1-1 @ 12.24% (0.09 0.09)
0-0 @ 6.74% (0.181 0.18)
2-2 @ 5.57% (-0.066 -0.07)
3-3 @ 1.13% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.81%
0-1 @ 8.88% (0.245 0.24)
1-2 @ 8.07% (0.067 0.07)
0-2 @ 5.85% (0.164 0.16)
1-3 @ 3.55% (0.032 0.03)
0-3 @ 2.57% (0.074 0.07)
2-3 @ 2.45% (-0.028 -0.03)
1-4 @ 1.17% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 3.13%
Total : 35.65%

How you voted: West Brom vs Middlesbrough

West Bromwich Albion
55.2%
Draw
31.0%
Middlesbrough
13.8%
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19Blackburn RoversBlackburn451311215874-1650
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21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451212215870-1248
22Birmingham CityBirmingham451211224965-1647
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