Championship

Championship | Gameweek 31

Feb 9, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
2 - 0
West Brom

Sharp (22', 80')
Bogle (76')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Mowatt (38')
Livermore (39')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Sheffield United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Logic would suggest that West Brom will improve on their recent showings in their first game under a new manager. However, Sheffield United have all the momentum, and we are backing the home side to edge out the Baggies by the odd goal in three. 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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 45.11%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for West Bromwich Albion had a probability of 27.34%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.82%) and 2-1 (8.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.88%), while for a West Bromwich Albion win it was 0-1 (9.56%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
45.11%	27.55%	27.34%

Both teams to score 46.35%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.24%

58.76%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.72%

79.28%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.02%

25.98%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.01%

60.99%

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.62%

37.38%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.83%

74.17%

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 45.11%

West Bromwich Albion 27.34%

Draw 27.55%

Sheffield United	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 13.09% 2-0 @ 8.82% 2-1 @ 8.68% 3-0 @ 3.96% 3-1 @ 3.9% 3-2 @ 1.92% 4-0 @ 1.34% 4-1 @ 1.32% Other @ 2.08% Total : 45.11%	1-1 @ 12.88% 0-0 @ 9.71% 2-2 @ 4.27% Other @ 0.68% Total : 27.55%	0-1 @ 9.56% 1-2 @ 6.34% 0-2 @ 4.7% 1-3 @ 2.08% 0-3 @ 1.54% 2-3 @ 1.4% Other @ 1.73% Total : 27.34%