Championship

Championship | Gameweek 42

Apr 15, 2022 at 3pm UK

The Hawthorns

West Brom
2 - 1
Blackpool

Carroll (42'), Grant (90+3')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Ekpiteta (53')
Husband (71')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

West Bromwich Albion

Last Six:

Last Game: West Brom 4-0 Barnsley
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
9	Millwall	46	8	69
10	West Bromwich Albion	46	7	67
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	1	66

Blackpool

Last Six:

Last Game: Peterborough 5-0 Blackpool
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
15	Swansea City	46	-10	61
16	Blackpool	46	-4	60
17	Bristol City	46	-15	55

We said: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Blackpool

Bruce's side will expect themselves to pick up three points on Friday, after recording some impressive victories on home soil against Fulham and Bournemouth which should give the hosts confidence. Blackpool are in a difficult spell having gone four games without a win, but three of those four matches have been tight affairs which is why the Tangerines are likely to create some problems for West Brom. 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 44.12%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 29.16% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.85%) and 2-0 (8.17%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (9.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for West Bromwich Albion in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for West Bromwich Albion.

Result
West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Blackpool
44.12%	26.72%	29.16%

Both teams to score 49.78%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.1%

54.9%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.81%

76.19%

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.26%

24.74%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.71%

59.29%

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.14%

33.86%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.47%

70.53%

Score Analysis

West Bromwich Albion 44.12%

Blackpool 29.16%

Draw 26.72%

West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Blackpool
1-0 @ 11.7% 2-1 @ 8.85% 2-0 @ 8.17% 3-1 @ 4.12% 3-0 @ 3.81% 3-2 @ 2.23% 4-1 @ 1.44% 4-0 @ 1.33% Other @ 2.47% Total : 44.12%	1-1 @ 12.67% 0-0 @ 8.38% 2-2 @ 4.79% Other @ 0.89% Total : 26.72%	0-1 @ 9.07% 1-2 @ 6.86% 0-2 @ 4.91% 1-3 @ 2.48% 0-3 @ 1.77% 2-3 @ 1.73% Other @ 2.34% Total : 29.16%