Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK

The Hawthorns

West Brom
3 - 2
Swansea

Ajayi (18'), Rushworth (50' og.), Swift (64' pen.)
Furlong (39'), Corberan Vallet (40'), Palmer (90+8'), Chalobah (90+7')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Darling (74'), Wood (80')
Cabango (48'), Cooper (57'), Darling (62'), Wood (71')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

West Bromwich Albion

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Stoke 2-1 West Brom
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Swansea City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Swansea 3-0 Northampton
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.30pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Swansea City

This has all the makings of an entertaining encounter, particularly with West Brom playing in front of their own fans for the first time this season. However, the visitors could be strong in attack this campaign, and we are backing this contest to end all square. 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 37.37%. A win for Swansea City had a probability of 36.41% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.26%) and 2-0 (6.33%). The likeliest Swansea City win was 0-1 (9.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.46%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.

Result
West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Swansea City
37.37% ( 0.09)	26.22% ( 0.02)	36.41% ( -0.11)

Both teams to score 53.48% (

-0.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.87% (

-0.1)

51.13% (

0.1)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.02% (

-0.08)

72.98% (

0.09)

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.41% (

26.59% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.19% (

0.01)

61.81% (

-0.01)

Swansea City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.85% (

-0.11)

27.14% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.46% (

-0.14)

62.54% (

0.14)

Score Analysis

West Bromwich Albion 37.37%

Swansea City 36.41%

Draw 26.22%

West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Swansea City
1-0 @ 9.56% ( 0.04) 2-1 @ 8.26% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 6.33% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 3.65% ( 0) 3-0 @ 2.8% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 2.38% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 1.21% ( 0) 4-0 @ 0.93% ( 0) Other @ 2.27% Total : 37.37%	1-1 @ 12.46% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 7.22% ( 0.03) 2-2 @ 5.38% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.03% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.12% Total : 26.22%	0-1 @ 9.41% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 8.13% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 6.14% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 3.53% ( -0.02) 0-3 @ 2.67% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 2.34% ( -0.01) 1-4 @ 1.15% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.04% Total : 36.41%