Championship · Matchweek 9
West Bromwich Albion
WBA
Birmingham City
BIR
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
West Brom36%
Draw30%
Birmingham33%
Expected goals
1.19 – 1.13
Over 2.5
40%
Both to score
48%
Fair handicap
0.00
Most likely scorelines
- 1–113.3%
- 1–011.9%
- 0–011.3%
- 0–111.2%
- 2–17.8%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
West Brom will have the ball; Birmingham will not mind.
55%Possession45%
41%Territory40%
19%From set plays29%
0.09Chance quality0.12
3.5%Directness6.3%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for West Brom, 4 for Birmingham.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 83 matches, not the full season.