Championship · Matchweek 13
West Ham United
WHU
West Bromwich Albion
WBA
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
West Ham48%
Draw27%
West Brom25%
Expected goals
1.54 – 1.06
Over 2.5
48%
Both to score
52%
Fair handicap
-0.50
Most likely scorelines
- 1–112.2%
- 1–011.9%
- 2–19.4%
- 2–08.5%
- 0–08.4%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
52%Possession55%
37%Territory41%
15%From set plays19%
0.18Chance quality0.09
4.9%Directness3.5%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for West Ham, 4 for West Brom. Too few to lean on heavily.
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.