Championship · Matchweek 20
West Bromwich Albion
WBA
Cardiff City
CAR
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
West Brom66%
Draw19%
Cardiff14%
Expected goals
2.27 – 1.01
Over 2.5
63%
Both to score
57%
Fair handicap
-1.25
Most likely scorelines
- 2–09.9%
- 2–19.8%
- 1–09.2%
- 1–18.6%
- 3–17.4%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
West Brom will have the ball; Cardiff will not mind.
60%Possession52%
38%Territory37%
12%From set plays22%
0.15Chance quality0.13
3.0%Directness6.5%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for West Brom, 3 for Cardiff. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Cardiff
No regular with a goal involvement yet.
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 33 of 156 matches, not the full season.