Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Aug 14, 2022 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
2 - 1
West Brom

Brereton Diaz (41'), Gallagher (47')
Gallagher (5'), Buckley (77'), Dack (89'), Travis (90')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Diangana (59')
Swift (37')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

Last Six:

Last Game: Blackburn 4-0 Hartlepool
Wednesday, August 10 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Watford	3	2	7
3	Blackburn Rovers	2	4	6
4	Millwall	3	1	6

West Bromwich Albion

Last Six:

Last Game: West Brom 1-0 Sheff Utd
Thursday, August 11 at 8pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
18	Reading	3	-4	3
19	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	2
20	Luton Town	3	-1	2

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

While West Brom should pose a tough test, Blackburn look full of confidence under Tomasson, and we back them to pick up another impressive three-point haul at the weekend with home advantage. 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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 41.44%. A win for West Bromwich Albion had a probability of 30.28% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.25%) and 2-0 (8.03%). The likeliest West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 (10.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Blackburn Rovers in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Blackburn Rovers.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
41.44% ( 6.39)	28.28% ( -1.4)	30.28% ( -4.99)

Both teams to score 45.87% (

2.87)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.88% (

3.97)

60.12% (

-3.96)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.67% (

2.92)

80.33% (

-2.92)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.44% (

5.94)

28.56% (

-5.94)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.64% (

6.87)

64.36% (

-6.87)

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.21% (

-1.44)

35.79% (

1.44)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.43% (

-1.5)

72.57% (

1.51)

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 41.44%

West Bromwich Albion 30.28%

Draw 28.27%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 12.81% ( 0.2) 2-1 @ 8.25% ( 1.08) 2-0 @ 8.03% ( 1.32) 3-1 @ 3.44% ( 0.9) 3-0 @ 3.35% ( 0.97) 3-2 @ 1.77% ( 0.41) 4-1 @ 1.08% ( 0.4) 4-0 @ 1.05% ( 0.42) Other @ 1.66% Total : 41.44%	1-1 @ 13.16% ( -0.31) 0-0 @ 10.22% ( -1.63) 2-2 @ 4.24% ( 0.41) Other @ 0.66% Total : 28.27%	0-1 @ 10.5% ( -2.16) 1-2 @ 6.76% ( -0.44) 0-2 @ 5.4% ( -1.37) 1-3 @ 2.32% ( -0.25) 0-3 @ 1.85% ( -0.56) 2-3 @ 1.45% ( 0.09) Other @ 2% Total : 30.28%