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West Brom vs Watford Prediction— England - Championship

Matchday 5 ·Saturday, September 5, 2026, 14:00

West Brom logo
West Brom
PPG 1.63 · HOME
LAST 5
WWLD ·
VS
UPCOMING
Watford logo
Watford
PPG 0.92 · AWAY
LAST 5
WDDL ·

// Model verdict

BTTS

Model probability 54.6% vs bookmaker-implied 57.1%.

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-07.5%0-17.7%0-24.0%0-31.4%0-4+0.4%1 1-011.7%1-112.1%1-26.2%1-32.1%1-4+0.7%2 2-09.1%2-19.4%2-24.9%2-31.7%2-4+0.5%3 3-04.7%3-14.9%3-22.5%3-30.9%3-4+0.3%4+ 4+-02.6%4+-12.7%4+-21.4%4+-30.5%4+-4+0.2%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 47.3% 53.5% 1.87 -11.6%
Draw 24.7% 28.6% 3.50 -8.1%
Away win 28.0% 25.0% 4.00 +7.2%
Over 2.5 53.8% 52.6% 1.90 +2.2%
Over 3.5 31.6% 30.8% 3.25 +2.7%
BTTS 54.6% 57.1% 1.75 -4.5%
Home O1.5 45.9% 52.4% 1.91 -12.3%
Away O1.5 32.2% 31.3% 3.20 +3.0%

League track record

Based on 75 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 45%
O2.5 56%
BTTS 53%
Score Hit 52%
ROI -5.0%
Bet Hit 55%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 31%CONFIDENCE
xG (home)1.6 xG (away)1.0 BTTS prob54.6%

H 47% / xG 1.6-1.0 / O2.5 54% / BTTS 55%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 12.1%
#2 1–0 11.7%
#3 2–1 9.4%
#4 2–0 9.1%
#5 0–0 7.5%

Expected goals MODEL xG

West Brom1.6
Watford1.0

COMBINED 2.6 xG → O2.5 PROB 53.8% · O3.5 PROB 31.6%

Form & verdict PPG

WEST BROM · PPG 1.63

WATFORD · PPG 0.92

✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
75%
MODERATE_HOME

xG gap +0.52 - moderate Home edge

Win probability 1X2

West Brom (H) 47.3%
ODDS 1.87 · IMPLIED 53.5% EV -11.6%
Draw 24.7%
ODDS 3.50 · IMPLIED 28.6% EV -8.1%
Watford (A) 28.0%
ODDS 4.00 · IMPLIED 25.0% EV +7.2%

Season Statistics average per match · 4 matches · 2026

West Brom ▾ lower is better Watford

Attack

11.8
Shots
12.5
4.5
Shots on target
4.0
3.0
Shots off target
4.2
4.2
Blocked shots
4.2
8.2
Shots inside box
9.2
3.5
Shots outside box
3.2
38.3%
Shooting accuracy
32.0%
38.9%
Goals per shot on target
25.0%
1.75
Goals
1.00
1.63
xG for 3·3 of 4
0.87

Defence

12.5
Shots faced
15.0
4.2
Shots on target faced
3.5
1.50
Goals conceded
1.25
2.19
xG against 3·3 of 4
1.34
3.5
Goalkeeper saves
2.5

Control

55.2%
Possession
38.2%
564
Passes
320
490
Accurate passes
248
86.8%
Pass accuracy
77.4%
4.8
Corners
3.2
5.8
Corners faced
8.5
3.2
Offsides
1.5

Discipline

7.8
Fouls
11.5
1.2
Yellow cards
3.2
0.00
Red cards
0.00

Match Preview & Prediction

West Brom face Watford in England - Championship on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives West Brom a 47% chance, the draw 25% and Watford 28%, so West Brom are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.6 for West Brom and 1.0 for Watford (2.6 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 54% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 55% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, West Brom are averaging 1.63 points per game versus 0.92 for Watford. The best value bet our model finds is A/O25, with an expected value of +8.3%.

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