West Brom 2–0 Brighton: Result & Stats

West Brom

FT

2 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Brighton

C. Dawson 55'

J. Evans 4'

1/13/2018

Premier League · Round 23The Hawthorns

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 94+ matches

West Brom38%

×Draw26%

Brighton36%

✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

48.6%

Always home

43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

West BromExpected goals in this matchBrighton

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.32

1.29

West Brom

1.32

Brighton

1.29

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 94 home / 147 away

1.15

creates per match

1.09

1.50

allows per match

1.50

creates per match

West Brom

1.15

Brighton

1.09

allows per match

West Brom

1.50

Brighton

1.50

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

West Brom+0.00on par

Brighton+0.00on par

Total goals

Under52
Over48

Close call

Both teams score

Yes53
No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

West Brom ↓

Brighton →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–19%

0–26%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–113%

1–28%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–06%

2–18%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

73%27%2.5

48%52%3.5

27%73%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

West Brom or draw

64%

West Brom or Brighton

74%

Draw or Brighton

62%

Winning margin

West Brom wins by 2+

17%

Brighton wins by 2+

16%

Team goals

West Brom 1+ goals

73%

West Brom 2+ goals

38%

West Brom 3+ goals

15%

Brighton 1+ goals

72%

Brighton 2+ goals

37%

Brighton 3+ goals

14%

Draw no bet

West Brom (draw refunded)

51%

Brighton (draw refunded)

49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

41%

Both score & under 3

13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

West Brom at home — creates 1.15, concedes 1.50 · 94 matches

Brighton away — creates 1.09, concedes 1.50 · 147 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

West Brom attack 1.15 + Brighton defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.32

Brighton attack 1.09 + West Brom defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.29

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 38%?"

West Brom scores more

38%

level

26%

Brighton scores more

36%

West Brom at 38% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 38% does not mean "West Brom will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

6

J. Evans

West Brom · D

8.1

Match Events

4'

J. Evans↳ J. Rodriguez

46'

S. March← J. Izquierdo

55'

C. Dawson↳ C. Brunt

66'

S. Baldock← P. Groß

76'

B. Kayal← D. Pröpper

79'

J. Livermore← J. Rodriguez

81'

A. Nyom← C. Dawson

84'

G. McAuley← J. Evans

Possession

Shots

Pass accuracy

Statistics

WestBrighton

Overview

44%Possession56%

15Total Shots13

9Corners6

8Fouls15

Shots

15Total Shots13

4On Target1

6Off Target7

5Blocked5

8Inside Box7

7Outside Box6

Passing

44%Possession56%

355Total Passes450

244Accurate Passes348

69%Pass Accuracy77%

Goalkeeping

1Saves2

Discipline

8Fouls15

3Offsides2