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West Brom vs Cardiff — Championship 2018

West Brom
West Brom
FT
1 – 1
HT: 0 – 1
Cardiff
Cardiff
1/2/2022ChampionshipChampionship · Round 26The Hawthorns

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 34+ matches

West Brom49%
×Draw28%
Cardiff23%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

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

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.

West Brom
1.37
Cardiff
0.84

West Brom creates 63% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 34 away

creates per match

West Brom
1.38
Cardiff
0.85

allows per match

West Brom
0.84
Cardiff
1.36

finishing

West Brom-0.06on par
Cardiff+0.15scores more

Total goals

62%Under
  • Under62
  • Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

West Brom ↓

Cardiff →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–011%
0–19%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–015%
1–113%
1–25%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–14%
3–22%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
65%35%2.5
38%62%3.5
18%82%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

West Brom or draw
77%
West Brom or Cardiff
72%
Draw or Cardiff
51%

Winning margin

West Brom wins by 2+
24%
Cardiff wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

West Brom 1+ goals
75%
West Brom 2+ goals
40%
West Brom 3+ goals
16%
Cardiff 1+ goals
57%
Cardiff 2+ goals
21%
Cardiff 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

West Brom (draw refunded)
68%
Cardiff (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
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 1.38, concedes 0.84 · 38 matches

Cardiff away — creates 0.85, concedes 1.36 · 34 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 1.38 + Cardiff defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.37

Cardiff attack 0.85 + West Brom defence 0.84 → ÷2 → 0.84

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 49%?"

West Brom scores more
49%
level
28%
Cardiff scores more
23%

West Brom at 49% 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 49% 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Championship: West Brom 1–1 Cardiff

West Brom and Cardiff drew 1-1 in Championship on January 2, 2022.

The match was played at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich.