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Championship | Gameweek 31
Feb 10, 2023 at 8pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
2 - 0
West Brom

Mejbri (10'), Bielik (52')
Trusty (45+4'), Sanderson (45')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Yokuslu (45+4'), Molumby (90+5'), Wallace (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Birmingham City 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

St Andrew's will be rocking on Friday night, and Birmingham will be hoping to earn back-to-back wins for the first time since October, but they can not afford to leak goals against a dangerous Albion attack. West Brom fans have been in a celebratory mood after news of Corberan's new contract broke, and their players have enough quality to keep that party going with maximum points against Blues, although local derbies are never straightforward affairs. 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 West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 45.62%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 27.5% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.9%) and 0-2 (8.68%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.68%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawWest Bromwich Albion
27.5% (-0.032999999999998 -0.03) 26.87% (-0.00099999999999767 -0) 45.62% (0.036999999999999 0.04)
Both teams to score 48.34% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.74% (-0.012 -0.01)56.27% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.7% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)77.31% (0.01100000000001 0.01)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.11% (-0.030999999999992 -0.03)35.89% (0.034000000000006 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.33% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)72.67% (0.037000000000006 0.04)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.4% (0.012 0.01)24.6% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.9% (0.016000000000005 0.02)59.1% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 27.51%
    West Bromwich Albion 45.62%
    Draw 26.87%
Birmingham CityDrawWest Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 9.05% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-1 @ 6.5% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-0 @ 4.64% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-1 @ 2.22% (-0.004 -0)
3-0 @ 1.58% (-0.004 -0)
3-2 @ 1.56% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 1.96%
Total : 27.51%
1-1 @ 12.68%
0-0 @ 8.83% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.56% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
Other @ 0.8%
Total : 26.87%
0-1 @ 12.38% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
1-2 @ 8.9% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 8.68% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-3 @ 4.16% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-3 @ 4.06% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 2.13% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-4 @ 1.46% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-4 @ 1.42% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.43%
Total : 45.62%

How you voted: Birmingham vs West Brom

Birmingham City
26.4%
Draw
15.2%
West Bromwich Albion
58.4%
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Head to Head
Sep 14, 2022 8pm
West Brom
2-3
Birmingham
Wallace (23'), Thomas-Asante (83' pen.)
Townsend (42')
Hogan (14', 54', 72')
Apr 3, 2022 3pm
Oct 15, 2021 8pm
Jul 31, 2021 3pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Birmingham
0-4
West Brom
Diangana (50'), Clarke (69'), Grant (73' pen.), Tulloch (86')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds30189360194163
2Burnley31161323792861
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd30196541212061
4Sunderland301610445261958
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn31136123531445
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom301014639271244
7Middlesbrough301281049391044
8Norwich CityNorwich30119104942742
9Bristol City30101283835342
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds30119104346-342
11Coventry CityCoventry30118114138341
12Watford30125134042-241
13Queens Park RangersQPR311011103540-541
14Millwall301010103027340
15Preston North EndPreston3081393338-537
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd31910123445-1137
17Swansea CitySwansea3097143242-1034
18Stoke CityStoke30711122837-932
19Cardiff CityCardiff30710133351-1831
20Portsmouth3079143652-1630
21Hull City3078153140-929
22Derby CountyDerby3076173241-927
23Luton TownLuton3076173049-1927
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth30510152963-3425


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