On the contrary to last season, West Brom were dominant on the road against QPR a fortnight ago and will be confident of producing a similar performance in Staffordshire.
Last weekend's thumping at Watford might have taken the wind out of the Stoke sails, so we are predicting back-to-back defeats for the Potters.
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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 40.05%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 34.11% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.63%) and 0-2 (6.75%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 1-0 (8.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for West Bromwich Albion in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for West Bromwich Albion.
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