Championship

Championship | Gameweek 46

May 7, 2022 at 12.30pm UK

The Hawthorns

West Brom
4 - 0
Barnsley

Grant (37' pen., 60'), Reach (40'), Clarke (52')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Wolfe (88')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

West Bromwich Albion

Last Six:

Last Game: West Brom 4-0 Barnsley
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
9	Millwall	46	8	69
10	West Bromwich Albion	46	7	67
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	1	66

Barnsley

Last Six:

Last Game: West Brom 4-0 Barnsley
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
22	Peterborough United	46	-44	37
23	Derby County	46	-8	34
24	Barnsley	46	-40	30

We said: West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Barnsley

A disappointing season is likely to end on a high for West Brom, who despite their struggles have remained hard to beat on home turf. Barnsley will want to say farewell to the Championship with a win, but their awful recent form suggests that there is little chance of that happening. 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 54.93%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Barnsley had a probability of 21.06%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.17%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.41%), while for a Barnsley win it was 0-1 (6.72%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.

Result
West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Barnsley
54.93%	24.01%	21.06%

Both teams to score 50.21%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.46%

50.54%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.54%

72.46%

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.72%

18.28%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.66%

49.34%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.44%

38.56%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.69%

75.3%

Score Analysis

West Bromwich Albion 54.91%

Barnsley 21.06%

Draw 24%

West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Barnsley
1-0 @ 11.97% 2-0 @ 10.17% 2-1 @ 9.7% 3-0 @ 5.77% 3-1 @ 5.49% 3-2 @ 2.62% 4-0 @ 2.45% 4-1 @ 2.33% 4-2 @ 1.11% Other @ 3.3% Total : 54.91%	1-1 @ 11.41% 0-0 @ 7.05% 2-2 @ 4.62% Other @ 0.92% Total : 24%	0-1 @ 6.72% 1-2 @ 5.44% 0-2 @ 3.2% 1-3 @ 1.73% 2-3 @ 1.47% 0-3 @ 1.02% Other @ 1.49% Total : 21.06%