Despite a disappointing performance and result against West Midlands rivals Birmingham last time out, West Brom will be confident of returning to winning ways on Saturday, even without the likes of Swift and Sarmiento.
Plymouth have struggled to impose themselves on contests when they are away from their Devonshire base, but we are backing the Pilgrims to pick up a point in the Black Country this weekend.
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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 56.74%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 20.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.91%) and 2-0 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.54%), while for a Plymouth Argyle win it was 0-1 (5.61%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.