If the formbook is anything to go by, no-one should be expecting goals in this contest. We feel that a solitary strike could decide matters at The Hawthorns, with the Baggies potentially edging this fixture with a second-half effort.
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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 53.93%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Swansea City had a probability of 21.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.51%) and 2-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.79%), while for a Swansea City win it was 0-1 (7.35%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood.
