West Brom have an impressive record of clean sheets at The Hawthorns, and they should be confident of continuing that trend against a goal-shy Cardiff on Tuesday.
The Bluebirds could be lifted by an influx of new signings and the returning Ramsey into their XI in this one, but we still believe that the visitors will return to Wales empty-handed.
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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 56.47%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 20.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.97%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.93%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (6.07%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.