With both teams generally in good form, this should inevitably be a competitive tussle as both teams understand the potential importance of posting three points. While we make West Brom the favourites, Coventry can only have benefitted from the game on Monday night, leading us to predict a hard-earned share of the spoils.
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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 37.82%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 36.31% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.36%) and 2-0 (6.29%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 0-1 (9.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.