Stoke City have shown encouraging signs in their first outings under Mark Robins, and we back them to pick up a creditable result against a West Bromwich Albion side who are yet to return to the form they showed under Carlos Corberan.
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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 52.05%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Stoke City had a probability of 22.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.27%) and 2-1 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.1%), while for a Stoke City win it was 0-1 (7.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
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