Both teams will feel like they were given a difficult start to the campaign, and that only continues here. Having come through unbeaten last week, neither side will feel a huge urgency to push for all three points and risk a defeat, leaving us to predict a low-scoring draw.
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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 48.4%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Watford had a probability of 25.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.27%) and 2-1 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.42%), while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (8.44%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
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