West Brom have struggled away from home of late but face a Wigan side battling for their Championship survival at The Hawthorns - it is not unreasonable to say that nothing less than a win will do for Corberan's men on Tuesday night.
The Latics have looked like an improved team under the stewardship of Maloney, but we believe it is very unlikely they will earn anything for their efforts in the Black Country in this one.
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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 58.03%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 18.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.32%) and 2-1 (9.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.18%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 0-1 (6.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-0 win for West Bromwich Albion in this match.