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West Bromwich Albion v Watford : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 12th Apr, 15:00 BST, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich

Tom Cleverley pays counterpart Tony Mowbray a visit on Saturday afternoon in the Championship, as their Watford and West Bromwich Albion charges face each other at The Hawthorns. All of the important stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across seventeen major markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
West Brom
53%
--
Draw
26%
--
Watford
21%
--
West Brom 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
West Brom 2-0
11%
--
West Brom 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Watford 1-0
8%
--
West Brom 3-0
5%
--
Watford 2-1
5%
--
West Brom 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Watford 2-0
3%
--
West Brom 4-0
2%
--
West Brom 3-2
2%
--
West Brom 4-1
2%
--
Watford 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
40%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
79%
--
Away/draw
47%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
71%
--
Away DNB
39%
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West Brom win to nil
33%
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Watford win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

West Brom have played 39 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 31 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 11 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. West Brom have outscored their opponents by 48 goals to 47 goals.

Home League Performance

West Brom have played 19 games at home winning 9, drawing 8 and losing 2 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Watford are in 9th position in the Championship on 53 points having played 39 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 23 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 5. Watford have conceded 19 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
West Brom
Watford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd3926762783 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
2
Leeds39231245181 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-1A
3
Burnley39221524281 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
4
Sunderland39201271972 
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
5
Coventry3917814559 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
6
West Brom Home39131881357 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
7
M'Boro39169141057 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
8
Bristol C39141510757 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 8
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
9
Watford Away3915816-453 
Apr 12
l
 
2-1A
-
-
10
Norwich39131313752 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1A
11
Blackburn3915717152 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
12
Sheff Wed39141015-652 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
May 3
w
 
2-6F
13
Millwall39131214-351 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2F
w
 
2-3F
14
Preston39101712-747 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
15
QPR39111216-845 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
16
Swansea3912918-1145 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
17
Portsmouth3912918-1445 
w
 
5-1F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
18
Stoke39101217-1242 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
19
Oxford Utd39101217-1742 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
20
Derby3911820-941 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
21
Hull39101118-941 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
Apr 8
d
 
1-1A
22
Cardiff3991317-2040 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
23
Luton3910821-2538 
May 3
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
24
Plymouth3971319-3734 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
West Brom 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
12
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
Draw
9
L
2
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Watford 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
West Brom have drawn with Watford in 3 consecutive home league meetings
8
Watford have not lost to West Brom in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at West Brom since 1998
West Brom
Watford
Goals: Scored
25
11
Games: Scored
10 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
1 / 11
WBA
5
D
5
WAT
1
League games at Watford since 1999
Watford
West Brom
Goals: Scored
15
17
Games: Scored
8 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
4 / 12
WBA
4
D
4
WAT
4
Goal Statistics

An absolutely awful PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Watford fans, as should a 5 Championship games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

West Brom 6th Watford 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that West Brom will score 1 or more goals
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Watford scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
West Brom have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-1
Watford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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West Brom
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
1.5
0.9
Attack rating
7%
better
WBA
WAT
view stats
Games scored29
29
Failed to score10
10
Scored first21
14
Goals scored48
47
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
21%
better
WBA
WAT
view stats
Games conceded26
28
Clean sheets13
11
Conceded first12
22
Goals conceded35
51
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against12%
14%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+21%

West Brom v Watford Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

West Brom Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
39121211
T HeggemJ MajaT FellowsJ Molumby
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Heggem DEF3912
3
-
T Fellows MID38212
4
-
A Mowatt MID3662
5
-
K Grant FWD3662
2
-
D Furlong DEF3512
6
1
J Molumby MID3441
11
-
J Swift MID3431
3
-
M Johnston FWD3425
3
-
C Styles MID281
8
-
G Diangana MID2842
1
-
J Wallace FWD2611
2
-
J Maja FWD26122
2
-
M Holgate DEF2411
2
-
K Bartley DEF24
6
1
O Diakité MID15
1
-
S Ajayi DEF14
3
-
D Cole FWD14
-
J Wildsmith GLK9
1
-
I Price MID911
1
-
A Armstrong FWD92
-
W. Lankshear FWD7
1
-
G Frabotta DEF6
-
D Dike FWD4
1
-
T. Bany FWD21
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
371069
G ChakvetadzeV BayoG ChakvetadzeF Carvallo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pollock DEF3814
6
-
G Chakvetadze MID3826
7
-
E Kayembe MID3881
6
-
Y Larouci DEF372
2
-
M Sissoko MID3531
4
-
V Bayo FWD3510
4
1
R Andrews DEF3332
3
-
F Carvallo DEF28
9
-
T Ince FWD2711
-
I Louza  MID2621
8
-
R Vata FWD2633
-
K Baah FWD2643
5
2
D Bachmann GLK22
1
-
J Ngakia DEF221
6
-
T Dele-Bashiru MID224
-
J Morris DEF16
2
-
J Abankwah DEF12
2
1
M. Doumbia FWD12
1
-
E Selvik GLK9
2
-
J Bond GLK9
-
A Ogbonna DEF6
-
K Keben DEF4
-
P Dwomoh MID4
-
C Wiley DEF3
-