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Championship · Matchweek 5

Momentum

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
5

Venue

Stadium
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Capacity
26,445
Surface
grass
Attendance
24,800

Teams

Coaches
James Morrison · Alessio Dionisi
Position
6 · 15
Formation
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1

Referee

Michael Salisbury

Weather

Conditions
scattered clouds
Temperature
20.3° (feels 19.9°)
Wind
0.5
Humidity
55%

Where to watch · 5

2026/2027

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 West Ham United 7421 20911 14 DWWWW
2 Swansea City 7421 1156 14 WWDLW
3 Middlesbrough 7421 14104 14 WDWWD
4 West Bromwich Albion 7421 1073 14 LDWWD
5 Queens Park Rangers 7331 853 12 WWLDD
6 Charlton Athletic 7331 67-1 12 WDLDD
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6321 14104 11 WWLDW
8 Lincoln City 7322 660 11 WDDWW
9 Southampton (-4) 7421 18810 10 WDDWW
10 Birmingham City 7241 1091 10 WDDLW
11 Millwall 7313 13130 10 LLWLD
12 Stoke City 7313 11110 10 LWWDW
13 Bristol City 7313 1012-2 10 WWWLL
14 Norwich City 7304 13130 9 WLWWL
15 Sheffield United 7232 89-1 9 DWLWL
16 Blackburn Rovers 7223 10100 8 LDLLW
17 Watford 7223 79-2 8 DLLWL
18 Portsmouth 6213 78-1 7 WLLWD
19 Wrexham 7142 711-4 7 LWDDL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7214 712-5 7 LLLLW
21 Cardiff City 7043 711-4 4 DLLDL
22 Derby County 7115 613-7 4 LWLLL
23 Preston North End 7106 613-7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7034 816-8 3 LDLDL
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  • Relegation

West Bromwich Albion

WWLD 2W 1D 1L · 7 pts (1.75 ppg) · GF 7 GA 6 · xG 5.8–6.16 · xPts 5.44

  • D H Charlton Athletic 1–1 xG 0.82–0.49 UK CHAMP
  • L A Middlesbrough 1–3 xG 1.32–2.01 UK CHAMP
  • W H Burnley 3–1 xG 2.02–1.1 UK CHAMP
  • W A Norwich City 2–1 xG 1.64–2.55 UK CHAMP

Watford

WDDL 1W 2D 1L · 5 pts (1.25 ppg) · GF 4 GA 5 · xG 4.51–7.55 · xPts 3.85

  • L A Swansea City 0–2 xG 1.11–3.08 UK CHAMP
  • D H West Ham United 1–1 xG 1.61–1.07 UK CHAMP
  • D A Wrexham 1–1 xG 0.55–1.83 UK CHAMP
  • W H Southampton 2–1 xG 1.24–1.56 UK CHAMP

No predictions from model engine-only-1.1.0 (available: engine-only-1.0.0, engine-only-1.0.1).

All meetings · 19 matches since 2007

West Bromwich Albion 67 draws6 Watford

Goals 30–22 · 2.74 per match · BTTS 58% · over 2.5 58%

Last 10 · 10 matches

West Bromwich Albion 33 draws4 Watford

Goals 15–14 · 2.9 per match · BTTS 70% · over 2.5 70%

Last 5 · 5 matches

West Bromwich Albion 30 draws2 Watford

Goals 8–5 · 2.6 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 80%

Recent meetings

  • W West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Watford 2–1 West Bromwich Albion UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Watford 2–1 West Bromwich Albion UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Watford 2–2 West Bromwich Albion UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Watford 3–2 West Bromwich Albion UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Watford UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Watford 1–0 West Bromwich Albion neutral UK PL · Regular Season
MetricWest Bromwich Albion all · 7West Bromwich Albion at home · 4Watford all · 7Watford away · 3
Results
Matches77
Points per game2.001.14
W / D / L4 / 2 / 12 / 2 / 3
Goals for / match1.431.00
Goals against / match1.001.29
Clean sheets29%0%
Failed to score0%29%
Both teams scored71%71%
Over 2.543%43%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.391.17
xG against / match1.341.78
xG difference0.05-0.60
Finishing vs xG0.04-0.17
xPts / match1.431.01
Points vs xPts0.570.13
Game state
Scored first57%43%
PPG when scoring first2.501.67
PPG when conceding first1.330.75
Came back from behind67%25%
Leads held80%50%
Minutes leading31%17%
Minutes level61%44%
Minutes trailing8%39%
First goal (min)4441
First goal conceded (min)5128
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half60%43%
Goals conceded in 2nd half71%22%
Late goals for (76'+)0.140.29
Late goals against0.290.00
Style
Possession53%43%
Shots10.111.7
On target4.03.7
Shot conversion14%8%
Shots inside box68%73%
Big chances created1.41.7
Corners4.63.4
xG from set plays25%22%
Goals from headers11%29%
Pressure index12.39.3
Dominant minutes49.142.6
Pass accuracy85%79%
Fouls9.711.1
Cards2.432.57

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

West Bromwich Albion

0–15'01
16–30'20
31–45'21
46–60'21
61–75'32
76–90'12

Watford

0–15'22
16–30'23
31–45'02
46–60'02
61–75'10
76–90'20

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

West Bromwich Albion · 7 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (+0.14) · stands out: 10 min after scoring +0.38

Tempo

Overall intensity+0.147
Early press (0-15, level)+0.027
Late push (76+, level)-0.292

Game state

When ahead+0.085
When level+0.197
When behind-0.033
10 min after conceding-0.105
10 min after scoring+0.387

Situations

At home+0.274
Away-0.043
3 days rest or fewer+0.052
4+ days rest+0.175

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents+0.003
v bottom-tier opponents+0.234
As favourite+0.224
As underdog-0.072

Conceded

Pressure conceded-0.047
Conceded when ahead-0.165
Conceded late (76+)-0.257

Congested vs rested -0.11 · Ahead vs level -0.11 · Behind vs level -0.22

Watford · 7 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (-0.09) · stands out: late push (76+, level) -0.45

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.097
Early press (0-15, level)-0.117
Late push (76+, level)-0.453
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.193

Game state

When ahead-0.144
When level-0.157
When behind+0.004
10 min after conceding-0.177
10 min after scoring-0.015

Situations

At home-0.234
Away+0.093
3 days rest or fewer+0.062
4+ days rest-0.155

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents+0.024
v bottom-tier opponents-0.122
As underdog-0.085

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.277
Conceded when ahead+0.454
Conceded late (76+)-0.017

Congested vs rested +0.21 · Ahead vs level +0.01 · Behind vs level +0.16

West Bromwich Albion

Current: unbeaten 4 · winless 1 · scoring 8 · conceding 1

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-4-24 57%2.51.250.51.161.42
4-4-1-12 29%1.52.02.01.671.55
4-2-3-11 14%1.01.01.01.720.58

Watford

Current: winless 1 · scoring 2 · conceding 14

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-16 86%0.830.831.331.031.75
4-1-4-11 14%3.02.01.02.021.93

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

Pinnacle · opened 2.8d before kick-off · 72 snapshots · last 10m before kick-off · biggest step: home +1.5 pts at 6.0h

1.85Home 52% · +0.5 ptsopened 1.813.73Draw 26% · +0.2 ptsopened 3.644.41Away 22% · -0.7 ptsopened 4.15
5d4d3d2d24h12h6h1hKO 20%30%40%50%

Home Draw Away consensus of 8 bookmakers (dashed) · time axis compressed towards kick-off

BookmakerHomeDrawAwayLast
Pinnacle1.85 · +0.53.73 · +0.24.41 · -0.710m
bet3651.72 ▲ +8.33.75 ▼ -3.44.5 ▼ -4.810m
Betfair1.85 ▲ +4.93.6 · -0.94.2 ▼ -3.910m
BetVictor1.8 ▲ +6.33.7 ▼ -2.44.2 ▼ -3.910m
Coral1.8 ▲ +6.63.7 ▼ -2.24.5 ▼ -4.510m
Ladbrokes1.8 ▲ +5.83.6 ▼ -1.84.2 ▼ -4.010m
Unibet1.87 ▲ +3.13.45 · -0.94.0 ▼ -2.310m
WilliamHill1.8 ▲ +5.13.4 ▼ -1.94.0 ▼ -3.110m

Latest prices

bet365 · last snapshot 0.2h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

1.72Home 54% P 52%3.75Draw 25% P 26%4.5Away 21% P 22%

Double Chance

1.22West Brom or Draw 39%1.28West Brom or Watford 37%1.95Draw or Watford 24%

Draw No Bet

1.331 71%3.252 29%

Both Teams To Score

1.8Yes 51%1.9No 49%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.8Over 53% P 51%2.0Under 47% P 49%

Total Corners

10.0Under 6 9%3.256 - 8 27%2.69 - 11 34%4.012 - 14 22%10.0Over 14 9%

Number of Cards

3.51.9Over 49% P 48%1.8Under 51% P 52%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 50–52.5% · away 20–22.5% · 722 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home52%51%55%+3.6
Draw26%27%26%-1.4
Away22%21%19%-2.1

In those fixtures: 2.5 goals a game · BTTS 51% · over 2.5 47%

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 50–52.5% · 3,575 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.551%51%51%-0.1

Michael Salisbury

Career
139 matches · 12 seasons
Cards / match
3.52 (3.35 yellow · 0.14 red)
Fouls / match
21.6 · 5.9 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.26
Cards to home side
48%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 34 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match3.384.05-1.2214
Fouls / match22.121.8+0.26
Fouls per card6.55.4+1.47 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.150.17-0.4422
Time added6.57.2-0.8316
First card
35' on average
Card timing
18% in first 30' · 24% in last 15'
Cards to home side
48% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2026-08-30 20 250 35'5
2026-05-17 30 160 78'9
2026-05-09 60 220 36'7
2026-04-22 30 160 25'8
2026-04-12 40 250 11'7
2026-04-03 30 270 18'10
2026-03-21 30 180 16'5
2026-02-01 41 161 31'7
2026-01-24 20 140 45'7
2026-01-07 50 212 7'13