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West Ham United vs West Bromwich Albion prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

West Ham to win: 63%, about 3 in 5

West Ham63%Bookies 63
Draw21%Bookies 21
West Bromwich16%Bookies 16

Goals call3+ goals 60% · bookies 60%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

The combined lean: home win, goals on the higher side of the line, with late West Ham goals the likeliest source of them.

Version 2 · updated Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

All three broadly agree with the bookmakers.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

West Ham's relentless scoring points to goals and a home win.

They concede most after the break but also score heavily late, with 17 of their 32 goals from 61 minutes on. West Brom score just 1.33 per game away and keep only 17% clean sheets.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Two promotion rivals, one point apart - the hosts' position adds edge.

Third hosts fifth with a single point between them - 22 to 21 - and both sit in the Automatic promotion and Play-off bands' neighbourhood. West Ham have lost two of their last six, including the most recent one, so pressure is real despite the strong start.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

Home number looks right, but the away side's late goals give pause.

The 63% home price looks fair given West Ham's 6-2-2 run and 32 goals scored, but West Brom's 16% seems a shade low: they beat Blackburn and Wrexham recently and score most of their goals late, when tired hosts concede.

✓ In line with bookmakers Fewer goals

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

West Ham United are clear favourites at 63%, with West Bromwich Albion on 16% and the draw on 21%. West Ham United are 3rd and West Bromwich Albion 5th in the Championship. In their last five league games, West Ham United won two and West Bromwich Albion two.

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Win or draw (double chance)

West Ham United win or draw
84%
Either team wins (no draw)
80%
West Bromwich Albion win or draw
37%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
82%
3+ goals
60%
4+ goals
38%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
55%
No
45%

We expect about 2.1 goals from West Ham United and 1.0 from West Bromwich Albion. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 2–0 (10%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 10. Next: 2–1 (10%), 1–0 (9%), 1–1 (9%), 3–0 (7%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 59%21%21%Stats preview (goals model, no bookmaker prices)#1834
2 63%20%16%Prices moved#2105

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

West Ham United: last 6

LWWDDL · 14 scored, 9 conceded

24 Octvs Southampton2–3L
17 Octat Swansea1–0W
14 Octat Lincoln6–0W
9 Octvs QPR1–1D
19 Sepat Millwall2–2D
15 Sepvs Fulham League Cup2–3L

Last 5 at home: LDLWW

West Bromwich Albion: last 6

DWWLLD · 7 scored, 7 conceded

24 Octat Preston1–1D
17 Octvs Blackburn3–2W
13 Octat Wrexham2–1W
10 Octvs Birmingham0–1L
20 Sepat Wolves0–1L
12 Sepvs QPR1–1D

Last 5 away: DWLWL

Season stats

West Ham UnitedWest Bromwich Albion
2.67Goals scored per game1.33
1.25Goals conceded per game1.08
2.83Scored per game at home1.50
2.50Scored per game away1.17
75%Matches over 2.5 goals42%
67%Both teams scored67%
33%Clean sheets17%
0%Failed to score17%
2.00Yellow cards per game1.92

League matches only, 12 games each.

When goals come

Goals scored this season by 15-minute period.
MinutesWest Ham UnitedWest Bromwich Albion
0–15 min 31
16–30 min 23
31–45 min 63
46–60 min 42
61–75 min 84
76–90 min 95

Championship table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
1Middlesbrough12+1025WDWWD
2Swansea12+323LLWWW
3West Ham United12+1722LWWDD
4Wolves12+421WDWLL
5West Bromwich Albion12+321DWWLL
6Southampton12+1220 −4WDWWL
7Birmingham12+820LWWWD
8QPR12+820WLWDD

Full Championship table · Predicted final table

Match context

Stadium
London Stadium, London
64,472 seats · grass
Rest days
West Ham United 7West Bromwich Albion 7
Matches in the last 14 days: West Ham United 1 · West Bromwich Albion 1
Coaches
Nuno Espírito Santo
West Ham United, since Aug 2026
J. Morrison
West Bromwich Albion, since Apr 2025

Published UK time (GMT) · Updated UK time (GMT)

This analysis was generated automatically by an AI model from public sources. How it works →

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