West Brom v Watford result predicted by supercomputer
West Brom are clinging onto their Championship play-off hopes by a thread, and have more tough games on the horizon.
The Baggies fell to a late defeat against Bristol City last time out, which was heavily damaging for their Championship play-off hopes.
West Brom are now five points off the play-offs with five games remaining, and will realistically need to win most, if not all of their games to secure a place in the top six.
Up first is a tough challenge against Watford, but there may now be some hope of a positive result at The Hawthorns.
West Brom backed to beat Watford
Statisticians at Opta have now made their prediction for Saturday’s clash with Watford, and it is expected to be an enjoyable day for West Brom fans.
They have given West Brom a 53.8 per cent chance of victory, with a draw at 23.7 per cent.
| Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Conceded | Points | Position |
| West Brom | 41 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 57 | 8th |
This means that Watford have been given a 22.5 per cent chance of winning, as the least likely possible result, with West Brom clearly backed to win at home.
West Brom head into the match in terrible form, having lost their last three matches in a row, but Tony Mowbray’s side will hope to end this slide to keep their play-off hopes alive.
Last chance for West Brom in play-off race
West Brom head into their clash with Watford just one point ahead of the Hornets, and a loss would almost certainly put an end to their play-off hopes.
If they win, they will still need results elsewhere to fall in their favour, but it would still keep the Baggies in contention for sixth place.
With just four points separating West Brom in eighth and Sheffield Wednesday in 13th, this current alarming run of form could see Mowbray’s side drop further and further down the table if no solution is found soon.
West Brom were promotion hopefuls for most of this season, but the drop in consistency since Carlos Corberan departed for Valencia has left their promotion push hanging on by a thread, and they may not have enough left in the tank to go on and reach the Premier League.