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West Bromwich Albion

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Portsmouth

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	West Bromwich Albion	Portsmouth
Shots	13 shots/match▲	8 shots/match
Shots on target	3 shots/match	4 shots/match▲
Expected goals	0.59 xG/match	0.94 xG/match▲
Possession	64%●	36%
Corners	2 corners/match	3 corners/match●
Fouls	10 fouls/match	16 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

West Bromwich Albion: 13 shots, 3 on target, 0.59 xG. Portsmouth: 8 shots, 4 on target, 0.90 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: West Bromwich Albion 0.59 xG · Portsmouth 0.90 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: West Bromwich Albion's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

West Bromwich Albion show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

West Bromwich Albion's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.3 shots/match▲ShotsWest Bromwich Albion · Portsmouth12 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	West Bromwich Albion	Portsmouth	Baseline
Shots	14.3 shots/match	12 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	11 shots/match	14 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

West Bromwich Albion favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Portsmouth in 0 · 13 too close

1.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/31 goals/match

1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/31 goals/match

1.38 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/31.3 xG/match

1.4 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/31.31 xG/match

14.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/312 shots/match

11 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/314 shots/match

4.33 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/33.67 shots/match

2.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/34 shots/match

52.3%●Possessionseason · 3/348.3%

3.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/3●5.33 corners/match

5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/33.33 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/311.3 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/333%

100%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/3100%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

West Bromwich Albion56.2

Portsmouth35.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

West Bromwich Albion77.8

Portsmouth46.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

West Bromwich Albion63.9

Portsmouth42.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

West Bromwich Albion68.8

Portsmouth56.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

West Bromwich Albion22.9

Portsmouth41.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

West Bromwich Albion8.3

Portsmouth60.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

West Bromwich Albion46.3

Portsmouth52.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

West Bromwich Albion3 matchesPortsmouth3 matches

1.67 goals/match▲Goals scored3/31 goals/match

1 goals/matchGoals allowed3/31 goals/match

1.38 xG/match▲Expected goals3/31.3 xG/match

14.3 shots/match▲Shots3/312 shots/match

4.33 shots/match▲Shots on target3/33.67 shots/match

52.3%●Possession3/348.3%

3.33 corners/matchCorners3/3●5.33 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10 fouls/matchFouls3/311.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

West Bromwich Albion2 matchesPortsmouth2 matches

—Goals scored2/2—

—Goals allowed2/2—

—Expected goals2/2—

—Shots2/2—

—Shots on target2/2—

—Possession2/2—

—Corners2/2—

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.1 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 23 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4