Match Report
In the standings it was Stoke City W 4th on 6 points, West Bromwich Albion W 6th on 3 — separated by 3. Per game in the league, Stoke City W were scoring 2.33 and conceding 0.67, West Bromwich Albion W 1 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
Stoke City W had gone 5 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Stoke City W, 7/15 for West Bromwich Albion W.
7 meetings are on record — 4 won by Stoke City W, 3 by West Bromwich Albion W, 0 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 86% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 57%.
Bet365 Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,089. Stoke City W led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Stoke City W: Delphi Cole (40'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer