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Manchester United logo
FA Cup | Fourth Round
Jan 28, 2023 at 8pm UK
Old Trafford
Reading logo

Man Utd
3 - 1
Reading

Casemiro (54', 58'), Fred (66')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Mbengue (72')
Carroll (60')

The Match

Match Report

Manchester United book their spot in the fifth round of the FA Cup courtesy of a 3-1 victory over 10-man Reading at Old Trafford.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup clash between Manchester United and Reading.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Manchester United and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester United could line up for Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round clash with Reading.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester United's injury and suspension news ahead of their FA Cup fourth-round clash with Reading on Saturday.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Stoke 4-0 Reading
Saturday, January 21 at 3pm in Championship

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 80%. A draw had a probability of 13.4% and a win for Reading had a probability of 6.61%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.64%) and 1-0 (10.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.37%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (2.42%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawReading
80% (-0.057000000000002 -0.06) 13.39% (0.033999999999999 0.03) 6.61% (0.0199 0.02)
Both teams to score 43.31% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.18% (-0.078000000000003 -0.08)36.82% (0.074000000000005 0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41% (-0.084000000000003 -0.08)58.99% (0.079999999999998 0.08)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.77% (-0.030999999999992 -0.03)7.23% (0.026999999999999 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.79% (-0.074999999999989 -0.07)26.21% (0.071000000000002 0.07)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
46.69% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)53.31% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
13.15% (0.0030000000000001 0)86.85% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 79.98%
    Reading 6.62%
    Draw 13.39%
Manchester UnitedDrawReading
2-0 @ 13.29% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-0 @ 11.64% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-0 @ 10.12% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-1 @ 8.36% (0.0080000000000009 0.01)
4-0 @ 7.65% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
3-1 @ 7.33% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 4.81% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
5-0 @ 4.02% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
5-1 @ 2.53% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.3% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
6-0 @ 1.76% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.51% (-0.002 -0)
6-1 @ 1.11% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 3.55%
Total : 79.98%
1-1 @ 6.37% (0.016 0.02)
0-0 @ 3.85% (0.014 0.01)
2-2 @ 2.63% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.54%
Total : 13.39%
0-1 @ 2.42% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-2 @ 2% (0.0049999999999997 0)
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 6.62%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Reading

Manchester United
92.9%
Draw
2.8%
Reading
4.3%
141
Head to Head
Jan 5, 2019 12.30pm
Jan 7, 2017 12.30pm
Third Round
Man Utd
4-0
Reading
Rooney (7'), Martial (15'), Rashford (75', 79')
Young (54')
Feb 18, 2013 8pm
rhs 2.0
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