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League One | Gameweek 34
Feb 17, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Portsmouth
4 - 1
Reading

Lane (36'), Pack (49'), Lang (59'), Bishop (84')
Shaughnessy (30'), Pack (45+1'), Rafferty (67'), Martin (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Savage (89')
Wing (40'), Mola (45'), Azeez (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Portsmouth and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Portsmouth

All competitions
Last Game: Portsmouth 3-1 Cambridge
Tuesday, February 13 at 7.45pm in League One

Reading

All competitions
Last Game: Fleetwood 1-1 Reading
Tuesday, February 13 at 7.45pm in League One

We said: Portsmouth 2-1 Reading

 Reading have proven to be a tough team to beat in recent times, but we think that they may fall just short against the league leaders, who will be in a confident mood after winning each of their last three matches. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Portsmouth win with a probability of 55.17%. A win for Reading has a probability of 22.43% and a draw has a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (9.29%) and 2-0 (8.76%). The likeliest Reading win is 1-2 (5.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (10.44%).

Result
PortsmouthDrawReading
55.17% (0.808 0.81) 22.4% (-0.055 -0.05) 22.43% (-0.753 -0.75)
Both teams to score 57.28% (-0.811 -0.81)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.93% (-0.614 -0.61)42.07% (0.614 0.61)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.53% (-0.618 -0.62)64.47% (0.61799999999999 0.62)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.85% (0.055999999999997 0.06)15.15% (-0.055999999999999 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.25% (0.106 0.11)43.75% (-0.105 -0.1)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.52% (-1 -1)32.49% (1 1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.99% (-1.139 -1.14)69.01% (1.139 1.14)
Score Analysis
    Portsmouth 55.17%
    Reading 22.43%
    Draw 22.4%
PortsmouthDrawReading
2-1 @ 9.85% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
1-0 @ 9.29% (0.271 0.27)
2-0 @ 8.76% (0.272 0.27)
3-1 @ 6.2% (0.037000000000001 0.04)
3-0 @ 5.51% (0.181 0.18)
3-2 @ 3.48% (-0.076 -0.08)
4-1 @ 2.92% (0.023 0.02)
4-0 @ 2.6% (0.09 0.09)
4-2 @ 1.64% (-0.032 -0.03)
5-1 @ 1.1% (0.01 0.01)
5-0 @ 0.98% (0.036 0.04)
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 55.17%
1-1 @ 10.44% (0.02 0.02)
2-2 @ 5.54% (-0.131 -0.13)
0-0 @ 4.92% (0.134 0.13)
3-3 @ 1.31% (-0.065 -0.07)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 22.4%
1-2 @ 5.87% (-0.151 -0.15)
0-1 @ 5.54% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 3.11% (-0.086 -0.09)
1-3 @ 2.2% (-0.119 -0.12)
2-3 @ 2.08% (-0.108 -0.11)
0-3 @ 1.17% (-0.066 -0.07)
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 22.43%

How you voted: Portsmouth vs Reading

Portsmouth
55.6%
Draw
27.8%
Reading
16.7%
18
Head to Head
Oct 28, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 16
Reading
2-3
Portsmouth
Wing (23'), Savage (27')
Wing (45+5'), Guinness-Walker (52'), Dean (82'), Elliott (90')
Mbengue (90+9')
Anjorin (33'), Bishop (45+9'), Devlin (58')
Mousinho (46'), Robertson (60'), Saydee (89')
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Aug 25, 2015 7.45pm
Round Two
Portsmouth
1-2
Reading
Chaplin (40')
Blackman (64'), McCleary (84')
Robson-Kanu (45'), Norwood (74')
> Match Report
Mar 6, 2012 8pm
Reading
1-0
Portsmouth
Hunt (24')
> Match Report
Aug 16, 2011 7.45pm
Portsmouth
1-0
Reading
Kitson (51')
Mullins (20'), Ward (90')

Hunt (58'), Pearce (85')
Apr 2, 2011 3pm
Reading
2-0
Portsmouth
Long (30', 37' pen.)
McAnuff (40')

De Laet (8'), Mullins (27'), Hogg (90')
Rocha (36')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPortsmouth462813578413797
3Bolton WanderersBolton462512986513587
4Peterborough UnitedPeterborough462591289612884
5Oxford UnitedOxford Utd4622111379562377
6Barnsley4621131282641876
7Lincoln CityLincoln4620141265402574
8Blackpool4621101565481773
9Stevenage4619141357461171
10Wycombe WanderersWycombe461714156055565
11Leyton Orient461811175355-265
12Wigan AthleticWigan462010166356762
13Exeter CityExeter461710194661-1561
14Northampton TownNorthampton46179205766-960
15Bristol Rovers46169215268-1657
16Charlton AthleticCharlton461120156465-153
17Reading461611196870-253
18Cambridge UnitedCambridge461212223961-2248
19Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury46139243567-3248
20Burton Albion461210243967-2846
RCheltenham TownCheltenham46128264165-2444
RFleetwood TownFleetwood461013234972-2343
RPort Vale461011254174-3341
RCarlisle UnitedCarlisle4679304181-4030
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