Championship | Gameweek 45
Jul 18, 2020 at 3pm UK
Ewood Park
Blackburn4 - 3Reading
The Match
Match Report
Gallagher's late header then proved decisive as Blackburn exceeded last season's points total.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship game between Blackburn Rovers and Reading, including team news and predicted lineups.
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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 38.34%. A win for Reading had a probability of 34.76% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.27%) and 2-0 (6.79%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (9.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.78%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | Draw | Reading |
| 38.34% | 26.9% | 34.76% |
| Both teams to score 51.13% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
