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 Bournemouth win with a probability of 56.31%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Reading had a probability of 20.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bournemouth win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.46%) and 1-2 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.23%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (6.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bournemouth would win this match.