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Championship | Gameweek 23
Jan 19, 2022 at 8pm UK
Madejski Stadium
Luton Town

Reading
0 - 2
Luton


Drinkwater (90'), Joao (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Holmes (33' og.), Campbell (58')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Reading and Luton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Reading 1-2 Luton Town

Even though they experienced contrasting fortunes at the weekend, both teams will feel encouraged by their respective performances. Nevertheless, we can only back the Hatters for this contest, the visitors potentially prevailing by the odd goal in three. Read more.

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 Luton Town win with a probability of 50.9%. A draw had a probability of 25.5% and a win for Reading had a probability of 23.62%.

The most likely scoreline for a Luton Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.67%) and 1-2 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.08%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (7.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Luton Town would win this match.

Result
ReadingDrawLuton Town
23.62%25.48%50.9%
Both teams to score 48.98%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.25%53.75%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.77%75.23%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.12%37.88%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.34%74.65%
Luton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.86%21.14%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.01%53.99%
Score Analysis
    Reading 23.62%
    Luton Town 50.89%
    Draw 25.48%
ReadingDrawLuton Town
1-0 @ 7.77%
2-1 @ 5.86%
2-0 @ 3.77%
3-1 @ 1.9%
3-2 @ 1.47%
3-0 @ 1.22%
Other @ 1.61%
Total : 23.62%
1-1 @ 12.08%
0-0 @ 8.01%
2-2 @ 4.56%
Other @ 0.84%
Total : 25.48%
0-1 @ 12.44%
0-2 @ 9.67%
1-2 @ 9.39%
0-3 @ 5.01%
1-3 @ 4.86%
2-3 @ 2.36%
0-4 @ 1.95%
1-4 @ 1.89%
2-4 @ 0.92%
Other @ 2.41%
Total : 50.89%

How you voted: Reading vs Luton

Reading
34.3%
Draw
14.3%
Luton Town
51.4%
35
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 43
Luton
0-0
Reading
Bradley (44'), Collins (90+1')
Yiadom (35')
Jan 9, 2021 12pm
Third Round
Luton
1-0
Reading
Moncur (30')
Hylton (90+3')
Dec 26, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 21
Reading
2-1
Luton
McIntyre (9'), Semedo (41')
McIntyre (44')
LuaLua (90+1')
Cranie (25'), LuaLua (75')
Sep 15, 2020 6pm
Second Round
Reading
0-1
Luton
Clark (24')
LuaLua (62'), Bradley (78')
Jul 4, 2020 3pm
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland129122391428
2Burnley126511751223
3Leeds UnitedLeeds126511981123
4Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd12732146822
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn125431612419
7Watford126151619-319
8Norwich CityNorwich124622216618
9Middlesbrough125341412218
10Millwall124441512316
11Bristol City123721416-216
12Derby CountyDerby124351515015
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds124351318-515
14Oxford UnitedOxford Utd123541515014
15Hull City123541416-214
16Preston North EndPreston123541317-414
17Swansea CitySwansea1234588013
18Coventry CityCoventry123361417-312
19Stoke CityStoke123361317-412
20Luton TownLuton133371521-612
21Cardiff CityCardiff123361118-712
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth123361322-912
23Queens Park RangersQPR121651119-89
24Portsmouth121561225-138


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