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Championship | Gameweek 15
Oct 15, 2022 at 3pm UK
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Reading
0 - 2
West Brom


Ince (16'), N'Diaye (34'), McIntyre (49')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Phillips (25'), Gardner-Hickman (72')
Phillips (60')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Reading and West Bromwich Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: QPR 2-1 Reading
Friday, October 7 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: West Brom 0-0 Luton
Saturday, October 8 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Reading 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

With West Brom now under temporary management, anything can happen given the quality within their squad. However, we cannot back against Reading on home turf, leading us to predict a relatively comfortable win for the Royals which may be made to look closer by a late consolation goal. 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 West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 54.22%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Reading had a probability of 20.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.72%) and 1-2 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.81%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (7.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.

Result
ReadingDrawWest Bromwich Albion
20.69% (-0.00099999999999767 -0) 25.09% (-0.0010000000000012 -0) 54.22% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Both teams to score 46.57% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.9% (0.0039999999999978 0)55.1% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.65% (0.0030000000000001 0)76.35% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.45% (0.0019999999999953 0)41.55%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.96%78.05% (0.0019999999999953 0)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.69% (0.0030000000000001 0)20.31% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.31% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)52.69% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Score Analysis
    Reading 20.69%
    West Bromwich Albion 54.21%
    Draw 25.09%
ReadingDrawWest Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 7.41% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-1 @ 5.19%
2-0 @ 3.26%
3-1 @ 1.52%
3-2 @ 1.21%
3-0 @ 0.95%
Other @ 1.16%
Total : 20.69%
1-1 @ 11.81%
0-0 @ 8.44% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
2-2 @ 4.14%
Other @ 0.7%
Total : 25.09%
0-1 @ 13.45%
0-2 @ 10.72%
1-2 @ 9.42%
0-3 @ 5.7% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 5% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-4 @ 2.27%
2-3 @ 2.2%
1-4 @ 1.99% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 3.46%
Total : 54.21%

How you voted: Reading vs West Brom

Reading
71.2%
Draw
15.4%
West Bromwich Albion
13.5%
52
Head to Head
Apr 30, 2022 3pm
Reading
0-1
West Brom

Drinkwater (62')
Grant (78')
Phillips (32'), Molumby (55'), Ashworth (90+3')
Dec 11, 2021 3pm
Aug 21, 2019 8pm
West Brom
1-1
Reading
Zohore (88' pen.)
Gibbs (40'), Sawyers (49')
Ejaria (71')
Yiadom (50'), Adam (94')
Apr 22, 2019 3pm
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