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Championship | Gameweek 20
Nov 27, 2021 at 3pm UK
Liberty Stadium
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Swansea
2 - 3
Reading

Paterson (3'), Manning (49')
Laird (83')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Dele-Bashiru (4'), Carroll (30'), Drinkwater (50')
Drinkwater (74'), Swift (86'), Puscas (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Swansea City and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Swansea City 2-0 Reading

Considering Swansea's strong home record and Reading's away woes, the Welsh side are clear favourites for this game. The Swans also have a fully-fit squad to choose from while the Royals are still missing several key players, so we think Russell Martin's side should pick up the three points. 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 Swansea City win with a probability of 51.79%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Reading had a probability of 21.02%.

The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.99%) and 2-1 (8.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.32%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (8.68%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood.

Result
Swansea CityDrawReading
51.79%27.19%21.02%
Both teams to score 41.6%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.14%61.86%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.37%81.63%
Swansea City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.82%24.18%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.5%58.5%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.86%45.13%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.96%81.04%
Score Analysis
    Swansea City 51.78%
    Reading 21.02%
    Draw 27.18%
Swansea CityDrawReading
1-0 @ 15.49%
2-0 @ 10.99%
2-1 @ 8.75%
3-0 @ 5.21%
3-1 @ 4.14%
4-0 @ 1.85%
3-2 @ 1.65%
4-1 @ 1.47%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 51.78%
1-1 @ 12.32%
0-0 @ 10.91%
2-2 @ 3.48%
Other @ 0.47%
Total : 27.18%
0-1 @ 8.68%
1-2 @ 4.9%
0-2 @ 3.45%
1-3 @ 1.3%
2-3 @ 0.92%
0-3 @ 0.92%
Other @ 0.85%
Total : 21.02%

How you voted: Swansea vs Reading

Swansea City
Draw
Reading
Swansea City
85.0%
Draw
15.0%
Reading
0.0%
40
Head to Head
Aug 10, 2021 8pm
First Round
Reading
0-3
Swansea

Camara (34'), Stickland (87')
Latibeaudiere (16'), Cabango (60'), Piroe (83')
Naughton (32'), Williams (35')
Apr 25, 2021 12pm
Gameweek 44
Reading
2-2
Swansea
Meite (31'), Lago Pontes Esteves (90+2')
Holmes (19')
Lowe (67'), Ayew (83')
Guehi (17'), Fulton (69')
Dec 30, 2020 8pm
Gameweek 22
Swansea
0-0
Reading
Bennett (45+1')
Jul 22, 2020 7.30pm
Gameweek 46
Reading
1-4
Swansea
Puscas (43' pen.)
Puscas (82')
Meite (40')
Brewster (17'), Routledge (66', 90+2'), Cullen (84')
Sep 28, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 9
Swansea
1-1
Reading
Baston (3')
Yiadom (90')
Boye (27'), Moore (48'), Rinomhota (73')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston391017123946-747
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Derby CountyDerby39118204251-941
21Hull City391011183948-941
22Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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