We said: Cambridge United 1-2 Reading
With Reading still getting to grips with life under Hunt, it remains to be seen whether they can put together a consistent run of wins. However, given that Cambridge have recently struggled for points, we can only back the Royals to battle their way to another important victory.
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 Reading win with a probability of 37.48%. A win for Cambridge United had a probability of 36.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.33%) and 0-2 (6.14%). The likeliest Cambridge United win was 1-0 (8.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.