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League One | Gameweek 24
Dec 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Weston Homes Stadium
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Peterborough
2 - 2
Reading

Knight (39'), Mason-Clark (69')
Mason-Clark (76')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Smith (63'), Azeez (85')
Mbengue (56'), Smith (90'), Knibbs (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Peterborough United and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 2-0 Wigan
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in League One

We said: Peterborough United 2-0 Reading

Peterborough will be simply too strong for Reading to handle, especially on home turf. The Posh have scored for fun at home while keeping a lot of clean sheets, which made this prediction a pretty straightforward one. 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 Peterborough United win with a probability of 63.93%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Reading had a probability of 17.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Peterborough United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.46%) and 3-1 (7.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.27%), while for a Reading win it was 1-2 (4.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.

Result
Peterborough UnitedDrawReading
63.93% (-0.473 -0.47) 18.79% (0.030000000000001 0.03) 17.28% (0.439 0.44)
Both teams to score 61.35% (0.881 0.88)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.31% (0.688 0.69)32.68% (-0.692 -0.69)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.64% (0.792 0.79)54.36% (-0.79600000000001 -0.8)
Peterborough United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.26% (0.078000000000003 0.08)9.74% (-0.082000000000001 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
67.58% (0.187 0.19)32.42% (-0.191 -0.19)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.97% (0.916 0.92)32.02% (-0.919 -0.92)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.51% (1.029 1.03)68.49% (-1.033 -1.03)
Score Analysis
    Peterborough United 63.93%
    Reading 17.28%
    Draw 18.79%
Peterborough UnitedDrawReading
2-1 @ 9.63% (-0.041 -0.04)
2-0 @ 8.46% (-0.252 -0.25)
3-1 @ 7.48% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-0 @ 7.26% (-0.244 -0.24)
3-0 @ 6.57% (-0.172 -0.17)
4-1 @ 4.35% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 4.26% (0.103 0.1)
4-0 @ 3.82% (-0.086 -0.09)
4-2 @ 2.48% (0.068 0.07)
5-1 @ 2.03% (0.013 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.78% (-0.034 -0.03)
5-2 @ 1.16% (0.036 0.04)
4-3 @ 0.94% (0.049 0.05)
Other @ 3.72%
Total : 63.93%
1-1 @ 8.27% (-0.066000000000001 -0.07)
2-2 @ 5.48% (0.113 0.11)
0-0 @ 3.12% (-0.117 -0.12)
3-3 @ 1.62% (0.078 0.08)
Other @ 0.3%
Total : 18.79%
1-2 @ 4.71% (0.08 0.08)
0-1 @ 3.55% (-0.041 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.08% (0.093 0.09)
0-2 @ 2.02% (0.028 0.03)
1-3 @ 1.79% (0.074 0.07)
Other @ 3.13%
Total : 17.28%

How you voted: Peterborough vs Reading

Peterborough United
82.4%
Draw
17.6%
Reading
0.0%
17
Head to Head
Aug 5, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 1
Reading
0-1
Peterborough

Selles (9'), Azeez (21'), Hutchinson (23'), Yiadom (38'), Savage (53'), Guinness-Walker (65'), Holmes (73')
Mason-Clark (43')
Ferguson (0'), Kioso (8'), Edwards (66'), Kyprianou (86'), Jade-Jones (90+9')
Feb 16, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 24
Peterborough
0-0
Reading
Norburn (21'), Coulson (46'), Thompson (89')
Holmes (86'), Yiadom (90')
Sep 14, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 7
Reading
3-1
Peterborough
Swift (64'), Dele-Bashiru (67', 88')
Thompson (74')
Kent (45+2')
Jul 24, 2019 4pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Reading
4-2
Peterborough
Blackett (20'), Barrow (38'), Swift (52'), Barrett (61')
Toney (43'), Eisa (50')
Aug 27, 2013 7.45pm
Round Two
Peterborough
6-0
Reading
Assombalonga (4'), Tomlin (19', 54' pen., 79' pen.), Swanson (28'), Payne (90')
Payne (87')

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1Wycombe WanderersWycombe16122236181838
2Wrexham17104326111534
3Birmingham CityBirmingham15103228151333
4Stockport CountyStockport1786329171230
5Huddersfield TownHuddersfield1692525151029
6Barnsley177642622427
7Reading168352624227
8Bolton WanderersBolton168352526-127
9Lincoln CityLincoln177552321226
10Mansfield TownMansfield157352017324
11Exeter CityExeter167271415-123
12Charlton AthleticCharlton166461717022
13Peterborough UnitedPeterborough166373229321
14Bristol Rovers176381723-621
15Wigan AthleticWigan165561513220
16Blackpool175572430-620
17Stevenage165471116-519
18Northampton TownNorthampton174671923-418
19Rotherham UnitedRotherham164571419-517
20Crawley TownCrawley174491527-1216
21Leyton Orient164391420-615
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge163491425-1113
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1632111629-1311
24Burton Albion1615101529-148


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