The Match
Match Report
Reading had won seven of their eight opening matches.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship fixture between Reading and Stoke City, including team news and predicted lineups.
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 Stoke City win with a probability of 37.34%. A win for Reading had a probability of 34.34% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.83%) and 0-2 (6.98%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (11.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stoke City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Reading | Draw | Stoke City |
| 34.34% | 28.32% | 37.34% |
| Both teams to score 46.76% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
