Championship

Championship | Gameweek 20

Dec 19, 2020 at 3pm UK

Griffin Park

Brentford
3 - 1
Reading

Jensen (11'), Mbeumo (23', 29')
Jensen (45+1'), Janelt (90+3')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Aluko (64')
Baldock (53')

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Reading manager Veljko Paunovic pictured in October 2020

Veljko Paunovic rues "horrendous" start as Reading lose to Brentford

Mathias Jensen and a Bryan Mbeumo brace gave the Bees a three-goal cushion before the break.

Dec 19, 18:42

The Match

Match Report

Mathias Jensen was also on the scoresheet for the Bees, who face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Brentford and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible 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 Brentford win with a probability of 53.36%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Reading had a probability of 21.19%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.61%) and 2-1 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.95%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (7.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.

Result
Brentford	Draw	Reading
53.36%	25.45%	21.19%

Both teams to score 46.25%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.12%

55.88%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.01%

76.99%

Brentford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.03%

20.97%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.27%

53.73%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.52%

41.48%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.02%

77.98%

Score Analysis

Brentford 53.35%

Reading 21.19%

Draw 25.44%

Brentford	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 13.58% 2-0 @ 10.61% 2-1 @ 9.34% 3-0 @ 5.53% 3-1 @ 4.86% 4-0 @ 2.16% 3-2 @ 2.14% 4-1 @ 1.9% Other @ 3.24% Total : 53.35%	1-1 @ 11.95% 0-0 @ 8.7% 2-2 @ 4.11% Other @ 0.69% Total : 25.44%	0-1 @ 7.65% 1-2 @ 5.26% 0-2 @ 3.37% 1-3 @ 1.54% 2-3 @ 1.21% 0-3 @ 0.99% Other @ 1.17% Total : 21.19%

How you voted: Brentford vs Reading

Brentford

56.4%

Draw

27.3%

Reading

16.4%