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Championship | Gameweek 18
Oct 29, 2022 at 3pm UK
Turf Moor
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Burnley
2 - 1
Reading

Benson (66'), Zaroury (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Ince (56')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Burnley 1-0 Norwich
Tuesday, October 25 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Reading 2-0 Bristol City
Saturday, October 22 at 3pm in Championship

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 Burnley win with a probability of 70.53%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Reading had a probability of 10.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.51%) and 3-0 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.87%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (4.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Burnley would win this match.

Result
BurnleyDrawReading
70.53% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)18.89% (0.029999999999998 0.03)10.58% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Both teams to score 42.07% (-0.105 -0.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.41% (-0.133 -0.13)48.59% (0.136 0.14)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.29% (-0.121 -0.12)70.71% (0.12299999999999 0.12)
Burnley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.45% (-0.043000000000006 -0.04)12.55% (0.045 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.41% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)38.59% (0.092000000000006 0.09)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
48.11% (-0.096000000000004 -0.1)51.89% (0.097999999999999 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.07% (-0.062999999999999 -0.06)85.93% (0.063999999999993 0.06)
Score Analysis
    Burnley 70.52%
    Reading 10.58%
    Draw 18.89%
BurnleyDrawReading
2-0 @ 14.02% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
1-0 @ 13.51% (0.049999999999999 0.05)
3-0 @ 9.7% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-1 @ 9.2% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.37% (-0.016 -0.02)
4-0 @ 5.04% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.3% (-0.014 -0.01)
5-0 @ 2.09% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.09% (-0.011 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.37% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.08% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 70.52%
1-1 @ 8.87% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.51% (0.036 0.04)
2-2 @ 3.02% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 0.5%
Total : 18.89%
0-1 @ 4.27% (0.011 0.01)
1-2 @ 2.91% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 1.4%
Other @ 2%
Total : 10.58%

How you voted: Burnley vs Reading

Burnley
84.2%
Draw
15.8%
Reading
0.0%
19
Head to Head
Feb 13, 2016 3pm
May 3, 2014 12.15pm
Reading
2-2
Burnley
Trippier (16'), McCleary (58')
Akpan (37')
Arfield (19'), Ings (28')
Arfield (60'), Mee (69'), Duff (81')
Feb 17, 2012 8pm
Reading
1-0
Burnley
Roberts (11')
Roberts (40'), Gorkss (66'), Hunt (84')

Wallace (39'), Duff (45'), Rodriguez (48'), Marney (66')