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 41.44%. A win for Charlton Athletic had a probability of 31.82% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.63%) and 0-2 (7.47%). The likeliest Charlton Athletic win was 1-0 (9.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 11% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Reading in this match.