Championship

Championship | Gameweek 44

Apr 22, 2023 at 3pm UK

Ricoh Arena

Coventry
2 - 1
Reading

Godden (36'), Hamer (54')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Joao (51')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Coventry City

All competitions

Last Game: Blackburn 1-1 Coventry
Wednesday, April 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Reading

All competitions

Last Game: Reading 1-1 Luton
Wednesday, April 19 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Coventry City win with a probability of 58.07%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Reading had a probability of 17.91%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.68%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.27%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (6.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Reading
58.07% ( -1.86)	24.03% ( 0.82)	17.91% ( 1.05)

Both teams to score 45.27% (

-0.38)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.47% (

-1.56)

54.53% (

1.56)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.12% (

-1.31)

75.89% (

1.32)

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.4% (

-1.25)

18.6% (

1.25)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.11% (

-2.15)

49.89% (

2.15)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

55.61% (

0.38)

44.39% (

-0.38)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

19.56% (

0.31)

80.44% (

-0.3)

Score Analysis

Coventry City 58.06%

Reading 17.91%

Draw 24.02%

Coventry City	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 13.88% ( 0.28) 2-0 @ 11.68% ( -0.23) 2-1 @ 9.49% ( -0.09) 3-0 @ 6.55% ( -0.41) 3-1 @ 5.32% ( -0.27) 4-0 @ 2.75% ( -0.29) 4-1 @ 2.24% ( -0.21) 3-2 @ 2.16% ( -0.09) 5-0 @ 0.93% ( -0.14) 4-2 @ 0.91% ( -0.08) Other @ 2.16% Total : 58.06%	1-1 @ 11.27% ( 0.34) 0-0 @ 8.26% ( 0.49) 2-2 @ 3.85% ( 0) Other @ 0.64% Total : 24.02%	0-1 @ 6.71% ( 0.46) 1-2 @ 4.58% ( 0.19) 0-2 @ 2.72% ( 0.22) 1-3 @ 1.24% ( 0.06) 2-3 @ 1.04% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.62% Total : 17.91%