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Championship | Gameweek 22
Dec 10, 2022 at 2pm UK
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Coventry City

Reading
1 - 0
Coventry

Mbengue (57')
Hendrick (45+4'), Mbengue (90')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Doyle (29'), Allen (63'), Eccles (75')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

All competitions
Last Game: Hull City 1-2 Reading
Saturday, November 12 at 3pm in Championship

Coventry City

All competitions
Last Game: Coventry 2-0 QPR
Saturday, November 12 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Reading 1-2 Coventry City

 Coventry's recent form has been excellent, and it is probably fair to say that the break came at the wrong time for the Sky Blues. Reading were impressive last time out but could potentially be missing some key players this weekend, and we have a feeling that Coventry will shade this contest. Read more.

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 44.56%. A win for Reading had a probability of 28.51% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.83%) and 0-2 (8.39%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (9.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.73%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawCoventry City
28.51% (-0.0019999999999989 -0) 26.93%44.56% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 48.8% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.02%55.98% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.92%77.07% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.06% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)34.94% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.32% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)71.68% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Coventry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75% (0.0030000000000001 0)25% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.35% (0.0019999999999953 0)59.65% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Score Analysis
    Reading 28.51%
    Coventry City 44.55%
    Draw 26.93%
ReadingDrawCoventry City
1-0 @ 9.18%
2-1 @ 6.7% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 4.83% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 2.35%
3-0 @ 1.69%
3-2 @ 1.63%
Other @ 2.13%
Total : 28.51%
1-1 @ 12.73%
0-0 @ 8.73% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-2 @ 4.64% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
Other @ 0.83%
Total : 26.93%
0-1 @ 12.1%
1-2 @ 8.83% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-2 @ 8.39% (0.0010000000000012 0)
1-3 @ 4.08%
0-3 @ 3.88% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 2.15%
1-4 @ 1.41%
0-4 @ 1.34%
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 44.55%

How you voted: Reading vs Coventry

Reading
33.3%
Draw
18.8%
Coventry City
47.9%
48
Head to Head
Feb 12, 2022 3pm
Reading
2-3
Coventry
Joao (23'), Yiadom (55')
Hoilett (57'), Holmes (84')
Hoilett (63')
Hyam (45+1'), Rose (47'), Maatsen (65')
Bidwell (14'), Hamer (29'), Hyam (37'), Sheaf (72'), Maatsen (88')
Aug 21, 2021 3pm
Coventry
2-1
Reading
Allen (62'), Godden (90+8')
Hyam (5'), Maatsen (45'), O'Hare (78'), Sheaf (90+4'), Hamer (90+5')
Swift (40' pen.)
Dele-Bashiru (50'), Rinomhota (75'), Clarke (90+1'), (90+8')
Jan 19, 2021 6pm
Reading
3-0
Coventry
Joao (16'), Rinomhota (46'), Swift (72')
Holmes (29'), Joao (87'), Morrison (90')

McFadzean (60'), Skiri Oestigaard (80')
McFadzean (71')
Oct 30, 2020 7.45pm
Coventry
3-2
Reading
Hamer (23'), Godden (76'), McCallum (85')
Skiri Oestigaard (39'), Hamer (42'), Rose (79'), Hyam (83'), Marosi (87')
Joao (66'), Puscas (90+1')
> Match Report
Feb 11, 2012 3pm
Reading
2-0
Coventry
Kebe (25'), Roberts (43')
Leigertwood (65')

Christie (28'), Cranie (40')
rhs 2.0
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