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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 37.5%. A win for Reading had a probability of 35.1% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.07%) and 0-2 (6.76%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (10.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.97%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.