Championship

Championship | Gameweek 21

Dec 26, 2020 at 3pm UK

Madejski Stadium

Reading
2 - 1
Luton

McIntyre (9'), Semedo (41')
McIntyre (44')

FT(HT: 2-0)

LuaLua (90+1')
Cranie (25'), LuaLua (75')

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Tom McIntyre and Alfa Semedo found the net for the Royals.

Dec 26, 19:17

The Match

Match Report

Tom McIntyre and Alfa Semedo found the net for the home side at the Madejski Stadium.

Preview

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

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 43.53%. A draw had a probability of 28.4% and a win for Luton Town had a probability of 28.07%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.67%) and 2-1 (8.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.1%), while for a Luton Town win it was 0-1 (10.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Luton Town
43.53%	28.4%	28.07%

Both teams to score 44.51%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

38.69%

61.31%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.77%

81.22%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.01%

27.99%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.36%

63.63%

Luton Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.81%

38.19%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.05%

74.95%

Score Analysis

Reading 43.53%

Luton Town 28.07%

Draw 28.39%

Reading	Draw	Luton Town
1-0 @ 13.61% 2-0 @ 8.67% 2-1 @ 8.34% 3-0 @ 3.68% 3-1 @ 3.54% 3-2 @ 1.7% 4-0 @ 1.17% 4-1 @ 1.13% Other @ 1.69% Total : 43.53%	1-1 @ 13.1% 0-0 @ 10.68% 2-2 @ 4.02% Other @ 0.59% Total : 28.39%	0-1 @ 10.29% 1-2 @ 6.31% 0-2 @ 4.95% 1-3 @ 2.02% 0-3 @ 1.59% 2-3 @ 1.29% Other @ 1.62% Total : 28.07%

How you voted: Reading vs Luton

Reading

53.2%

Draw

25.5%

Luton Town

21.3%