Championship

Championship | Gameweek 7

Sep 14, 2021 at 8pm UK

Madejski Stadium

Reading
3 - 1
Peterborough

Swift (64'), Dele-Bashiru (67', 88')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Thompson (74')
Kent (45+2')

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Reading won 3-1 against Peterborough with Tom Dele-Bashiru getting two goals and John Swift also on the scoresheet.

Sep 14, 22:31

The Match

Match Report

John Swift was also on target for the Royals.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Reading and Peterborough United, 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 37.75%. A win for Peterborough United had a probability of 35.41% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.21%) and 2-0 (6.63%). The likeliest Peterborough United win was 0-1 (9.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.75%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Peterborough United
37.75%	26.84%	35.41%

Both teams to score 51.38%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.23%

53.76%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.75%

75.24%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.38%

27.62%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.84%

63.15%

Peterborough United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.98%

29.01%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.08%

64.91%

Score Analysis

Reading 37.74%

Peterborough United 35.41%

Draw 26.83%

Reading	Draw	Peterborough United
1-0 @ 10.31% 2-1 @ 8.21% 2-0 @ 6.63% 3-1 @ 3.52% 3-0 @ 2.85% 3-2 @ 2.18% 4-1 @ 1.13% 4-0 @ 0.92% Other @ 2% Total : 37.74%	1-1 @ 12.75% 0-0 @ 8.01% 2-2 @ 5.08% Other @ 0.99% Total : 26.83%	0-1 @ 9.92% 1-2 @ 7.89% 0-2 @ 6.14% 1-3 @ 3.26% 0-3 @ 2.53% 2-3 @ 2.1% 1-4 @ 1.01% Other @ 2.58% Total : 35.41%

How you voted: Reading vs Peterborough

Reading

76.3%

Draw

21.1%

Peterborough United

2.6%