Championship

Championship | Gameweek 8

Sep 4, 2022 at 12pm UK

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Reading
2 - 1
Stoke

Joao (2', 57' pen.)

FT(HT: 1-1)

Wilmot (40')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

Last Six:

Last Game: Sheff Utd 4-0 Reading
Tuesday, August 30 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
6	Blackburn Rovers	8	-2	12
7	Reading	7	-3	12
8	Sunderland	7	3	11

Stoke City

Last Six:

Last Game: Stoke 1-1 Swansea
Wednesday, August 31 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
18	Blackpool	7	-2	8
19	Stoke City	7	-2	8
20	Birmingham City	8	-3	8

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 Stoke City win with a probability of 43.37%. A win for Reading had a probability of 28.65% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.47%) and 1-2 (8.46%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (10.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Reading in this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Stoke City
28.65% ( 0.1)	27.98% ( 0.06)	43.37% ( -0.16)

Both teams to score 45.93% (

-0.11)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.32% (

-0.17)

59.68% (

0.17)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.01% (

-0.13)

79.99% (

0.13)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.18% (

-0.02)

36.82% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.39% (

-0.02)

73.61% (

0.02)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.69% (

-0.16)

27.3% (

0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.25% (

-0.21)

62.75% (

0.21)

Score Analysis

Reading 28.64%

Stoke City 43.37%

Draw 27.97%

Reading	Draw	Stoke City
1-0 @ 10.04% ( 0.05) 2-1 @ 6.51% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 5.02% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 2.17% ( 0) 3-0 @ 1.67% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 1.41% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.82% Total : 28.64%	1-1 @ 13.03% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 10.05% ( 0.06) 2-2 @ 4.23% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.66% Total : 27.97%	0-1 @ 13.05% ( 0.03) 0-2 @ 8.47% ( -0.02) 1-2 @ 8.46% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 3.67% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 3.66% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 1.83% ( -0.02) 0-4 @ 1.19% ( -0.01) 1-4 @ 1.19% ( -0.02) Other @ 1.85% Total : 43.37%