Championship

Championship | Gameweek 46

Jul 22, 2020 at 7.30pm UK

Madejski Stadium

Reading
1 - 4
Swansea

Puscas (43' pen.)
Puscas (82')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Brewster (17'), Routledge (66', 90+2'), Cullen (84')

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The Match

Match Report

A 4-1 victory for Steve Cooper's side meant they sealed their place with a better goal difference.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship fixture between Reading and Swansea City, including team news and predicted 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 Swansea City win with a probability of 46.77%. A win for Reading had a probability of 27.95% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.29%) and 0-2 (8.18%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (7.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Swansea City
27.95%	25.28%	46.77%

Both teams to score 53.44%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.21%

49.79%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.21%

71.79%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.9%

32.1%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.42%

68.58%

Swansea City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.7%

21.3%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.76%

54.25%

Score Analysis

Reading 27.95%

Swansea City 46.76%

Draw 25.28%

Reading	Draw	Swansea City
1-0 @ 7.77% 2-1 @ 6.83% 2-0 @ 4.42% 3-1 @ 2.59% 3-2 @ 2% 3-0 @ 1.67% Other @ 2.68% Total : 27.95%	1-1 @ 12.01% 0-0 @ 6.84% 2-2 @ 5.28% 3-3 @ 1.03% Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.28%	0-1 @ 10.57% 1-2 @ 9.29% 0-2 @ 8.18% 1-3 @ 4.79% 0-3 @ 4.21% 2-3 @ 2.72% 1-4 @ 1.85% 0-4 @ 1.63% 2-4 @ 1.05% Other @ 2.47% Total : 46.76%