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Championship | Gameweek 45
Apr 30, 2022 at 3pm UK
Madejski Stadium
West Brom logo

Reading
0 - 1
West Brom


Drinkwater (62')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Grant (78')
Phillips (32'), Molumby (55'), Ashworth (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Reading and West Bromwich Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Luton 1-0 Reading
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Reading 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Both teams are likely to have one eye on next season already so could decide to experiment in this game, which makes it tricky to call. The mood around the Reading camp is stronger at the moment, so we are backing the Royals to nick a one-goal win on home turf. Read more.

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 West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 45.42%. A win for Reading had a probability of 29.17% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.18%) and 0-2 (7.87%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for West Bromwich Albion in this match.

Result
ReadingDrawWest Bromwich Albion
29.17%25.41%45.42%
Both teams to score 53.82%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.34%49.66%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.33%71.67%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.87%31.13%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.54%67.45%
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.15%21.85%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.91%55.08%
Score Analysis
    Reading 29.17%
    West Bromwich Albion 45.41%
    Draw 25.41%
ReadingDrawWest Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 7.94%
2-1 @ 7.05%
2-0 @ 4.63%
3-1 @ 2.74%
3-2 @ 2.08%
3-0 @ 1.8%
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 29.17%
1-1 @ 12.07%
0-0 @ 6.8%
2-2 @ 5.36%
3-3 @ 1.06%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.41%
0-1 @ 10.34%
1-2 @ 9.18%
0-2 @ 7.87%
1-3 @ 4.66%
0-3 @ 3.99%
2-3 @ 2.72%
1-4 @ 1.77%
0-4 @ 1.52%
2-4 @ 1.03%
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 45.41%

How you voted: Reading vs West Brom

Reading
41.7%
Draw
36.1%
West Bromwich Albion
22.2%
36
Head to Head
Dec 11, 2021 3pm
Aug 21, 2019 8pm
West Brom
1-1
Reading
Zohore (88' pen.)
Gibbs (40'), Sawyers (49')
Ejaria (71')
Yiadom (50'), Adam (94')
Apr 22, 2019 3pm
Oct 6, 2018 3pm
West Brom
4-1
Reading
Gayle (49', 65'), Barnes (72'), Bartley (80')
Dawson (41'), Barry (52')
Bacuna (6')
Swift (51'), Ilori (56'), Moore (82')
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2Leicester CityLeicester422841079384188
3Leeds UnitedLeeds43269876344287
4Southampton42259884543084
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4320121166422472
6Norwich CityNorwich432181476601671
7Hull City421811136254865
8Coventry CityCoventry4217121366521463
9Middlesbrough43189166156563
10Preston North EndPreston43189165660-463
11Cardiff CityCardiff43185204860-1259
12Bristol City431610175046458
13Sunderland43168195250256
14Swansea CitySwansea431411185362-953
15Watford431216155958152
16Millwall431311194255-1350
17Blackburn RoversBlackburn431310205771-1449
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth431212195866-848
19Queens Park RangersQPR431211204057-1747
20Stoke CityStoke431211204160-1947
21Birmingham CityBirmingham43129224864-1645
22Huddersfield TownHuddersfield43917174770-2344
23Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds43128233667-3144
RRotherham UnitedRotherham43411283285-5323


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