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Championship | Gameweek 3
Aug 13, 2022 at 3pm UK
AESSEAL New York Stadium
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Rotherham
4 - 0
Reading

Wood (7'), Washington (15'), Lindsay (18'), Ogbene (45+2')
FT(HT: 4-0)

Yiadom (57'), Long (85')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Rotherham United 2-1 Reading

Rotherham United will know that if they are to stand a chance of avoiding relegation this time around, they must be particularly resolute at home, and we see them grinding out an important first win at the weekend. Reading arrive with a depleted squad, and Warne's men will see the contest as a good chance to take all three points and get off to a strong start. 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 Rotherham United win with a probability of 51.28%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Reading had a probability of 22.74%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rotherham United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.12%) and 2-1 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.21%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (8.08%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rotherham United would win this match.

Result
Rotherham UnitedDrawReading
51.28% (0.012999999999998 0.01) 25.98% (-0.0039999999999978 -0) 22.74% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Both teams to score 46.63% (0.017000000000003 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.65% (0.023000000000003 0.02)56.35% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.63% (0.021000000000001 0.02)77.37% (-0.012999999999991 -0.01)
Rotherham United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.96% (0.018000000000001 0.02)22.04% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.62% (0.022000000000006 0.02)55.38% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.82% (0.012 0.01)40.18% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.18% (0.012 0.01)76.82% (-0.0050000000000097 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Rotherham United 51.27%
    Reading 22.74%
    Draw 25.98%
Rotherham UnitedDrawReading
1-0 @ 13.39%
2-0 @ 10.12%
2-1 @ 9.23% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-0 @ 5.11% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-1 @ 4.65% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 2.12% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-0 @ 1.93% (0.002 0)
4-1 @ 1.76% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.96%
Total : 51.27%
1-1 @ 12.21%
0-0 @ 8.86% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.21% (0.0019999999999998 0)
Other @ 0.7%
Total : 25.98%
0-1 @ 8.08% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-2 @ 5.57%
0-2 @ 3.68% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 1.69% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 1.28% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 1.12%
Other @ 1.32%
Total : 22.74%

How you voted: Rotherham vs Reading

Rotherham United
55.2%
Draw
17.2%
Reading
27.6%
29
Head to Head
Feb 27, 2021 3pm
Oct 24, 2020 3pm
Reading
3-0
Rotherham
Meite (41', 79'), Joao (90+2' pen.)

Wood (90'), Ihiekwe (90+2')
Feb 23, 2019 3pm
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1-1
Rotherham
Ejaria (31')
Swift (54')
Ajayi (79')
Mattock (50'), Williams (59'), Vaulks (89')
Dec 15, 2018 3pm
Apr 17, 2017 3pm
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2-1
Rotherham
Grabban (66'), Swift (79')
Adeyemi (19')
Vaulks (17'), Mattock (85')
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