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Championship | Gameweek 31
Feb 11, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Sunderland
1 - 0
Reading

Roberts (84')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Yiadom (33'), Meite (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 2-2 Watford
Saturday, February 4 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 3-0 Reading

Although ultimately unsuccessful against Fulham on Wednesday night, Sunderland's attackers caused their Premier League opponents plenty of problems and should be able to cause Reading even more. The Royals have a host of fitness doubts hanging over their squad ahead of this match, and they could be blown away by a dangerous Sunderland side on Saturday. 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 Sunderland win with a probability of 55.75%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Reading had a probability of 20.52%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.29%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.28%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (6.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sunderland in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sunderland.

Result
SunderlandDrawReading
55.75% (0.79199999999999 0.79) 23.73% (-0.316 -0.32) 20.52% (-0.473 -0.47)
Both teams to score 50.27% (0.275 0.27)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.95% (0.71400000000001 0.71)50.05% (-0.71 -0.71)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.97% (0.633 0.63)72.03% (-0.62899999999999 -0.63)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.2% (0.56099999999999 0.56)17.79% (-0.557 -0.56)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.48% (0.957 0.96)48.51% (-0.953 -0.95)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.16% (-0.081000000000003 -0.08)38.84% (0.085000000000001 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.43% (-0.074999999999999 -0.07)75.57% (0.079999999999998 0.08)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 55.74%
    Reading 20.52%
    Draw 23.72%
SunderlandDrawReading
1-0 @ 11.93% (-0.12 -0.12)
2-0 @ 10.29% (0.069999999999999 0.07)
2-1 @ 9.74% (0.049000000000001 0.05)
3-0 @ 5.93% (0.149 0.15)
3-1 @ 5.6% (0.128 0.13)
3-2 @ 2.65% (0.055 0.05)
4-0 @ 2.56% (0.108 0.11)
4-1 @ 2.42% (0.098 0.1)
4-2 @ 1.14% (0.044 0.04)
Other @ 3.48%
Total : 55.74%
1-1 @ 11.28% (-0.15 -0.15)
0-0 @ 6.91% (-0.201 -0.2)
2-2 @ 4.61% (0.013000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 23.72%
0-1 @ 6.54% (-0.206 -0.21)
1-2 @ 5.34% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-2 @ 3.09% (-0.104 -0.1)
1-3 @ 1.68% (-0.03 -0.03)
2-3 @ 1.45% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 0.97% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 1.45%
Total : 20.52%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Reading

Sunderland
76.9%
Draw
15.4%
Reading
7.7%
26
Head to Head
Sep 14, 2022 8pm
Apr 14, 2018 3pm
Reading
2-2
Sunderland
Kelly (20' pen.), Kermorgant (79')
Swift (85')
McNair (47'), Cattermole (66')
Love (90')
Dec 2, 2017 3pm
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1-3
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Grabban (76' pen.)
McManaman (15'), Cattermole (35'), Oviedo (43')
McManaman (45')
Edwards (53'), Barrow (68', 71')
McShane (16'), Aluko (43')
Dec 11, 2012 7.45pm
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