Championship

Championship | Gameweek 26

Jan 2, 2023 at 3pm UK

The Hawthorns

West Brom
1 - 0
Reading

Dike (60')

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

West Bromwich Albion

All competitions

Last Game: West Brom 2-0 Preston
Thursday, December 29 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Reading

All competitions

Last Game: Norwich 1-1 Reading
Friday, December 30 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 66.56%. A draw had a probability of 20% and a win for Reading had a probability of 13.48%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.98%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.49%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (4.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 12% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.

Result
West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Reading
66.56% ( -0.35)	19.96% ( 0.17)	13.48% ( 0.18)

Both teams to score 47.62% (

-0.07)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.93% (

-0.35)

46.07% (

0.35)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.63% (

-0.33)

68.37% (

0.34)

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.06% (

-0.21)

12.93% (

0.21)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

60.61% (

-0.42)

39.39% (

0.42)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

54.7% (

0.05)

45.3% (

-0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

18.83% (

0.04)

81.17% (

-0.04)

Score Analysis

West Bromwich Albion 66.55%

Reading 13.48%

Draw 19.96%

West Bromwich Albion	Draw	Reading
2-0 @ 12.25% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 11.98% ( 0.08) 2-1 @ 9.7% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 8.36% ( -0.07) 3-1 @ 6.62% ( -0.05) 4-0 @ 4.27% ( -0.07) 4-1 @ 3.38% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 2.62% ( -0.01) 5-0 @ 1.75% ( -0.04) 5-1 @ 1.38% ( -0.03) 4-2 @ 1.34% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.9% Total : 66.55%	1-1 @ 9.49% ( 0.08) 0-0 @ 5.86% ( 0.09) 2-2 @ 3.84% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.77% Total : 19.96%	0-1 @ 4.64% ( 0.08) 1-2 @ 3.76% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 1.84% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 1.01% ( 0) 1-3 @ 0.99% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.24% Total : 13.48%