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Championship | Gameweek 26
Jan 2, 2023 at 3pm UK
The Hawthorns
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West Brom
1 - 0
Reading

Dike (60')
Rogic (76')
FT(HT: 0-0)

McIntyre (47'), Hoilett (51'), Lumley (56'), Mbengue (75')

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

Last Game: West Brom 2-0 Preston
Thursday, December 29 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Norwich 1-1 Reading
Friday, December 30 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Reading

While Reading will be more than satisfied with their Christmas period, their best form all season has come in home fixtures. With that in mind, expect West Brom to continue along their way under Corberan, potentially netting during the latter stages to earn a narrow win. 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 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 AlbionDrawReading
66.56% (-0.34699999999999 -0.35) 19.96% (0.172 0.17) 13.48% (0.177 0.18)
Both teams to score 47.62% (-0.065000000000005 -0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.93% (-0.351 -0.35)46.07% (0.35299999999999 0.35)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.63% (-0.333 -0.33)68.37% (0.336 0.34)
West Bromwich Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.06% (-0.20500000000001 -0.21)12.93% (0.206 0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.61% (-0.42299999999999 -0.42)39.39% (0.425 0.42)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.7% (0.055 0.05)45.3% (-0.052999999999997 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.83% (0.042000000000002 0.04)81.17% (-0.039999999999992 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    West Bromwich Albion 66.55%
    Reading 13.48%
    Draw 19.96%
West Bromwich AlbionDrawReading
2-0 @ 12.25% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-0 @ 11.98% (0.08 0.08)
2-1 @ 9.7% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)
3-0 @ 8.36% (-0.071999999999999 -0.07)
3-1 @ 6.62% (-0.047000000000001 -0.05)
4-0 @ 4.27% (-0.071 -0.07)
4-1 @ 3.38% (-0.051 -0.05)
3-2 @ 2.62% (-0.015 -0.01)
5-0 @ 1.75% (-0.043 -0.04)
5-1 @ 1.38% (-0.032 -0.03)
4-2 @ 1.34% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 66.55%
1-1 @ 9.49% (0.081 0.08)
0-0 @ 5.86% (0.087000000000001 0.09)
2-2 @ 3.84% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 0.77%
Total : 19.96%
0-1 @ 4.64% (0.076 0.08)
1-2 @ 3.76% (0.038 0.04)
0-2 @ 1.84% (0.033 0.03)
2-3 @ 1.01% (0.004 0)
1-3 @ 0.99% (0.012 0.01)
Other @ 1.24%
Total : 13.48%

How you voted: West Brom vs Reading

West Bromwich Albion
74.5%
Draw
15.7%
Reading
9.8%
51
Head to Head
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0-1
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Grant (78')
Phillips (32'), Molumby (55'), Ashworth (90+3')
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Gibbs (40'), Sawyers (49')
Ejaria (71')
Yiadom (50'), Adam (94')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Sunderland21117332171540
4Burnley2010822471738
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
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10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
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15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
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