EFL Cup | First Round
Sep 5, 2020 at 3pm UK
Madejski Stadium
Reading3 - 1Colchester
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The Match
Match Report
Reading were without new manager Veljko Paunovic.
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 Colchester United win with a probability of 44.29%. A win for Reading had a probability of 29.3% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colchester United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.93%) and 0-2 (8.07%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (8.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Reading | Draw | Colchester United |
| 29.3% | 26.41% | 44.29% |
| Both teams to score 50.79% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
