EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 29, 2023 at 8pm UK

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Reading
2 - 2
Ipswich

Williams (2' og.), Ehibhaimha (87')
Craig (76'), McIntyre (90+6')

FT
(aet)

C (45+5'), Ladapo (59')
Evans (39'), Humphreys (41'), Edmundson (87')

Ipswich win 3-1 on penalties

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Reading and Ipswich Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Exeter 2-1 Reading
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Ipswich Town

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Ipswich 3-4 Leeds
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm 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 Ipswich Town win with a probability of 52.26%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Reading had a probability of 23.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.71%) and 0-2 (9.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.33%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (6.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.

Result
Reading	Draw	Ipswich Town
23.83% ( -0.25)	23.91% ( -0.01)	52.26% ( 0.27)

Both teams to score 54.01% (

-0.25)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.77% (

-0.19)

47.23% (

0.2)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.54% (

-0.18)

69.46% (

0.19)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.91% (

-0.32)

34.09% (

0.33)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.22% (

-0.35)

70.78% (

0.36)

Ipswich Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.95% (

0.03)

18.05% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.05% (

0.05)

48.95% (

-0.04)

Score Analysis

Reading 23.83%

Ipswich Town 52.25%

Draw 23.91%

Reading	Draw	Ipswich Town
1-0 @ 6.62% ( -0) 2-1 @ 6.1% ( -0.05) 2-0 @ 3.56% ( -0.03) 3-1 @ 2.19% ( -0.04) 3-2 @ 1.87% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 1.28% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.21% Total : 23.83%	1-1 @ 11.33% 0-0 @ 6.15% ( 0.05) 2-2 @ 5.22% ( -0.04) 3-3 @ 1.07% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.13% Total : 23.91%	0-1 @ 10.53% ( 0.1) 1-2 @ 9.71% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 9.02% ( 0.09) 1-3 @ 5.54% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 5.15% ( 0.06) 2-3 @ 2.98% ( -0.02) 1-4 @ 2.37% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 2.2% ( 0.02) 2-4 @ 1.28% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.49% Total : 52.25%