EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 10, 2021 at 8pm UK

Madejski Stadium

Reading
0 - 3
Swansea

Camara (34'), Stickland (87')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Latibeaudiere (16'), Cabango (60'), Piroe (83')
Naughton (32'), Williams (35')

Reaction

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Aug 10, 22:02

The Match

Match Report

Joel Latibeaudiere, Ben Cabango and Joel Piroe scored in the 3-0 success.

Preview

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

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 Swansea City win with a probability of 43.51%. A win for Reading had a probability of 30.42% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.94%) and 0-2 (7.69%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (8.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.39%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Swansea City
30.42%	26.06%	43.51%

Both teams to score 52.47%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.26%

51.74%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.49%

73.51%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.71%

31.29%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.35%

67.65%

Swansea City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.36%

23.64%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.27%

57.73%

Score Analysis

Reading 30.42%

Swansea City 43.51%

Draw 26.05%

Reading	Draw	Swansea City
1-0 @ 8.59% 2-1 @ 7.2% 2-0 @ 4.99% 3-1 @ 2.79% 3-2 @ 2.01% 3-0 @ 1.93% Other @ 2.91% Total : 30.42%	1-1 @ 12.39% 0-0 @ 7.4% 2-2 @ 5.19% 3-3 @ 0.97% Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.05%	0-1 @ 10.66% 1-2 @ 8.94% 0-2 @ 7.69% 1-3 @ 4.3% 0-3 @ 3.7% 2-3 @ 2.5% 1-4 @ 1.55% 0-4 @ 1.33% Other @ 2.84% Total : 43.51%

How you voted: Reading vs Swansea

Reading

39.0%

Draw

29.3%

Swansea City

31.7%