Walsall
EFL Trophy | Second Round
Dec 10, 2024 at 7pm UK
Poundland Bescot Stadium
Reading logo

Walsall
1 - 1
Reading

Johnson (90+7')
Weir (17'), Johnson (90')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sackey (72')
Savage (21'), Ahmed (70'), Wareham (88')
Button (58'), Ahmed (75')
Walsall win 4-2 on penalties
Coverage of the EFL Trophy Second Round clash between Walsall and Reading.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Port Vale 0-1 Walsall
Saturday, December 7 at 12.30pm in League Two
Last Game: Wycombe 1-1 Reading
Saturday, December 7 at 3pm in League One

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 Walsall win with a probability of 43.06%. A win for Reading had a probability of 32.82% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 2-1 with a probability of 9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.04%) and 2-0 (6.5%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-2 (7.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood.

Result
WalsallDrawReading
43.06% (0.022000000000006 0.02)24.12%32.82% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
Both teams to score 60.06% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.7% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)42.3% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.29% (-0.012 -0.01)64.7% (0.0099999999999909 0.01)
Walsall Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.15% (0.0030000000000001 0)19.85% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.05% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)51.94% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.93% (-0.021999999999991 -0.02)25.06% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.26% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)59.74% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Walsall 43.06%
    Reading 32.82%
    Draw 24.12%
WalsallDrawReading
2-1 @ 9% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-0 @ 8.04% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
2-0 @ 6.5% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-1 @ 4.85% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 3.51% (0.004 0)
3-2 @ 3.36%
4-1 @ 1.96% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.42% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.36%
Other @ 3.06%
Total : 43.06%
1-1 @ 11.13%
2-2 @ 6.23% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 4.97% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-3 @ 1.55% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 24.12%
1-2 @ 7.7% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-1 @ 6.88% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 4.76% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 3.55% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 2.87% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 2.2% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-4 @ 1.23% (-0.002 -0)
2-4 @ 0.99% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 32.82%

How you voted: Walsall vs Reading

Walsall
41.7%
Draw
16.7%
Reading
41.7%
12
Head to Head
Jan 30, 2016 3pm
Fourth Round
Reading
4-0
Walsall
Robson-Kanu (37'), Vydra (41', 89'), Williams (75')
Ferdinand (58')

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