We said: Reading 2-0 Fleetwood Town
Having scored first in five of their last six outings, Reading will expect to make a fast start against Fleetwood, who have been off-colour of late.
The hosts may be short of numbers, but there is still sufficient quality in their squad to ensure safe passage through to the next round.
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 Reading win with a probability of 43.42%. A win for Fleetwood Town had a probability of 32.26% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.38%) and 2-0 (6.71%). The likeliest Fleetwood Town win was 1-2 (7.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Reading in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Reading.