League One

League One | Gameweek 24

Jan 1, 2025 at 3pm UK

Abbey Stadium

Cambridge
1 - 3
Reading

Kachunga (48')
Brophy (71')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Knibbs (40', 53'), Smith (83')
Holzman (81'), Wing (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's League One clash between Cambridge United and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cambridge United

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Leyton Orient 2-0 Cambridge
Sunday, December 29 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

Reading

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Reading 2-1 Mansfield
Sunday, December 29 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

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 37.48%. A win for Cambridge United had a probability of 36.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.33%) and 0-2 (6.14%). The likeliest Cambridge United win was 1-0 (8.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
Cambridge United	Draw	Reading
36.85% ( 0.05)	25.67% ( 0.01)	37.48% ( -0.06)

Both teams to score 55.38% (

-0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.28% (

-0.04)

48.72% (

0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.17% (

-0.04)

70.82% (

0.04)

Cambridge United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.24% (

0.01)

25.76% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.3% (

0.01)

60.7% (

-0.01)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.59% (

-0.05)

25.41% (

0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.78% (

-0.07)

60.22% (

0.07)

Score Analysis

Cambridge United 36.85%

Reading 37.48%

Draw 25.67%

Cambridge United	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 8.88% ( 0.02) 2-1 @ 8.25% ( 0) 2-0 @ 6.02% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 3.73% ( 0) 3-0 @ 2.72% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 2.56% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.26% ( 0) 4-0 @ 0.92% ( 0) Other @ 2.51% Total : 36.85%	1-1 @ 12.16% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 6.55% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 5.65% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.17% ( -0) Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.67%	0-1 @ 8.97% ( 0) 1-2 @ 8.33% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 6.14% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 3.81% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 2.81% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 2.58% ( -0.01) 1-4 @ 1.3% ( -0) 0-4 @ 0.96% ( -0) Other @ 2.58% Total : 37.48%