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 44.22%. A win for Bradford City had a probability of 28.23% and a draw had a probability of 27.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.67%) and 2-0 (8.29%). The likeliest Bradford City win was 0-1 (9.06%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood.