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 Luton Town win with a probability of 40.13%. A win for Reading had a probability of 34.11% and a draw had a probability of 25.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Luton Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.65%) and 0-2 (6.74%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (8.64%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood.