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League One | Gameweek 39
Mar 29, 2025 at 3pm UK
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Peterborough United

Reading
3 - 1
Peterborough

Hughes (7' og.), Knibbs (58'), Savage (63')
Carroll (90+6')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Poku (66')
Edun (43'), Odoh (44'), Hayes (76')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 1-1 Stevenage
Saturday, March 15 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 Reading win with a probability of 39.49%. A win for Peterborough United had a probability of 36.14% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.76%) and 2-0 (5.93%). The likeliest Peterborough United win was 1-2 (8.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
ReadingDrawPeterborough United
39.49% (-0.074000000000005 -0.07)24.37% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)36.14% (0.069000000000003 0.07)
Both teams to score 59.97% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.23% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)42.77% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.83% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)65.17% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.3% (-0.042999999999992 -0.04)21.7% (0.044 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.15% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)54.85% (0.067999999999998 0.07)
Peterborough United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.59% (0.033000000000001 0.03)23.41% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.6% (0.045000000000002 0.05)57.4% (-0.043999999999997 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Reading 39.49%
    Peterborough United 36.14%
    Draw 24.37%
ReadingDrawPeterborough United
2-1 @ 8.61% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-0 @ 7.76% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-0 @ 5.93% (-0.012 -0.01)
3-1 @ 4.39% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.18% (-0.004 -0)
3-0 @ 3.02% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.68% (-0.006 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.22% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 1.15% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 39.49%
1-1 @ 11.26%
2-2 @ 6.25% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-0 @ 5.08% (0.0039999999999996 0)
3-3 @ 1.54% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 24.37%
1-2 @ 8.18% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-1 @ 7.38% (0.012 0.01)
0-2 @ 5.36% (0.014 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.96% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
2-3 @ 3.03% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-3 @ 2.59% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.44% (0.004 0)
2-4 @ 1.1% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-4 @ 0.94% (0.0039999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.17%
Total : 36.14%

How you voted: Reading vs Peterborough

Reading
50.0%
Draw
10.0%
Peterborough United
40.0%
10
Head to Head
Nov 23, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 17
Peterborough
1-2
Reading
Fernandez (90+6')
Ferguson (46'), Fernandez (90+7')
Knibbs (9', 23')
Selles (0'), Bindon (45+2'), Mbengue (47')
Dec 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 24
Peterborough
2-2
Reading
Knight (39'), Mason-Clark (69')
Mason-Clark (76')
Smith (63'), Azeez (85')
Mbengue (56'), Smith (90'), Knibbs (90+2')
Aug 5, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 1
Reading
0-1
Peterborough

Selles (9'), Azeez (21'), Hutchinson (23'), Yiadom (38'), Savage (53'), Guinness-Walker (65'), Holmes (73')
Mason-Clark (43')
Ferguson (0'), Kioso (8'), Edwards (66'), Kyprianou (86'), Jade-Jones (90+9')
Feb 16, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 24
Peterborough
0-0
Reading
Norburn (21'), Coulson (46'), Thompson (89')
Holmes (86'), Yiadom (90')
Sep 14, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 7
Reading
3-1
Peterborough
Swift (64'), Dele-Bashiru (67', 88')
Thompson (74')
Kent (45+2')
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