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League One | Gameweek 32
Feb 15, 2025 at 3pm UK
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Reading
2 - 1
Rotherham

Knibbs (24', 90+4' pen.)
Knibbs (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Nombe (57' pen.)
C (17'), James (35'), Jules (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 1-1 Shrewsbury
Tuesday, February 11 at 8pm in League One
Last Game: Blackpool 0-0 Rotherham
Tuesday, February 11 at 7.45pm in League One

We said: Reading 2-1 Rotherham United

With the visitors off the pace again in their League One campaign, despite the quality in their squad, we back Reading to reignite their playoff push with a narrow home victory on Saturday. 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 39.58%. A win for Rotherham United had a probability of 34.07% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.51%) and 2-0 (6.86%). The likeliest Rotherham United win was 0-1 (9.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.53%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Reading in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Reading.

Result
ReadingDrawRotherham United
39.58% (0.204 0.2) 26.35% (-0.101 -0.1) 34.07% (-0.101 -0.1)
Both teams to score 52.77% (0.309 0.31)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.09% (0.40300000000001 0.4)51.91% (-0.4 -0.4)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.34% (0.349 0.35)73.66% (-0.34599999999999 -0.35)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.27% (0.29599999999999 0.3)25.73% (-0.293 -0.29)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.34% (0.4 0.4)60.66% (-0.396 -0.4)
Rotherham United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.06% (0.136 0.14)28.94% (-0.132 -0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.17% (0.166 0.17)64.83% (-0.16199999999999 -0.16)
Score Analysis
    Reading 39.58%
    Rotherham United 34.07%
    Draw 26.35%
ReadingDrawRotherham United
1-0 @ 10.11% (-0.07 -0.07)
2-1 @ 8.51% (0.039 0.04)
2-0 @ 6.86% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.85% (0.05 0.05)
3-0 @ 3.11% (0.028 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.39% (0.039 0.04)
4-1 @ 1.31% (0.028 0.03)
4-0 @ 1.05% (0.019 0.02)
Other @ 2.4%
Total : 39.58%
1-1 @ 12.53% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
0-0 @ 7.45% (-0.119 -0.12)
2-2 @ 5.27% (0.043 0.04)
3-3 @ 0.99% (0.02 0.02)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.35%
0-1 @ 9.23% (-0.114 -0.11)
1-2 @ 7.77% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 5.72% (-0.048999999999999 -0.05)
1-3 @ 3.21% (0.011 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.37% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.18% (0.025 0.02)
1-4 @ 1% (0.007 0.01)
Other @ 2.59%
Total : 34.07%

How you voted: Reading vs Rotherham

Reading
50.0%
Draw
50.0%
Rotherham United
0.0%
6
Head to Head
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Rotherham
2-1
Reading
Nombe (49'), Odofin (56')
James (60'), Dawson (77'), Nombe (90+2')
Wing (26')
Garcia (44'), Ehibhaimha (47'), Smith (57'), Craig (83')
Ehibhaimha (69')
Feb 14, 2023 8pm
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Reading
2-1
Rotherham
Carroll (52'), Fornah (90')
Peltier (37')
Aug 13, 2022 3pm
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Rotherham
4-0
Reading
Wood (7'), Washington (15'), Lindsay (18'), Ogbene (45+2')

Yiadom (57'), Long (85')
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Rotherham
0-1
Reading

MacDonald (64'), Wiles (85'), Olosunde (90')
Morrison (26')
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3-0
Rotherham
Meite (41', 79'), Joao (90+2' pen.)

Wood (90'), Ihiekwe (90+2')
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3Wycombe WanderersWycombe361911661342768
4Charlton AthleticCharlton37199949321766
5Stockport CountyStockport371811853341965
6Huddersfield TownHuddersfield371871252341861
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8Reading371611105246659
9Leyton Orient371751553381556
10Barnsley37157155153-252
11Blackpool371215105550551
12Lincoln CityLincoln371310145345849
13Stevenage371310143538-349
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham36129154042-245
15Mansfield TownMansfield37128174351-844
16Exeter CityExeter36128164051-1144
17Wigan AthleticWigan361110153336-343
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough36119165360-742
19Northampton TownNorthampton371012153754-1742
20Bristol Rovers37126193960-2142
21Burton Albion37812173853-1536
22Crawley TownCrawley3779213971-3230
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge3778223561-2629
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury3777233462-2828


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