Stoke U23s
4 - 1
Reading U23s

Bauer (37', 45+2', 72'), Varian (90+2')
Varian (82'), Broome (84'), Sparrow (84'), Verlinden (90+1')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Onen (6')
Pendlebury (60'), Briston (75'), Onen (84'), Abby (87')

Coverage of the Premier League 2 - Div 2 clash between Stoke City Under-23s and Reading Under-23s.

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 Stoke City Under-23s win with a probability of 45.29%. A win for Reading Under-23s had a probability of 31.35% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City Under-23s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.49%) and 2-0 (6.49%). The likeliest Reading Under-23s win was 1-2 (7.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.55%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stoke City Under-23s would win this match.

Result
Stoke City Under-23s	Draw	Reading Under-23s
45.29%	23.35%	31.35%

Both teams to score 62.18%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.76%

39.24%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.42%

61.57%

Stoke City Under-23s Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.32%

17.68%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.68%

48.31%

Reading Under-23s Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.53%

24.46%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.09%

58.91%

Score Analysis

Stoke City Under-23s 45.29%

Reading Under-23s 31.35%

Draw 23.35%

Stoke City Under-23s	Draw	Reading Under-23s
2-1 @ 9.14% 1-0 @ 7.49% 2-0 @ 6.49% 3-1 @ 5.28% 3-0 @ 3.75% 3-2 @ 3.72% 4-1 @ 2.29% 4-0 @ 1.62% 4-2 @ 1.61% Other @ 3.89% Total : 45.29%	1-1 @ 10.55% 2-2 @ 6.44% 0-0 @ 4.33% 3-3 @ 1.75% Other @ 0.29% Total : 23.35%	1-2 @ 7.43% 0-1 @ 6.09% 0-2 @ 4.29% 1-3 @ 3.49% 2-3 @ 3.02% 0-3 @ 2.01% 1-4 @ 1.23% 2-4 @ 1.06% Other @ 2.74% Total : 31.35%