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 Preston North End win with a probability of 39.62%. A win for Reading had a probability of 32.65% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.37%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (10.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.
