Reading
2 - 3
Coventry

Joao (23'), Yiadom (55')
Hoilett (57'), Holmes (84')
Hoilett (63')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Hyam (45+1'), Rose (47'), Maatsen (65')
Bidwell (14'), Hamer (29'), Hyam (37'), Sheaf (72'), Maatsen (88')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Reading and Coventry City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Reading 1-1 Coventry City

Reading's form appears unsalvageable at this stage but they face a Coventry side also low on confidence, which should make for an interesting and perhaps nervy game. We think that it will end level, a result that will not really suit either team. 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 Coventry City win with a probability of 50.48%. A win for Reading had a probability of 24.82% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Coventry City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.55%) and 0-2 (8.99%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (7.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.74%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Coventry City would win this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Coventry City
24.82%	24.7%	50.48%

Both teams to score 52.57%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.36%

49.64%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.34%

71.66%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.45%

34.55%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.73%

71.27%

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.32%

19.67%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.34%

51.66%

Score Analysis

Reading 24.82%

Coventry City 50.48%

Draw 24.7%

Reading	Draw	Coventry City
1-0 @ 7.22% 2-1 @ 6.24% 2-0 @ 3.84% 3-1 @ 2.21% 3-2 @ 1.8% 3-0 @ 1.36% Other @ 2.14% Total : 24.82%	1-1 @ 11.74% 0-0 @ 6.8% 2-2 @ 5.07% 3-3 @ 0.97% Other @ 0.11% Total : 24.7%	0-1 @ 11.05% 1-2 @ 9.55% 0-2 @ 8.99% 1-3 @ 5.18% 0-3 @ 4.87% 2-3 @ 2.75% 1-4 @ 2.1% 0-4 @ 1.98% 2-4 @ 1.12% Other @ 2.9% Total : 50.48%