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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 47.41%. A win for Reading had a probability of 27.18% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.31%) and 0-2 (8.45%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (7.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.08%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.
