Possessing one of the best home records in the division, there is every chance that Reading bounce back from their humiliation at the weekend. Nevertheless, more is at stake for the visitors, and we feel that the Yorkshire giants will battle their way to victory by the odd goal in three.
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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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 56.05%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Reading had a probability of 19.67%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.9%) and 1-2 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.47%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (6.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Sheffield United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.
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