Both teams are likely to have one eye on next season already so could decide to experiment in this game, which makes it tricky to call. The mood around the Reading camp is stronger at the moment, so we are backing the Royals to nick a one-goal win on home turf. 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 West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 45.42%. A win for Reading had a probability of 29.17% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.18%) and 0-2 (7.87%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (7.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for West Bromwich Albion in this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
29.17%	25.41%	45.42%

Both teams to score 53.82%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.34%

49.66%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.33%

71.67%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.87%

31.13%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.54%

67.45%

West Bromwich Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.15%

21.85%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.91%

55.08%

Score Analysis

Reading 29.17%

West Bromwich Albion 45.41%

Draw 25.41%

Reading	Draw	West Bromwich Albion
1-0 @ 7.94% 2-1 @ 7.05% 2-0 @ 4.63% 3-1 @ 2.74% 3-2 @ 2.08% 3-0 @ 1.8% Other @ 2.92% Total : 29.17%	1-1 @ 12.07% 0-0 @ 6.8% 2-2 @ 5.36% 3-3 @ 1.06% Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.41%	0-1 @ 10.34% 1-2 @ 9.18% 0-2 @ 7.87% 1-3 @ 4.66% 0-3 @ 3.99% 2-3 @ 2.72% 1-4 @ 1.77% 0-4 @ 1.52% 2-4 @ 1.03% Other @ 2.35% Total : 45.41%