With Reading and Port Vale both struggling to keep the ball out of the net, we think that Saturday's contest could prove to be an entertaining one.
While we expect the game to produce goals, we also believe that the encounter will finish all square, especially as Reading have drawn four of their last six league games.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Reading win with a probability of 45.17%. A win for Port Vale has a probability of 29.69% and a draw has a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win is 1-0 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (9.19%) and 2-0 (7.64%). The likeliest Port Vale win is 0-1 (7.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.91%).