Reading have not been so strong defensively in recent weeks, which is why this weekend could be Villa's opportunity to get themselves on the scoresheet again.
However, with Villa's poor record on home soil, Reading should travel to the West Midlands confident about collecting three points and they are the slight favourites for this encounter.
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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 Reading Women win with a probability of 58.94%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Aston Villa Women had a probability of 20.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading Women win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.52%) and 0-1 (8.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.39%), while for an Aston Villa Women win it was 2-1 (5.42%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.
