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Portsmouth
League One | Gameweek 34
Feb 17, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Portsmouth
4 - 1
Reading

Lane (36'), Pack (49'), Lang (59'), Bishop (84')
Shaughnessy (30'), Pack (45+1'), Rafferty (67'), Martin (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Savage (89')
Wing (40'), Mola (45'), Azeez (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Portsmouth and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Portsmouth

All competitions
Last Game: Portsmouth 3-1 Cambridge
Tuesday, February 13 at 7.45pm in League One

Reading

All competitions
Last Game: Fleetwood 1-1 Reading
Tuesday, February 13 at 7.45pm in League One

We said: Portsmouth 2-1 Reading

 Reading have proven to be a tough team to beat in recent times, but we think that they may fall just short against the league leaders, who will be in a confident mood after winning each of their last three matches. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Portsmouth win with a probability of 55.17%. A win for Reading has a probability of 22.43% and a draw has a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (9.29%) and 2-0 (8.76%). The likeliest Reading win is 1-2 (5.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (10.44%).

Result
PortsmouthDrawReading
55.17% (0.808 0.81) 22.4% (-0.055 -0.05) 22.43% (-0.753 -0.75)
Both teams to score 57.28% (-0.811 -0.81)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.93% (-0.614 -0.61)42.07% (0.614 0.61)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.53% (-0.618 -0.62)64.47% (0.61799999999999 0.62)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.85% (0.055999999999997 0.06)15.15% (-0.055999999999999 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.25% (0.106 0.11)43.75% (-0.105 -0.1)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.52% (-1 -1)32.49% (1 1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.99% (-1.139 -1.14)69.01% (1.139 1.14)
Score Analysis
    Portsmouth 55.17%
    Reading 22.43%
    Draw 22.4%
PortsmouthDrawReading
2-1 @ 9.85% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
1-0 @ 9.29% (0.271 0.27)
2-0 @ 8.76% (0.272 0.27)
3-1 @ 6.2% (0.037000000000001 0.04)
3-0 @ 5.51% (0.181 0.18)
3-2 @ 3.48% (-0.076 -0.08)
4-1 @ 2.92% (0.023 0.02)
4-0 @ 2.6% (0.09 0.09)
4-2 @ 1.64% (-0.032 -0.03)
5-1 @ 1.1% (0.01 0.01)
5-0 @ 0.98% (0.036 0.04)
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 55.17%
1-1 @ 10.44% (0.02 0.02)
2-2 @ 5.54% (-0.131 -0.13)
0-0 @ 4.92% (0.134 0.13)
3-3 @ 1.31% (-0.065 -0.07)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 22.4%
1-2 @ 5.87% (-0.151 -0.15)
0-1 @ 5.54% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 3.11% (-0.086 -0.09)
1-3 @ 2.2% (-0.119 -0.12)
2-3 @ 2.08% (-0.108 -0.11)
0-3 @ 1.17% (-0.066 -0.07)
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 22.43%

How you voted: Portsmouth vs Reading

Portsmouth
55.6%
Draw
27.8%
Reading
16.7%
18
Head to Head
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2-3
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Mbengue (90+9')
Anjorin (33'), Bishop (45+9'), Devlin (58')
Mousinho (46'), Robertson (60'), Saydee (89')
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> Match Report
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Mullins (20'), Ward (90')

Hunt (58'), Pearce (85')
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McAnuff (40')

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