We said: Reading 2-1 Stockport County
All of the momentum is with Reading ahead of this crucial clash, but even though both sides are in contrasting form, this match is sure to be a close-fought contest.
The hosts can be expected to extend their impressive unbeaten run in the league to five matches this weekend, and given their impressive goalscoring record, they may even take all three points on Saturday.
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 Reading win with a probability of 43.33%. A win for Stockport County had a probability of 31.63% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.04%) and 2-0 (7.11%). The likeliest Stockport County win was 0-1 (7.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.81%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.