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Championship | Gameweek 20
Dec 19, 2020 at 3pm UK
Griffin Park
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Brentford
3 - 1
Reading

Jensen (11'), Mbeumo (23', 29')
Jensen (45+1'), Janelt (90+3')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Aluko (64')
Baldock (53')

The Match

Match Report

Mathias Jensen was also on the scoresheet for the Bees, who face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Brentford and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Brentford win with a probability of 53.36%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Reading had a probability of 21.19%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.61%) and 2-1 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.95%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (7.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.

Result
BrentfordDrawReading
53.36%25.45%21.19%
Both teams to score 46.25%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.12%55.88%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.01%76.99%
Brentford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.03%20.97%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.27%53.73%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.52%41.48%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.02%77.98%
Score Analysis
    Brentford 53.35%
    Reading 21.19%
    Draw 25.44%
BrentfordDrawReading
1-0 @ 13.58%
2-0 @ 10.61%
2-1 @ 9.34%
3-0 @ 5.53%
3-1 @ 4.86%
4-0 @ 2.16%
3-2 @ 2.14%
4-1 @ 1.9%
Other @ 3.24%
Total : 53.35%
1-1 @ 11.95%
0-0 @ 8.7%
2-2 @ 4.11%
Other @ 0.69%
Total : 25.44%
0-1 @ 7.65%
1-2 @ 5.26%
0-2 @ 3.37%
1-3 @ 1.54%
2-3 @ 1.21%
0-3 @ 0.99%
Other @ 1.17%
Total : 21.19%

How you voted: Brentford vs Reading

Brentford
56.4%
Draw
27.3%
Reading
16.4%
55
Head to Head
Jun 30, 2020 6pm
Nov 23, 2019 3pm
Brentford
1-0
Reading
Watkins (62')
Jansson (9'), Da Silva (78'), Jensen (82')

Yiadom (4'), Swift (29'), Meite (79')
Apr 13, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 42
Reading
2-1
Brentford
Meite (8', 15')
Ejaria (37'), Rinomhota (44'), Gunter (56'), Harriott (87')
Maupay (45')
Bech Sorensen (51')
Sep 29, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 10
Brentford
2-2
Reading
Maupay (11'), Barbet (90')
McEachran (52'), Watkins (55'), Benrahma (62'), Maupay (78'), Judge (96')
Benrahma (85')
Dadi Bodvarsson (25', 64')
Bacuna (52')
Jan 20, 2018 3pm
Reading
0-1
Brentford

van den Berg (10'), Gunter (45'), Evans (90')
Vibe (74')
Watkins (60'), Woods (84'), Bjelland (85'), Canos (86')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom7511125716
2Sunderland7502146815
3Blackburn RoversBlackburn7430146815
4Burnley7421134914
5Leeds UnitedLeeds7421124814
6Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd743093613
7Watford74121210213
8Middlesbrough732285311
9Norwich CityNorwich7322119211
10Swansea CitySwansea631274310
11Oxford UnitedOxford Utd7313108210
12Hull City72329819
13Derby CountyDerby7304101009
14Millwall7223121028
15Plymouth ArgylePlymouth7223811-38
16Bristol City6222812-48
17Queens Park RangersQPR7142811-37
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds7214914-57
19Luton TownLuton7214611-57
20Stoke CityStoke7205411-76
21Coventry CityCoventry7124611-55
22Preston North EndPreston7124412-85
23Portsmouth7043713-64
24Cardiff CityCardiff7016217-151


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