Championship | Gameweek 1
Aug 7, 2021 at 3pm UK
Bet365 Stadium
Stoke3 - 2Reading
The Match
Match Report
Reading are beaten by the odd goal in five.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Stoke City 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 Stoke City win with a probability of 42.46%. A draw had a probability of 29.3% and a win for Reading had a probability of 28.19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.64%) and 2-1 (7.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.24%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stoke City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Stoke City | Draw | Reading |
| 42.46% | 29.35% | 28.19% |
| Both teams to score 42.14% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
