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 Bristol Rovers win with a probability of 46.07%. A win for Reading had a probability of 29.14% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bristol Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.29%) and 2-0 (7.67%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (7.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.