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League One | Gameweek 24
Dec 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Weston Homes Stadium
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Peterborough
2 - 2
Reading

Knight (39'), Mason-Clark (69')
Mason-Clark (76')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Smith (63'), Azeez (85')
Mbengue (56'), Smith (90'), Knibbs (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Peterborough United and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 2-0 Wigan
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in League One

We said: Peterborough United 2-0 Reading

Peterborough will be simply too strong for Reading to handle, especially on home turf. The Posh have scored for fun at home while keeping a lot of clean sheets, which made this prediction a pretty straightforward one. 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 Peterborough United win with a probability of 63.93%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Reading had a probability of 17.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Peterborough United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.46%) and 3-1 (7.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.27%), while for a Reading win it was 1-2 (4.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.

Result
Peterborough UnitedDrawReading
63.93% (-0.473 -0.47) 18.79% (0.030000000000001 0.03) 17.28% (0.439 0.44)
Both teams to score 61.35% (0.881 0.88)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.31% (0.688 0.69)32.68% (-0.692 -0.69)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.64% (0.792 0.79)54.36% (-0.79600000000001 -0.8)
Peterborough United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.26% (0.078000000000003 0.08)9.74% (-0.082000000000001 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
67.58% (0.187 0.19)32.42% (-0.191 -0.19)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.97% (0.916 0.92)32.02% (-0.919 -0.92)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.51% (1.029 1.03)68.49% (-1.033 -1.03)
Score Analysis
    Peterborough United 63.93%
    Reading 17.28%
    Draw 18.79%
Peterborough UnitedDrawReading
2-1 @ 9.63% (-0.041 -0.04)
2-0 @ 8.46% (-0.252 -0.25)
3-1 @ 7.48% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-0 @ 7.26% (-0.244 -0.24)
3-0 @ 6.57% (-0.172 -0.17)
4-1 @ 4.35% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 4.26% (0.103 0.1)
4-0 @ 3.82% (-0.086 -0.09)
4-2 @ 2.48% (0.068 0.07)
5-1 @ 2.03% (0.013 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.78% (-0.034 -0.03)
5-2 @ 1.16% (0.036 0.04)
4-3 @ 0.94% (0.049 0.05)
Other @ 3.72%
Total : 63.93%
1-1 @ 8.27% (-0.066000000000001 -0.07)
2-2 @ 5.48% (0.113 0.11)
0-0 @ 3.12% (-0.117 -0.12)
3-3 @ 1.62% (0.078 0.08)
Other @ 0.3%
Total : 18.79%
1-2 @ 4.71% (0.08 0.08)
0-1 @ 3.55% (-0.041 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.08% (0.093 0.09)
0-2 @ 2.02% (0.028 0.03)
1-3 @ 1.79% (0.074 0.07)
Other @ 3.13%
Total : 17.28%

How you voted: Peterborough vs Reading

Peterborough United
82.4%
Draw
17.6%
Reading
0.0%
17
Head to Head
Aug 5, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 1
Reading
0-1
Peterborough

Selles (9'), Azeez (21'), Hutchinson (23'), Yiadom (38'), Savage (53'), Guinness-Walker (65'), Holmes (73')
Mason-Clark (43')
Ferguson (0'), Kioso (8'), Edwards (66'), Kyprianou (86'), Jade-Jones (90+9')
Feb 16, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 24
Peterborough
0-0
Reading
Norburn (21'), Coulson (46'), Thompson (89')
Holmes (86'), Yiadom (90')
Sep 14, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 7
Reading
3-1
Peterborough
Swift (64'), Dele-Bashiru (67', 88')
Thompson (74')
Kent (45+2')
Jul 24, 2019 4pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Reading
4-2
Peterborough
Blackett (20'), Barrow (38'), Swift (52'), Barrett (61')
Toney (43'), Eisa (50')
Aug 27, 2013 7.45pm
Round Two
Peterborough
6-0
Reading
Assombalonga (4'), Tomlin (19', 54' pen., 79' pen.), Swanson (28'), Payne (90')
Payne (87')

Akpan (15'), Gorkss (35'), Williams (50'), Le Fondre (82')
rhs 2.0
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1Wycombe WanderersWycombe14102232161632
2Birmingham CityBirmingham1393124121230
3Wrexham1584322111128
4Stockport CountyStockport167632617927
5Barnsley157532419526
6Lincoln CityLincoln157532117426
7Mansfield TownMansfield137332015524
8Huddersfield TownHuddersfield147252114723
9Exeter CityExeter147251410423
10Reading147252221123
11Bolton WanderersBolton147252224-223
12Peterborough UnitedPeterborough156363127421
13Charlton AthleticCharlton145451515019
14Bristol Rovers155371621-518
15Stevenage155371116-518
16Northampton TownNorthampton154561821-317
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham154561418-417
18Blackpool154562128-717
19Wigan AthleticWigan143561212014
20Leyton Orient144281418-414
21Crawley TownCrawley163491427-1313
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge143291324-1111
23Burton Albion141581525-108
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1522111327-148


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