

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 Burnley win with a probability of 52.09%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Reading had a probability of 23.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.6%) and 0-2 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.7%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (7.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Reading | Draw | Burnley | 
| 23.31% (  -0.76) | 24.6% (  -0.41) | 52.09% (  1.17) | 
| Both teams to score 51.26% (  0.4) | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 49.42% (  0.95) | 50.58% (  -0.94) | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 27.51% (  0.83) | 72.49% (  -0.83) | 
| Reading Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 63.59% (  -0.17) | 36.41% (  0.17) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 26.8% (  -0.17) | 73.19% (  0.17) | 
| Burnley Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 80.61% (  0.84) | 19.39% (  -0.84) | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 48.8% (  1.37) | 51.2% (  -1.36) | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Reading | Draw | Burnley | 
| 1-0 @ 7.13% (  -0.31) 2-1 @ 5.91% (  -0.12) 2-0 @ 3.6% (  -0.17) 3-1 @ 1.99% (  -0.05) 3-2 @ 1.63% (  0) 3-0 @ 1.21% (  -0.06) Other @ 1.82% Total : 23.31% | 1-1 @ 11.7% (  -0.19) 0-0 @ 7.06% (  -0.27) 2-2 @ 4.85% (  0.03) Other @ 0.99% Total : 24.6% | 0-1 @ 11.58% (  -0.13) 1-2 @ 9.6% (  0.1) 0-2 @ 9.5% (  0.14) 1-3 @ 5.25% (  0.19) 0-3 @ 5.19% (  0.21) 2-3 @ 2.65% (  0.08) 1-4 @ 2.15% (  0.13) 0-4 @ 2.13% (  0.14) 2-4 @ 1.09% (  0.06) Other @ 2.96% Total : 52.09% | 
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Burnley | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 35 | 52 | 101 | 
| P | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 34 | 91 | 
| P | Luton TownLuton | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 80 | 
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 28 | 75 | 
| 5 | Coventry CityCoventry | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 70 | 
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 55 | 13 | 69 | 
| 7 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 69 | 
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 68 | 
| 9 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 66 | 
| 10 | Swansea CitySwansea | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 4 | 66 | 
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 63 | 
| 12 | Preston North EndPreston | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 63 | 
| 13 | Norwich CityNorwich | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 62 | 
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 56 | -1 | 59 | 
| 15 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 58 | 
| 16 | Stoke CityStoke | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 53 | 
| 17 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 53 | 
| 18 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 53 | 
| 19 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 50 | 
| 20 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | -27 | 50 | 
| 21 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 49 | 
| R | Reading | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | -22 | 44 | 
| R | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | -24 | 44 | 
| R | Wigan AthleticWigan | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 65 | -27 | 42 | 
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