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 West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 54.22%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Reading had a probability of 20.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.72%) and 1-2 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.81%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (7.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that West Bromwich Albion would win this match.