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FA Cup | Second Round
Dec 1, 2024 at 2pm UK
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Reading
5 - 3
Harborough Town

Camara (20'), Savage (59'), Akande (65'), Campbell (93', 96')
Kanu (16'), Garcia (80')
FT
(aet)
Matthew John Robinson (18'), O'Sullivan (21'), Tonga (86')
Sandro (27'), Malone (109')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Reading and Harborough Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

All competitions
FA Cup
Last Game: Barnsley 2-2 Reading
Tuesday, November 26 at 7.45pm in League One

Harborough Town

All competitions
Last Game: Tonbridge Angels 1-4 Harborough Town
Saturday, November 2 at 3pm in FA Cup

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 Reading win with a probability of 78.75%. A draw had a probability of 13.3% and a win for Harborough Town had a probability of 7.94%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.05%) and 2-1 (8.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.16%), while for a Harborough Town win it was 1-2 (2.44%).

Result
ReadingDrawHarborough Town
78.75% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07)13.31% (0.036000000000001 0.04)7.94% (0.0341 0.03)
Both teams to score 51.38% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
69.38% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)30.61% (0.053000000000001 0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
48.07% (-0.061 -0.06)51.93% (0.062999999999995 0.06)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.84% (-0.022000000000006 -0.02)6.16% (0.024 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
76.68% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)23.32% (0.068000000000001 0.07)
Harborough Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.75% (0.041999999999994 0.04)45.24% (-0.041000000000004 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.87% (0.033000000000001 0.03)81.13% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    Reading 78.74%
    Harborough Town 7.94%
    Draw 13.31%
ReadingDrawHarborough Town
2-0 @ 10.82%
3-0 @ 10.05% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 8.58% (0.012 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.98% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-0 @ 7.76% (0.012 0.01)
4-0 @ 7.01% (-0.018 -0.02)
4-1 @ 5.56% (-0.008 -0.01)
5-0 @ 3.91% (-0.015 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.16% (0.0029999999999997 0)
5-1 @ 3.1% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
4-2 @ 2.21%
6-0 @ 1.82% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
6-1 @ 1.44% (-0.006 -0.01)
5-2 @ 1.23% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 4.12%
Total : 78.74%
1-1 @ 6.16% (0.017 0.02)
2-2 @ 3.4% (0.008 0.01)
0-0 @ 2.79% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 0.96%
Total : 13.31%
1-2 @ 2.44% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-1 @ 2.21% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 3.29%
Total : 7.94%

How you voted: Reading vs Harborough Town

Reading
90.0%
Harborough Town
10.0%
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