We said: Northampton Town 1-2 Reading
With both clubs securing pivotal victories last time out, we expect a competitive encounter to materialise on Saturday. However, with Northampton's best work coming on their travels, we feel Reading will edge this contest by the odd goal in three.
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 Reading win with a probability of 46.25%. A win for Northampton Town had a probability of 28.52% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.26%) and 0-2 (7.99%). The likeliest Northampton Town win was 1-0 (7.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.