

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 40.28%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 33.71% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.64%) and 2-0 (6.88%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 0-1 (8.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Reading | Draw | Blackpool |
| 40.28% ( | 26% ( | 33.71% ( |
| Both teams to score 53.84% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 49.49% ( | 50.5% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 27.57% ( | 72.43% ( |
| Reading Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 75.28% ( | 24.72% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 40.73% ( | 59.26% ( |
| Blackpool Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 71.52% ( | 28.48% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 35.75% ( | 64.25% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Reading | Draw | Blackpool |
| 1-0 @ 9.84% ( 2-1 @ 8.64% ( 2-0 @ 6.88% ( 3-1 @ 4.02% ( 3-0 @ 3.2% ( 3-2 @ 2.53% ( 4-1 @ 1.41% ( 4-0 @ 1.12% ( Other @ 2.66% Total : 40.28% | 1-1 @ 12.35% ( 0-0 @ 7.04% ( 2-2 @ 5.42% ( 3-3 @ 1.06% ( Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.99% | 0-1 @ 8.84% ( 1-2 @ 7.76% ( 0-2 @ 5.55% ( 1-3 @ 3.25% ( 0-3 @ 2.33% ( 2-3 @ 2.27% ( 1-4 @ 1.02% ( Other @ 2.69% Total : 33.71% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 37 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 25 | 38 | 86 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 39 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 77 |
| 3 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 65 | 36 | 29 | 74 |
| 4 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 39 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 69 |
| 5 | Stockport CountyStockport | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 68 |
| 6 | Reading | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 62 |
| 7 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 61 |
| 8 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 60 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 59 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 39 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 57 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 39 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 54 |
| 12 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 50 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 49 |
| 14 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 45 |
| 16 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 45 |
| 17 | Exeter CityExeter | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 45 |
| 18 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 44 |
| 19 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 39 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 43 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 39 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 42 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 36 |
| 22 | Crawley TownCrawley | 39 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 71 | -27 | 36 |
| 23 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 39 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 63 | -26 | 31 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 66 | -31 | 28 |
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