

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 62.92%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 16.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.94%) and 1-0 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.52%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 1-2 (4.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Reading | Draw | Northampton Town |
| 62.92% ( | 20.29% ( | 16.79% ( |
| Both teams to score 54.65% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 59.13% ( | 40.87% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 36.74% ( | 63.26% ( |
| Reading Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 87.6% ( | 12.4% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 61.72% ( | 38.28% ( |
| Northampton Town Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 62.38% ( | 37.62% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 25.6% ( | 74.4% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Reading | Draw | Northampton Town |
| 2-0 @ 10.16% ( 2-1 @ 9.94% ( 1-0 @ 9.74% ( 3-0 @ 7.07% ( 3-1 @ 6.92% ( 4-0 @ 3.69% ( 4-1 @ 3.61% ( 3-2 @ 3.38% ( 4-2 @ 1.76% ( 5-0 @ 1.54% ( 5-1 @ 1.51% ( Other @ 3.6% Total : 62.91% | 1-1 @ 9.52% ( 2-2 @ 4.86% ( 0-0 @ 4.66% ( 3-3 @ 1.1% ( Other @ 0.15% Total : 20.3% | 1-2 @ 4.65% ( 0-1 @ 4.56% ( 0-2 @ 2.23% ( 2-3 @ 1.58% ( 1-3 @ 1.52% ( Other @ 2.25% Total : 16.79% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 40 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 29 | 44 | 95 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 32 | 27 | 82 |
| 3 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 67 | 37 | 30 | 81 |
| 4 | Stockport CountyStockport | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 77 |
| 5 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 76 |
| 6 | Reading | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 69 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 66 |
| 8 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 66 |
| 9 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 44 | 10 | 64 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 41 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 63 | 53 | 10 | 60 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 57 |
| 12 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 49 | 8 | 55 |
| 13 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 54 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 41 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 52 |
| 15 | Exeter CityExeter | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 52 |
| 16 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 41 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 72 | -10 | 48 |
| 17 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 47 |
| 18 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 41 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 47 |
| 19 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 47 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 41 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 42 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 42 | 68 | -26 | 42 |
| 22 | Crawley TownCrawley | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 81 | -32 | 36 |
| 23 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 66 | -26 | 35 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 71 | -34 | 30 |
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