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League One | Gameweek 41
Mar 29, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Northampton Town

Reading
1 - 0
Northampton

Ehibhaimha (65')
Elliott (22')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Monthe (4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League One clash between Reading and Northampton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 4-0 Cambridge
Saturday, March 16 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Northampton 1-0 Derby
Saturday, March 23 at 3pm in League One

We said: Reading 2-1 Northampton Town

Northampton may have got the better of Reading in the reverse fixture, but the Royals tend to produce their best performances on home turf. Having won six of their last nine matches in Berkshire, we think that Reading will make full use of home advantage to edge out Northampton on Friday. 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 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
ReadingDrawNorthampton Town
62.92% (-0.258 -0.26) 20.29% (0.123 0.12) 16.79% (0.134 0.13)
Both teams to score 54.65% (-0.143 -0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.13% (-0.331 -0.33)40.87% (0.329 0.33)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.74% (-0.335 -0.34)63.26% (0.33600000000001 0.34)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.6% (-0.17400000000001 -0.17)12.4% (0.174 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.72% (-0.363 -0.36)38.28% (0.362 0.36)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.38% (-0.038000000000004 -0.04)37.62% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.6% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)74.4% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
Score Analysis
    Reading 62.91%
    Northampton Town 16.79%
    Draw 20.3%
ReadingDrawNorthampton Town
2-0 @ 10.16% (0.02 0.02)
2-1 @ 9.94% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-0 @ 9.74% (0.081000000000001 0.08)
3-0 @ 7.07% (-0.036 -0.04)
3-1 @ 6.92% (-0.042 -0.04)
4-0 @ 3.69% (-0.044 -0.04)
4-1 @ 3.61% (-0.046 -0.05)
3-2 @ 3.38% (-0.024 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.76% (-0.025 -0.02)
5-0 @ 1.54% (-0.029 -0.03)
5-1 @ 1.51% (-0.029 -0.03)
Other @ 3.6%
Total : 62.91%
1-1 @ 9.52% (0.069000000000001 0.07)
2-2 @ 4.86% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-0 @ 4.66% (0.069999999999999 0.07)
3-3 @ 1.1% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 20.3%
1-2 @ 4.65% (0.028 0.03)
0-1 @ 4.56% (0.063999999999999 0.06)
0-2 @ 2.23% (0.029 0.03)
2-3 @ 1.58% (-0.002 -0)
1-3 @ 1.52% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 16.79%

How you voted: Reading vs Northampton

Reading
80.0%
Draw
20.0%
Northampton Town
0.0%
15
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McWilliams (80')
Ballard (66')
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Yiadom (90+1'), Mola (90+8')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham40298373294495
2Wrexham422410859322782
3Wycombe WanderersWycombe422312767373081
4Stockport CountyStockport422211963372677
5Charlton AthleticCharlton4222101058382076
6Reading421912115951869
7Leyton Orient422061661431866
8Bolton WanderersBolton42206166362166
9Huddersfield TownHuddersfield421971654441064
10Blackpool4115151163531060
11Barnsley42169176064-457
12Lincoln CityLincoln421413155749855
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham42159184853-554
14Stevenage411410173844-652
15Exeter CityExeter421410184558-1352
16Peterborough UnitedPeterborough41139196272-1048
17Wigan AthleticWigan411114163539-447
18Mansfield TownMansfield41138204959-1047
19Northampton TownNorthampton421114174259-1747
20Burton Albion411012194459-1542
21Bristol Rovers42126244268-2642
22Crawley TownCrawley4299244981-3236
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge42811234066-2635
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury4279263771-3430


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