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Championship | Gameweek 20
Dec 19, 2020 at 3pm UK
Griffin Park
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Brentford
3 - 1
Reading

Jensen (11'), Mbeumo (23', 29')
Jensen (45+1'), Janelt (90+3')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Aluko (64')
Baldock (53')

The Match

Match Report

Mathias Jensen was also on the scoresheet for the Bees, who face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Brentford and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Brentford win with a probability of 53.36%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Reading had a probability of 21.19%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.61%) and 2-1 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.95%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (7.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brentford would win this match.

Result
BrentfordDrawReading
53.36%25.45%21.19%
Both teams to score 46.25%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.12%55.88%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.01%76.99%
Brentford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.03%20.97%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.27%53.73%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.52%41.48%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.02%77.98%
Score Analysis
    Brentford 53.35%
    Reading 21.19%
    Draw 25.44%
BrentfordDrawReading
1-0 @ 13.58%
2-0 @ 10.61%
2-1 @ 9.34%
3-0 @ 5.53%
3-1 @ 4.86%
4-0 @ 2.16%
3-2 @ 2.14%
4-1 @ 1.9%
Other @ 3.24%
Total : 53.35%
1-1 @ 11.95%
0-0 @ 8.7%
2-2 @ 4.11%
Other @ 0.69%
Total : 25.44%
0-1 @ 7.65%
1-2 @ 5.26%
0-2 @ 3.37%
1-3 @ 1.54%
2-3 @ 1.21%
0-3 @ 0.99%
Other @ 1.17%
Total : 21.19%

How you voted: Brentford vs Reading

Brentford
56.4%
Draw
27.3%
Reading
16.4%
55
Head to Head
Jun 30, 2020 6pm
Nov 23, 2019 3pm
Brentford
1-0
Reading
Watkins (62')
Jansson (9'), Da Silva (78'), Jensen (82')

Yiadom (4'), Swift (29'), Meite (79')
Apr 13, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 42
Reading
2-1
Brentford
Meite (8', 15')
Ejaria (37'), Rinomhota (44'), Gunter (56'), Harriott (87')
Maupay (45')
Bech Sorensen (51')
Sep 29, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 10
Brentford
2-2
Reading
Maupay (11'), Barbet (90')
McEachran (52'), Watkins (55'), Benrahma (62'), Maupay (78'), Judge (96')
Benrahma (85')
Dadi Bodvarsson (25', 64')
Bacuna (52')
Jan 20, 2018 3pm
Reading
0-1
Brentford

van den Berg (10'), Gunter (45'), Evans (90')
Vibe (74')
Watkins (60'), Woods (84'), Bjelland (85'), Canos (86')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley136521761123
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Millwall135441612419
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
9Bristol City134721717019
10Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
11Middlesbrough135351415-118
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139


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