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Championship | Gameweek 16
Dec 5, 2020 at 12.30pm UK
Madejski Stadium
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Reading
2 - 0
Nott'm Forest

Joao (16' pen.), Morrison (53')
Richards (83')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Cafu (90+1')
Yates (15')

The Match

Match Report

Lucas Joao and Michael Morrison scored the goals as the Royals saw off 10-man Forest in front of 2,000 fans at the Madejski.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Reading and Nottingham Forest, 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 Reading win with a probability of 40.23%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 30.67% and a draw had a probability of 29.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.93%) and 2-1 (7.9%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 (11.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
ReadingDrawNottingham Forest
40.23%29.09%30.67%
Both teams to score 43.82%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
37.26%62.73%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
17.72%82.27%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.46%30.54%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.24%66.76%
Nottingham Forest Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.08%36.92%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.3%73.7%
Score Analysis
    Reading 40.23%
    Nottingham Forest 30.67%
    Draw 29.09%
ReadingDrawNottingham Forest
1-0 @ 13.37%
2-0 @ 7.93%
2-1 @ 7.9%
3-0 @ 3.14%
3-1 @ 3.13%
3-2 @ 1.56%
4-0 @ 0.93%
4-1 @ 0.93%
Other @ 1.35%
Total : 40.23%
1-1 @ 13.32%
0-0 @ 11.27%
2-2 @ 3.94%
Other @ 0.56%
Total : 29.09%
0-1 @ 11.23%
1-2 @ 6.64%
0-2 @ 5.6%
1-3 @ 2.21%
0-3 @ 1.86%
2-3 @ 1.31%
Other @ 1.83%
Total : 30.67%

How you voted: Reading vs Nottingham Forest

Reading
68.8%
Draw
19.4%
Nottingham Forest
11.9%
160
Head to Head
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Nott'm Forest
1-1
Reading
Grabban (80')
Ribeiro (65')
Baldock (83')
Pele (23'), Ejaria (72')
Jan 11, 2020 3pm
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Reading
2-0
Nott'm Forest
Swift (23'), Robinson (87' og.)
Richards (32'), Moore (62'), Yiadom (62')

Fox (8'), Colback (38'), Murphy (61'), Robinson (62')
Fox (62'), Darikwa (83')
Aug 11, 2018 3pm
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Nott'm Forest
1-0
Reading
Soudani (68')

Barrow (80')
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1-1
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Osborn (62'), Tomlin (74'), Figueiredo (77')
Richards (35')
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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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