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Portsmouth
League One | Gameweek 34
Feb 17, 2024 at 3pm UK
Fratton Park
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Portsmouth
4 - 1
Reading

Lane (36'), Pack (49'), Lang (59'), Bishop (84')
Shaughnessy (30'), Pack (45+1'), Rafferty (67'), Martin (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Savage (89')
Wing (40'), Mola (45'), Azeez (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Portsmouth and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Portsmouth

All competitions
Last Game: Portsmouth 3-1 Cambridge
Tuesday, February 13 at 7.45pm in League One

Reading

All competitions
Last Game: Fleetwood 1-1 Reading
Tuesday, February 13 at 7.45pm in League One

We said: Portsmouth 2-1 Reading

 Reading have proven to be a tough team to beat in recent times, but we think that they may fall just short against the league leaders, who will be in a confident mood after winning each of their last three matches. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Portsmouth win with a probability of 55.17%. A win for Reading has a probability of 22.43% and a draw has a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (9.29%) and 2-0 (8.76%). The likeliest Reading win is 1-2 (5.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (10.44%).

Result
PortsmouthDrawReading
55.17% (0.808 0.81) 22.4% (-0.055 -0.05) 22.43% (-0.753 -0.75)
Both teams to score 57.28% (-0.811 -0.81)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.93% (-0.614 -0.61)42.07% (0.614 0.61)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.53% (-0.618 -0.62)64.47% (0.61799999999999 0.62)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.85% (0.055999999999997 0.06)15.15% (-0.055999999999999 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.25% (0.106 0.11)43.75% (-0.105 -0.1)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.52% (-1 -1)32.49% (1 1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.99% (-1.139 -1.14)69.01% (1.139 1.14)
Score Analysis
    Portsmouth 55.17%
    Reading 22.43%
    Draw 22.4%
PortsmouthDrawReading
2-1 @ 9.85% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
1-0 @ 9.29% (0.271 0.27)
2-0 @ 8.76% (0.272 0.27)
3-1 @ 6.2% (0.037000000000001 0.04)
3-0 @ 5.51% (0.181 0.18)
3-2 @ 3.48% (-0.076 -0.08)
4-1 @ 2.92% (0.023 0.02)
4-0 @ 2.6% (0.09 0.09)
4-2 @ 1.64% (-0.032 -0.03)
5-1 @ 1.1% (0.01 0.01)
5-0 @ 0.98% (0.036 0.04)
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 55.17%
1-1 @ 10.44% (0.02 0.02)
2-2 @ 5.54% (-0.131 -0.13)
0-0 @ 4.92% (0.134 0.13)
3-3 @ 1.31% (-0.065 -0.07)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 22.4%
1-2 @ 5.87% (-0.151 -0.15)
0-1 @ 5.54% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 3.11% (-0.086 -0.09)
1-3 @ 2.2% (-0.119 -0.12)
2-3 @ 2.08% (-0.108 -0.11)
0-3 @ 1.17% (-0.066 -0.07)
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 22.43%

How you voted: Portsmouth vs Reading

Portsmouth
55.6%
Draw
27.8%
Reading
16.7%
18
Head to Head
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2-3
Portsmouth
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Wing (45+5'), Guinness-Walker (52'), Dean (82'), Elliott (90')
Mbengue (90+9')
Anjorin (33'), Bishop (45+9'), Devlin (58')
Mousinho (46'), Robertson (60'), Saydee (89')
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1-2
Reading
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Blackman (64'), McCleary (84')
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> Match Report
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> Match Report
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1-0
Reading
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Mullins (20'), Ward (90')

Hunt (58'), Pearce (85')
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McAnuff (40')

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4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield20123534181639
5Stockport CountyStockport21106534221236
6Lincoln CityLincoln218762825331
7Reading209473030031
8Bolton WanderersBolton199462829-131
9Barnsley218672930-130
10Mansfield TownMansfield198472322128
11Charlton AthleticCharlton207672319427
12Blackpool207672931-227
13Exeter CityExeter208391922-327
14Stevenage197571517-226
15Leyton Orient207492320325
16Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2073103837124
17Wigan AthleticWigan206681918124
18Rotherham UnitedRotherham196581921-223
19Bristol Rovers2064101829-1122
20Northampton TownNorthampton2156102134-1321
21Crawley TownCrawley1954102032-1219
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge2045112035-1517
23Burton Albion2026121732-1512
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2033142141-2012
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