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League One | Gameweek 34
Feb 17, 2024 at 3pm UK
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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

Last Game: Portsmouth 3-1 Cambridge
Tuesday, February 13 at 7.45pm in League One
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
Oct 28, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 16
Reading
2-3
Portsmouth
Wing (23'), Savage (27')
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')
Aug 25, 2015 7.45pm
Round Two
Portsmouth
1-2
Reading
Chaplin (40')
Blackman (64'), McCleary (84')
Robson-Kanu (45'), Norwood (74')
Aug 16, 2011 7.45pm
Portsmouth
1-0
Reading
Kitson (51')
Mullins (20'), Ward (90')

Hunt (58'), Pearce (85')
Apr 2, 2011 3pm
Reading
2-0
Portsmouth
Long (30', 37' pen.)
McAnuff (40')

De Laet (8'), Mullins (27'), Hogg (90')
Rocha (36')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham24175242172556
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe26166452282454
3Wrexham26156538201851
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield25146539211848
5Barnsley2612684036442
6Stockport CountyStockport26118740281241
7Reading2512584036441
8Leyton Orient25115932221038
9Bolton WanderersBolton26115103941-238
10Charlton AthleticCharlton2510783126537
11Mansfield TownMansfield2411493228437
12Lincoln CityLincoln269892930-135
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham259792826234
14Exeter CityExeter2695122933-432
15Blackpool2571083437-331
16Stevenage248791922-331
17Wigan AthleticWigan2586112426-230
18Bristol Rovers2584132539-1428
19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2676134247-527
20Northampton TownNorthampton2668122440-1626
21Crawley TownCrawley2456132544-1921
22Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2555152645-1920
23Burton Albion2639142340-1718
24Cambridge UnitedCambridge2546152445-2118


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