Championship

Championship | Gameweek 25

Dec 30, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Carrow Road

Norwich
1 - 1
Reading

Idah (53')
Hanley (2'), McCallum (31'), Sara (78')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Carroll (83' pen.)
Holmes (58'), N'Diaye (77')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Norwich City and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Norwich City

All competitions

Last Game: Luton 2-1 Norwich
Monday, December 26 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Reading

All competitions

Last Game: Reading 2-1 Swansea
Tuesday, December 27 at 5.15pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Norwich City 1-1 Reading

Given the recent developments at Carrow Road, this is a difficult match to predict. With Reading able to overtake their hosts with victory in East Anglia, Norwich may be more than satisfied with earning a share of the spoils should the game be competitive. 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 Norwich City win with a probability of 62.21%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Reading had a probability of 16.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.31%) and 2-1 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.21%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (5.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
Norwich City	Draw	Reading
62.21% ( -1.57)	21.47% ( 0.41)	16.32% ( 1.15)

Both teams to score 49.72% (

1.29)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.09% (

0.36)

46.9% (

-0.36)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.84% (

0.33)

69.15% (

-0.34)

Norwich City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.49% (

-0.37)

14.51% (

0.37)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

57.48% (

-0.72)

42.51% (

0.72)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.16% (

1.75)

41.84% (

-1.75)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.7% (

1.49)

78.29% (

-1.49)

Score Analysis

Norwich City 62.2%

Reading 16.32%

Draw 21.47%

Norwich City	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 11.71% ( -0.34) 2-0 @ 11.31% ( -0.48) 2-1 @ 9.86% ( 0.06) 3-0 @ 7.28% ( -0.41) 3-1 @ 6.34% ( -0.04) 4-0 @ 3.51% ( -0.25) 4-1 @ 3.06% ( -0.06) 3-2 @ 2.76% ( 0.11) 5-0 @ 1.36% ( -0.12) 4-2 @ 1.33% ( 0.04) 5-1 @ 1.18% ( -0.04) Other @ 2.5% Total : 62.2%	1-1 @ 10.21% ( 0.2) 0-0 @ 6.07% ( -0.09) 2-2 @ 4.29% ( 0.23) Other @ 0.89% Total : 21.47%	0-1 @ 5.29% ( 0.17) 1-2 @ 4.45% ( 0.29) 0-2 @ 2.3% ( 0.18) 1-3 @ 1.29% ( 0.14) 2-3 @ 1.25% ( 0.12) Other @ 1.74% Total : 16.32%