Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Aug 13, 2022 at 3pm UK

AESSEAL New York Stadium

Rotherham
4 - 0
Reading

Wood (7'), Washington (15'), Lindsay (18'), Ogbene (45+2')

FT(HT: 4-0)

Yiadom (57'), Long (85')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Rotherham United

Last Six:

Last Game: Port Vale 1-2 Rotherham
Wednesday, August 10 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
18	Coventry City	1	0	1
19	Rotherham United	1	0	1
20	Middlesbrough	2	-1	1

Reading

Last Six:

Last Game: Reading 1-2 Stevenage
Tuesday, August 9 at 8pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
10	Millwall	2	0	3
11	Reading	2	0	3
12	Stoke City	2	0	3

We said: Rotherham United 2-1 Reading

Rotherham United will know that if they are to stand a chance of avoiding relegation this time around, they must be particularly resolute at home, and we see them grinding out an important first win at the weekend. Reading arrive with a depleted squad, and Warne's men will see the contest as a good chance to take all three points and get off to a strong start. 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 Rotherham United win with a probability of 51.28%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Reading had a probability of 22.74%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rotherham United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.12%) and 2-1 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.21%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (8.08%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rotherham United would win this match.

Result
Rotherham United	Draw	Reading
51.28% ( 0.01)	25.98% ( -0)	22.74% ( -0)

Both teams to score 46.63% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

43.65% (

0.02)

56.35% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.63% (

0.02)

77.37% (

-0.01)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.96% (

0.02)

22.04% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.62% (

0.02)

55.38% (

-0.02)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.82% (

0.01)

40.18% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.18% (

0.01)

76.82% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Rotherham United 51.27%

Reading 22.74%

Draw 25.98%

Rotherham United	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 13.39% 2-0 @ 10.12% 2-1 @ 9.23% ( 0) 3-0 @ 5.11% ( 0) 3-1 @ 4.65% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.12% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.93% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.76% ( 0) Other @ 2.96% Total : 51.27%	1-1 @ 12.21% 0-0 @ 8.86% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 4.21% ( 0) Other @ 0.7% Total : 25.98%	0-1 @ 8.08% ( -0) 1-2 @ 5.57% 0-2 @ 3.68% ( -0) 1-3 @ 1.69% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.28% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.12% Other @ 1.32% Total : 22.74%