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Championship | Gameweek 31
Feb 11, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Sunderland
1 - 0
Reading

Roberts (84')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Yiadom (33'), Meite (90+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 2-2 Watford
Saturday, February 4 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 3-0 Reading

Although ultimately unsuccessful against Fulham on Wednesday night, Sunderland's attackers caused their Premier League opponents plenty of problems and should be able to cause Reading even more. The Royals have a host of fitness doubts hanging over their squad ahead of this match, and they could be blown away by a dangerous Sunderland side on Saturday. 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 Sunderland win with a probability of 55.75%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Reading had a probability of 20.52%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.29%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.28%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (6.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sunderland in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sunderland.

Result
SunderlandDrawReading
55.75% (0.79199999999999 0.79) 23.73% (-0.316 -0.32) 20.52% (-0.473 -0.47)
Both teams to score 50.27% (0.275 0.27)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.95% (0.71400000000001 0.71)50.05% (-0.71 -0.71)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.97% (0.633 0.63)72.03% (-0.62899999999999 -0.63)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.2% (0.56099999999999 0.56)17.79% (-0.557 -0.56)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.48% (0.957 0.96)48.51% (-0.953 -0.95)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.16% (-0.081000000000003 -0.08)38.84% (0.085000000000001 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.43% (-0.074999999999999 -0.07)75.57% (0.079999999999998 0.08)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 55.74%
    Reading 20.52%
    Draw 23.72%
SunderlandDrawReading
1-0 @ 11.93% (-0.12 -0.12)
2-0 @ 10.29% (0.069999999999999 0.07)
2-1 @ 9.74% (0.049000000000001 0.05)
3-0 @ 5.93% (0.149 0.15)
3-1 @ 5.6% (0.128 0.13)
3-2 @ 2.65% (0.055 0.05)
4-0 @ 2.56% (0.108 0.11)
4-1 @ 2.42% (0.098 0.1)
4-2 @ 1.14% (0.044 0.04)
Other @ 3.48%
Total : 55.74%
1-1 @ 11.28% (-0.15 -0.15)
0-0 @ 6.91% (-0.201 -0.2)
2-2 @ 4.61% (0.013000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 23.72%
0-1 @ 6.54% (-0.206 -0.21)
1-2 @ 5.34% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-2 @ 3.09% (-0.104 -0.1)
1-3 @ 1.68% (-0.03 -0.03)
2-3 @ 1.45% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 0.97% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 1.45%
Total : 20.52%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Reading

Sunderland
76.9%
Draw
15.4%
Reading
7.7%
26
Head to Head
Sep 14, 2022 8pm
Apr 14, 2018 3pm
Reading
2-2
Sunderland
Kelly (20' pen.), Kermorgant (79')
Swift (85')
McNair (47'), Cattermole (66')
Love (90')
Dec 2, 2017 3pm
Sunderland
1-3
Reading
Grabban (76' pen.)
McManaman (15'), Cattermole (35'), Oviedo (43')
McManaman (45')
Edwards (53'), Barrow (68', 71')
McShane (16'), Aluko (43')
Dec 11, 2012 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318


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