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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')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham8710178922
2Wrexham9522147717
3Mansfield TownMansfield85211511417
4Stockport CountyStockport8431137615
5Lincoln CityLincoln8431137615
6Blackpool94321714315
7Barnsley94321513215
8Wycombe WanderersWycombe84221613314
9Stevenage942375214
10Exeter CityExeter841396313
11Bolton WanderersBolton84131313013
12Reading84131212013
13Charlton AthleticCharlton941499013
14Wigan AthleticWigan933395412
15Huddersfield TownHuddersfield94051211112
16Peterborough UnitedPeterborough93241417-311
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham9243710-310
18Bristol Rovers93151015-510
19Northampton TownNorthampton82241013-38
20Leyton Orient9225912-38
21Crawley TownCrawley8215512-77
22Burton Albion8044916-74
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury9117615-94
24Cambridge UnitedCambridge8017616-101


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