With Bolton currently on a high ahead of eventually appointing a new manager, they are the clear favourites for this contest. However, we feel that Reading could benefit from being the underdogs to earn a share of the spoils in an entertaining tussle. 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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 41.86%. A win for Reading had a probability of 33.59% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.36%) and 0-2 (6.5%). The likeliest Reading win was 2-1 (7.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.43%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.

Result
Reading	Draw	Bolton Wanderers
33.59% ( -0.01)	24.55% ( 0)	41.86% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 58.8% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.94% (

-0.01)

44.06% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.56% (

-0.01)

66.44% (

0.01)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.55% (

-0.01)

25.44% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.73% (

-0.02)

60.27% (

0.02)

Bolton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.87% (

-0)

21.13%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.03%

53.97% (

Score Analysis

Reading 33.59%

Bolton Wanderers 41.86%

Draw 24.54%

Reading	Draw	Bolton Wanderers
2-1 @ 7.83% ( -0) 1-0 @ 7.36% ( 0) 2-0 @ 5.04% ( -0) 3-1 @ 3.57% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.78% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.3% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.22% ( -0) 4-2 @ 0.95% ( -0) Other @ 2.56% Total : 33.59%	1-1 @ 11.43% 2-2 @ 6.09% ( -0) 0-0 @ 5.38% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.44% Other @ 0.21% Total : 24.54%	1-2 @ 8.89% ( 0) 0-1 @ 8.36% ( 0) 0-2 @ 6.5% ( 0) 1-3 @ 4.61% ( 0) 0-3 @ 3.37% ( 0) 2-3 @ 3.15% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.79% 0-4 @ 1.31% 2-4 @ 1.23% Other @ 2.66% Total : 41.86%