Reading 3-1 West Ham United U21 — Result, Statistics & Match Review — England - Futbol League Cup, 20 Aug 2024

📅20/08/2024 · 🕒21:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-2 2nd Score 2-2
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
41%
2.0
Draw
22%
3.64
Away
37%
3.02
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
43%
2.63
Over 2.5
57%
1.44
Both Teams to Score
Yes
55%
1.39
No
45%
2.75
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
24%
6.34
2-3 Goals
37%
2.11
4-5 Goals
28%
2.53
6+ Goals
11%
5.4
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
23%
1/2
6%
1/X
6%
X/1
13%
X/2
15%
X/X
11%
2/1
5%
2/2
15%
2/X
6%
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
💡 For the risk lovers: Over 2.5 ★★★ — pattern-based signals at fair odds; informational, not a sized bet.
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
41%
Home Win
46%
-5.3pp
23%
Draw
24%
-1.6pp
37%
Away Win
30%
+6.9pp
43%
Under 2.5
34%
+8.5pp
57%
Over 2.5
66%
-8.5pp
55%
BTTS Yes
68%
-12.7pp
45%
BTTS No
32%
+12.7pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Reading EU Bookmakers 50%
Head to Head
AWAY West Ham United U21 EU Bookmakers 33%
+42% / +42% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +18% / +18%
2.95/3.24 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.23/1.49
+150% / -33% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -16% / +76%
53% Ball Possession 47%
13 Total Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 4
371 · 79% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 335 · 77%
41.0 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 18.9
18.0 Crosses 16.4
3.0 Yellow Cards 1.8
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Reading
3-1
AWAY West Ham United U21
0.96 xG 0.42
56% Ball Possession 44%
20 Total Shots 5
6 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 6
493 Passes 355
86% Pass Accuracy 83%
23 Box Touches 12
5 Crosses 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
POST-MATCH Reading vs West Ham United U21
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Reading beat West Ham United U21 3-1. Half-time: 2-1.

We called this one close before kick-off — 41% / 23% / 37% — and on the day Reading made the difference. The goals side of the card held up too — over 2.5 goals (57%), both teams to score (55%) came in.

On the day, Reading had 56% of the ball to West Ham United U21's 44%, shots finished 20-5, expected goals 0.96 to 0.42.

What was the final score of Reading vs West Ham United U21?

Reading 3-1 West Ham United U21 in the England - Futbol League Cup on 20/08/2024. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Reading vs West Ham United U21?

Before kick-off our model rated a Reading win the most likely single outcome at about 41%, with the full match-result split Reading 41%, draw 23%, West Ham United U21 37%. The final score 3-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Reading), Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — a clean sweep of the main markets.

✓ Match Result (Reading) ✓ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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