Reading are expected to taste play-off glory in the latest Supercomputer predictions.
The Royals have infamously lost all four play-off finals they have appeared in, with the club losing at the Old Wembley, Millennium Stadium and New Wembley against Bolton Wanderers, Walsall, Swansea City and Huddersfield Town.
However, according to a Supercomputer compiled by Poker Apps, Ruben Selles will lead the team back into the Championship this season.
So far, the team sit on four points from their opening three matches, but the Supercomputer has seen enough and expects the Royals to sneak into the play-offs in sixth.
In a new prediction, the data expects Reading to beat Huddersfield in the semi-finals and get the better of Peterborough United under the famous arch in May to seal a return to the second tier.
Bolton and Birmingham City are tipped to win automatic promotion, while the predictor has Cambridge United, Charlton Athletic, Shrewsbury Town and Burton Albion dropping into League Two- this is despite Charlton currently winning all three of their fixtures to date.
See the full table below:
Pos
Team
MP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Bolton
46
27
11
8
71
46
25
92
2
Birmingham City
46
26
7
13
77
57
20
85
3
Huddersfield
46
23
15
8
65
44
21
84
4
Peterborough Utd
46
23
13
10
67
50
17
82
5
Wrexham
46
22
11
13
61
49
12
77
6
Reading
46
20
13
13
57
53
4
73
7
Barnsley
46
21
8
17
57
47
10
71
8
Stockport
46
21
7
18
65
49
16
70
9
Wycombe
46
21
7
18
72
62
10
70
10
Lincoln City
46
20
10
16
63
58
5
70
11
Exeter City
46
18
13
15
64
58
6
67
12
Wigan Athletic
46
18
11
17
63
57
6
65
13
Rotherham Utd
46
17
11
18
52
52
0
62
14
Mansfield Town
46
14
15
17
64
70
-6
57
15
Leyton Orient
46
15
11
20
57
65
-8
56
16
Blackpool
46
15
11
20
51
62
-11
56
17
Northampton
46
16
7
23
52
69
-17
55
18
Stevenage
46
15
9
22
53
62
-9
54
19
Bristol Rovers
46
14
12
20
53
69
-16
54
20
Crawley Town
46
14
10
22
54
67
-13
52
21
Cambridge Utd
46
11
15
20
55
68
-13
48
22
Charlton Ath
46
12
10
24
54
64
-10
46
23
Shrewsbury
46
8
17
21
49
69
-20
41
24
Burton Albion
46
7
14
25
48
77
-29
35
Stage
Home_Team
Away_Team
Home_Goals
Away_Goals
Semi Final 1 Leg 1
Huddersfield
Reading
1
4
Semi Final 1 Leg 2
Reading
Huddersfield
2
2
Semi Final 2 Leg 1
P'borough Utd
Wrexham
2
0
Semi Final 2 Leg 2
Wrexham
P'borough Utd
1
1
Final
Reading
P'borough Utd
2
1
The table represents the model's prediction of the final standings at the end of the season. It incorporates any actual results that have occurred so far and predicts the exact scores for the remaining games to compile a final league table.
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