2021 01 29 Championship (England)

Division Analysis

In this article we will analyse the following games:

Watford vs QPR at 01 Feb 2021

In this section we will analyze the game between Watford and QPR for Championship (England), which will take place on 01 Feb 2021.
The average bookmakers odds for this game and our odds based on expected goals equations calculation are :

Outcome	Book	Ours	Val %
Watford	1.78	1.81	-0.9
Draw	3.63	3.98	-2.4
QPR	4.67	5.13	-1.9
Over 2.5	2.03	2.04	-0.2
Under 2.5	1.80	1.96	-4.5

As you can see we have positive expected value at ( %) so let’s further analyze the game.
From the table of monthly allocation of Over 2.5 goals and Goal-Goals percentages for the division, we estimate that the Over 2.5 goals percentage decreases -5%.
We can use these observations as an auxiliary factor in our game analysis.

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Basic data and latest results

Watford in the last six matches had 4 wins, one draw,one defeat and gathered 13 points, 72.2% of the total available.
In these matches, Watford scored in 5 of them and received at least one goal in 2 of the last six games.
Regarding the goals number, 2 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 4 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 2 of them both teams scored, and in 4 of them at least one team didn’t score.
More recently, Watford in the last three matches had 2 wins, one draw, no defeats. and gathered 7 points, 77.8% of the total available.
In these matches, Watford scored in 2 of them and received at least one goal in 1 of the last three games
Regarding the goals number, 1 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 2 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 1 of them both teams scored, and in 2 of them at least one team didn’t score.

Now, let’s look at Watford’s performance at home.
Watford, at home, had 10 wins, 2 draws, one defeat and gathered 32 points, 82.1% of the total available.
In these matches, Watford scored in 12 of them and received at least one goal in 7 of these games
Regarding the goals number, 4 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 9 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 6 of them both teams scored, and in 7 of them at least one team didn’t score.
The latest 8 results of Watford was :

date	versus	At	sc	rec	res	OU	Gg
26 Jan	Millwall	A	0	0	D	U	N
22 Jan	Stoke	A	2	1	W	O	G
19 Jan	Barnsley	H	1	0	W	U	N
16 Jan	Huddersfield	H	2	0	W	U	N
02 Jan	Swansea	A	1	2	L	O	G
26 Dec	Norwich	H	1	0	W	U	N
19 Dec	Huddersfield	A	0	2	L	U	N
15 Dec	Brentford	H	1	1	D	U	G

QPR in the last six matches had 2 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats, and gathered 8 points, 44.4% of the total available.
In these matches, QPR scored in 4 of them and received at least one goal in 4 of the last six games.
Regarding the goals number, all of them ended up with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 2 of them both teams scored, and in 4 of them at least one team didn’t score.
More recently, QPR in the last three matches had 2 wins, no draws,one defeat and gathered 6 points, 66.7% of the total available.
In these matches, QPR scored in 2 of them and received at least one goal in 1 of the last three games
Regarding the goals number, all of them ended up with less than three goals scored.
Also, at least one team didn’t score to all of them.

Now, let’s look at QPR’s performance as a guest.
QPR, as a guest, had 3 wins, 5 draws, 5 defeats, and gathered 14 points, 35.9% of the total available.
In these matches, QPR scored in 10 of them and received at least one goal in 9 of these games
Regarding the goals number, 4 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 9 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 7 of them both teams scored, and in 6 of them at least one team didn’t score.
The latest 8 results of QPR was :

date	versus	At	sc	rec	res	OU	Gg
23 Jan	Derby	H	0	1	L	U	N
20 Jan	Cardiff	A	1	0	W	U	N
12 Jan	Luton	A	2	0	W	U	N
29 Dec	Norwich	A	1	1	D	U	G
26 Dec	Swansea	H	0	2	L	U	N
19 Dec	Wycombe	A	1	1	D	U	G
15 Dec	Stoke	H	0	0	D	U	N
12 Dec	Reading	H	0	1	L	U	N

The first graph shows the probabilities for each team to score exactly 0,1,2 or 3+ goals and the second the probabilities of the total goals in the game.
In the first graph the blue line is for home team, Watford and the red line for guest team, QPR.
In the second graph the red line is the book’s estimations and the blue line is our estimations regarding total goals number. The vertical line is the 2.5 goals limit.

Below are the percentages for each team to score exactly 0,1,2 or 3+ goals gathered in a table.

Team	No-G	1 gl	2 gls	3+ gls
Watford	17%	32%	28%	24%
QPR	37%	42%	13%	8%

According to odds offered, the bookies expect (on average) Watford to score 1.61 goals and QPR to score 0.81 goals.
So, they expect a total of 2.42 goals in the game and the home team Watford to win by 0.8 goals margin on average.
According to our calculations, we expect (on average) Watford to score 1.58 goals and QPR to score 0.92 goals.
So, we expect a total of 2.5 goals in the game and the home team Watford to win by 0.66 goals margin on average.

Another helpfull table presents the odds of various outcomes regarding goals number.

Goals	Odds	Goals	Odds
0	15.87	0-1	3.95
1	5.26	2-3	1.94
2	3.88	4+	4.33
3	3.88	Ov 1.5	1.34
4	6.25	Un 1.5	3.95
5	19.23	Ov 2.5	2.04
6+	52.63	Un 2.5	1.96
Gg	1.91	Ov 3.5	4.33
NoG	2.10	Un 3.5	1.30

Now we can create different game scenarios and calculate the fair odds for various outcomes.
The blue color indicates the best and the red color the worst scenario for each outcome.

if game ends at	-1-	-X-	-2-
0-1 goals	2.16	4.02	3.47
2-3 goals	1.68	3.85	6.88
4+ goals	1.78	4.28	4.91
Ov 1.5	1.71	3.97	6.12
Un 1.5	2.16	4.02	3.47
Ov 2.5	1.46	9.06	4.89
Un 2.5	2.33	2.59	5.38
Ov 3.5	1.78	4.28	4.91
Un 3.5	1.81	3.90	5.20
Goal-Goal	2.11	2.78	6.01
No Goal	1.56	7.57	4.42
G-G+Ov 2.5	1.57	7.20	4.47
NG+Un 2.5	1.72	7.57	3.97

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Reading vs Bournemouth at 29 Jan 2021

In this section we will analyze the game between Reading and Bournemouth for Championship (England), which will take place on 29 Jan 2021.
The average bookmakers odds for this game and our odds based on expected goals equations calculation are :

Outcome	Book	Ours	Val %
Reading	3.29	2.42	10.9
Draw	3.32	3.76	-3.5
Bournemouth	2.25	3.12	-12.4
Over 2.5	2.16	2.09	1.6
Under 2.5	1.71	1.92	-6.4

As you can see we have positive expected value at Reading, Over 2.5 (10.9 %, 1.6 %) so let’s further analyze the game.
From the table of monthly allocation of Over 2.5 goals and Goal-Goals percentages for the division, we estimate that the Over 2.5 goals percentage decreases -3.5%.
We can use these observations as an auxiliary factor in our game analysis.

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Basic data and latest results

Reading in the last six matches had 3 wins, 2 draws,one defeat and gathered 11 points, 61.1% of the total available.
In these matches, Reading scored in 4 of them and received at least one goal in 3 of the last six games.
Regarding the goals number, 4 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 2 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 3 of them both teams scored, and in 3 of them at least one team didn’t score.
More recently, Reading in the last three matches had 2 wins, one draw, no defeats. and gathered 7 points, 77.8% of the total available.
In these matches, Reading scored in 2 of them and received at least one goal in 1 of the last three games
Regarding the goals number, 2 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 1 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 1 of them both teams scored, and in 2 of them at least one team didn’t score.

Now, let’s look at Reading’s performance at home.
Reading, at home, had 8 wins, no draws, 4 defeats, and gathered 24 points, 66.7% of the total available.
In these matches, Reading scored in 10 of them and received at least one goal in 6 of these games
Regarding the goals number, 8 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 4 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 4 of them both teams scored, and in 8 of them at least one team didn’t score.
The latest 8 results of Reading was :

date	versus	At	sc	rec	res	OU	Gg
24 Jan	Preston	A	0	0	D	U	N
19 Jan	Coventry	H	3	0	W	O	N
02 Jan	Huddersfield	A	2	1	W	O	G
30 Dec	Swansea	A	0	0	D	U	N
26 Dec	Luton	H	2	1	W	O	G
19 Dec	Brentford	A	1	3	L	O	G
16 Dec	Norwich	H	1	2	L	O	G
12 Dec	QPR	A	1	0	W	U	N

Bournemouth in the last six matches had one win, 2 draws, 3 defeats, and gathered 5 points, 27.8% of the total available.
In these matches, Bournemouth scored in 3 of them and received at least one goal in 4 of the last six games.
Regarding the goals number, 1 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 5 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 2 of them both teams scored, and in 4 of them at least one team didn’t score.
More recently, Bournemouth in the last three matches had no wins, one draw, 2 defeats, and gathered 1 points, 11.1% of the total available.
In these matches, Bournemouth scored in 1 of them but didn’t manage to keep a clean sheet.
Regarding the goals number, all of them ended up with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 1 of them both teams scored, and in 2 of them at least one team didn’t score.

Now, let’s look at Bournemouth’s performance as a guest.
Bournemouth, as a guest, had 4 wins, 6 draws, 3 defeats, and gathered 18 points, 46.2% of the total available.
In these matches, Bournemouth scored in 9 of them and received at least one goal in 9 of these games
Regarding the goals number, 5 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 8 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 7 of them both teams scored, and in 6 of them at least one team didn’t score.
The latest 8 results of Bournemouth was :

date	versus	At	sc	rec	res	OU	Gg
19 Jan	Derby	A	0	1	L	U	N
16 Jan	Luton	H	0	1	L	U	N
12 Jan	Millwall	H	1	1	D	U	G
02 Jan	Stoke	A	1	0	W	U	N
30 Dec	Brentford	A	1	2	L	O	G
19 Dec	Luton	A	0	0	D	U	N
15 Dec	Wycombe	H	1	0	W	U	N
12 Dec	Huddersfield	H	5	0	W	O	N

The first graph shows the probabilities for each team to score exactly 0,1,2 or 3+ goals and the second the probabilities of the total goals in the game.
In the first graph the blue line is for home team, Reading and the red line for guest team, Bournemouth.
In the second graph the red line is the book’s estimations and the blue line is our estimations regarding total goals number. The vertical line is the 2.5 goals limit.

Below are the percentages for each team to score exactly 0,1,2 or 3+ goals gathered in a table.

Team	No-G	1 gl	2 gls	3+ gls
Reading	27%	30%	26%	17%
Bournemouth	33%	32%	22%	12%

According to odds offered, the bookies expect (on average) Reading to score 1 goals and Bournemouth to score 1.31 goals.
So, they expect a total of 2.31 goals in the game and the guest team Bournemouth to win by 0.31 goals margin on average.
According to our calculations, we expect (on average) Reading to score 1.32 goals and Bournemouth to score 1.14 goals.
So, we expect a total of 2.46 goals in the game and both teams to straggle for victory in an very competitive match, expected goals difference is 0.18 on average.

Another helpfull table presents the odds of various outcomes regarding goals number.

Goals	Odds	Goals	Odds
0	11.11	0-1	3.60
1	5.32	2-3	2.07
2	4.12	4+	4.18
3	4.18	Ov 1.5	1.39
4	6.71	Un 1.5	3.60
5	14.49	Ov 2.5	2.09
6+	47.62	Un 2.5	1.92
Gg	2.05	Ov 3.5	4.18
NoG	1.95	Un 3.5	1.32

Now we can create different game scenarios and calculate the fair odds for various outcomes.
The blue color indicates the best and the red color the worst scenario for each outcome.

if game ends at	-1-	-X-	-2-
0-1 goals	2.78	3.09	3.16
2-3 goals	2.17	4.92	2.98
4+ goals	2.63	3.06	3.41
Ov 1.5	2.30	4.10	3.11
Un 1.5	2.78	3.09	3.16
Ov 2.5	2.09	6.13	2.80
Un 2.5	2.83	2.77	3.50
Ov 3.5	2.63	3.06	3.41
Un 3.5	2.36	4.04	3.04
Goal-Goal	2.80	2.77	3.55
No Goal	2.14	5.69	2.80
G-G+Ov 2.5	2.24	4.99	2.84
NG+Un 2.5	2.30	5.69	2.84

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Norwich vs Middlesbrough at 30 Jan 2021

In this section we will analyze the game between Norwich and Middlesbrough for Championship (England), which will take place on 30 Jan 2021.
The average bookmakers odds for this game and our odds based on expected goals equations calculation are :

Outcome	Book	Ours	Val %
Norwich	1.84	1.92	-2.3
Draw	3.70	3.92	-1.5
Middlesbrough	4.22	4.46	-1.3
Over 2.5	1.95	2.06	-2.7
Under 2.5	1.88	1.95	-1.9

As you can see we have positive expected value at ( %) so let’s further analyze the game.
From the table of monthly allocation of Over 2.5 goals and Goal-Goals percentages for the division, we estimate that the Over 2.5 goals percentage decreases -3.5%.
We can use these observations as an auxiliary factor in our game analysis.

Find the monthly tables for Over 2.5 goals and Goal-Goal percentages and how to use them in our book at Amazon bookstore

Basic data and latest results

Norwich in the last six matches had 4 wins, one draw,one defeat and gathered 13 points, 72.2% of the total available.
In these matches, Norwich scored in 5 of them and received at least one goal in 3 of the last six games.
Regarding the goals number, 1 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 5 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 2 of them both teams scored, and in 4 of them at least one team didn’t score.
More recently, Norwich in the last three matches had 3 wins, no draws, no defeats. and gathered 9 points, 100.0% of the total available.
In these matches, Norwich scored in all of them and received at least one goal in 1 of the last three games
Regarding the goals number, 1 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 2 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 1 of them both teams scored, and in 2 of them at least one team didn’t score.

Now, let’s look at Norwich’s performance at home.
Norwich, at home, had 8 wins, 4 draws, one defeat and gathered 28 points, 71.8% of the total available.
In these matches, Norwich scored in 11 of them and received at least one goal in 7 of these games
Regarding the goals number, 4 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 9 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 6 of them both teams scored, and in 7 of them at least one team didn’t score.
The latest 8 results of Norwich was :

date	versus	At	sc	rec	res	OU	Gg
20 Jan	Bristol City	H	2	0	W	U	N
16 Jan	Cardiff	A	2	1	W	O	G
02 Jan	Barnsley	H	1	0	W	U	N
29 Dec	QPR	H	1	1	D	U	G
26 Dec	Watford	A	0	1	L	U	N
19 Dec	Cardiff	H	2	0	W	U	N
16 Dec	Reading	A	2	1	W	O	G
12 Dec	Blackburn	A	2	1	W	O	G

Middlesbrough in the last six matches had 2 wins, no draws, 4 defeats, and gathered 6 points, 33.3% of the total available.
In these matches, Middlesbrough scored in 3 of them but didn’t manage to keep a clean sheet.
Regarding the goals number, 4 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 2 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 3 of them both teams scored, and in 3 of them at least one team didn’t score.
More recently, Middlesbrough in the last three matches had one win, no draws, 2 defeats, and gathered 3 points, 33.3% of the total available.
In these matches, Middlesbrough scored in 1 of them but didn’t manage to keep a clean sheet.
Regarding the goals number, 2 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 1 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 1 of them both teams scored, and in 2 of them at least one team didn’t score.

Now, let’s look at Middlesbrough’s performance as a guest.
Middlesbrough, as a guest, had 4 wins, 4 draws, 5 defeats, and gathered 16 points, 41.0% of the total available.
In these matches, Middlesbrough scored in 8 of them and received at least one goal in 10 of these games
Regarding the goals number, 6 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 7 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 7 of them both teams scored, and in 6 of them at least one team didn’t score.
The latest 8 results of Middlesbrough was :

date	versus	At	sc	rec	res	OU	Gg
27 Jan	Rotherham	H	0	3	L	O	N
24 Jan	Blackburn	H	0	1	L	U	N
20 Jan	Nott’m Forest	A	2	1	W	O	G
16 Jan	Birmingham	H	0	1	L	U	N
02 Jan	Wycombe	A	3	1	W	O	G
29 Dec	Sheffield Weds	A	1	2	L	O	G
19 Dec	Birmingham	A	4	1	W	O	G
16 Dec	Luton	H	1	0	W	U	N

The first graph shows the probabilities for each team to score exactly 0,1,2 or 3+ goals and the second the probabilities of the total goals in the game.
In the first graph the blue line is for home team, Norwich and the red line for guest team, Middlesbrough.
In the second graph the red line is the book’s estimations and the blue line is our estimations regarding total goals number. The vertical line is the 2.5 goals limit.

Below are the percentages for each team to score exactly 0,1,2 or 3+ goals gathered in a table.

Team	No-G	1 gl	2 gls	3+ gls
Norwich	20%	30%	28%	22%
Middlesbrough	36%	41%	14%	9%

According to odds offered, the bookies expect (on average) Norwich to score 1.62 goals and Middlesbrough to score 0.89 goals.
So, they expect a total of 2.5 goals in the game and the home team Norwich to win by 0.73 goals margin on average.
According to our calculations, we expect (on average) Norwich to score 1.52 goals and Middlesbrough to score 0.97 goals.
So, we expect a total of 2.49 goals in the game and the home team Norwich to win by 0.55 goals margin on average.

Another helpfull table presents the odds of various outcomes regarding goals number.

Goals	Odds	Goals	Odds
0	14.08	0-1	3.83
1	5.26	2-3	1.98
2	3.95	4+	4.29
3	3.95	Ov 1.5	1.35
4	6.37	Un 1.5	3.83
5	17.86	Ov 2.5	2.06
6+	50.00	Un 2.5	1.95
Gg	1.94	Ov 3.5	4.29
NoG	2.06	Un 3.5	1.30

Now we can create different game scenarios and calculate the fair odds for various outcomes.
The blue color indicates the best and the red color the worst scenario for each outcome.

if game ends at	-1-	-X-	-2-
0-1 goals	2.42	3.68	3.18
2-3 goals	1.72	4.08	5.75
4+ goals	1.96	3.88	4.31
Ov 1.5	1.79	4.02	5.20
Un 1.5	2.42	3.68	3.18
Ov 2.5	1.56	8.10	4.26
Un 2.5	2.46	2.64	4.67
Ov 3.5	1.96	3.88	4.31
Un 3.5	1.91	3.93	4.51
Goal-Goal	2.19	2.80	5.36
No Goal	1.70	6.83	3.79
G-G+Ov 2.5	1.66	6.52	4.07
NG+Un 2.5	1.87	6.83	3.55

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Sheffield Weds vs Preston at 30 Jan 2021

In this section we will analyze the game between Sheffield Weds and Preston for Championship (England), which will take place on 30 Jan 2021.
The average bookmakers odds for this game and our odds based on expected goals equations calculation are :

Outcome	Book	Ours	Val %
Sheffield Weds	2.87	2.40	6.8
Draw	3.10	3.61	-4.6
Preston	2.62	3.26	-7.5
Over 2.5	2.30	2.25	1.0
Under 2.5	1.63	1.80	-5.8

As you can see we have positive expected value at Sheffield Weds, Over 2.5 (6.8 %, 1 %) so let’s further analyze the game.
From the table of monthly allocation of Over 2.5 goals and Goal-Goals percentages for the division, we estimate that the Over 2.5 goals percentage decreases -3.5%.
We can use these observations as an auxiliary factor in our game analysis.

Find the monthly tables for Over 2.5 goals and Goal-Goal percentages and how to use them in our book at Amazon bookstore

Basic data and latest results

Sheffield Weds in the last six matches had 3 wins, one draw, 2 defeats, and gathered 10 points, 55.6% of the total available.
In these matches, Sheffield Weds scored in 4 of them and received at least one goal in 4 of the last six games.
Regarding the goals number, 1 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 5 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 2 of them both teams scored, and in 4 of them at least one team didn’t score.
More recently, Sheffield Weds in the last three matches had 2 wins, no draws,one defeat and gathered 6 points, 66.7% of the total available.
In these matches, Sheffield Weds scored in 2 of them and received at least one goal in 2 of the last three games
Regarding the goals number, 1 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 2 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 1 of them both teams scored, and in 2 of them at least one team didn’t score.

Now, let’s look at Sheffield Weds’s performance at home.
Sheffield Weds, at home, had 4 wins, 5 draws, 3 defeats, and gathered 17 points, 47.2% of the total available.
In these matches, Sheffield Weds scored in 8 of them and received at least one goal in 6 of these games
Regarding the goals number, 3 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 9 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 5 of them both teams scored, and in 7 of them at least one team didn’t score.
The latest 8 results of Sheffield Weds was :

date	versus	At	sc	rec	res	OU	Gg
27 Jan	Coventry	A	0	2	L	U	N
01 Jan	Derby	H	1	0	W	U	N
29 Dec	Middlesbrough	H	2	1	W	O	G
26 Dec	Blackburn	A	1	1	D	U	G
19 Dec	Coventry	H	1	0	W	U	N
15 Dec	Nott’m Forest	A	0	2	L	U	N
12 Dec	Barnsley	H	1	2	L	O	G
08 Dec	Huddersfield	A	0	2	L	U	N

Preston in the last six matches had 3 wins, one draw, 2 defeats, and gathered 10 points, 55.6% of the total available.
In these matches, Preston scored in 3 of them and received at least one goal in 2 of the last six games.
Regarding the goals number, all of them ended up with less than three goals scored.
Also, at least one team didn’t score to all of them.
More recently, Preston in the last three matches had one win, one draw,one defeat and gathered 4 points, 44.4% of the total available.
In these matches, Preston scored in 1 of them and received at least one goal in 1 of the last three games
Regarding the goals number, all of them ended up with less than three goals scored.
Also, at least one team didn’t score to all of them.

Now, let’s look at Preston’s performance as a guest.
Preston, as a guest, had 7 wins, one draw, 5 defeats, and gathered 22 points, 56.4% of the total available.
In these matches, Preston scored in 11 of them and received at least one goal in 9 of these games
Regarding the goals number, 9 of them ended up with three or more goals scored, and 4 of them finished with less than three goals scored.
Also, in 7 of them both teams scored, and in 6 of them at least one team didn’t score.
The latest 8 results of Preston was :

date	versus	At	sc	rec	res	OU	Gg
24 Jan	Reading	H	0	0	D	U	N
20 Jan	Birmingham	A	1	0	W	U	N
16 Jan	Bristol City	A	0	2	L	U	N
02 Jan	Nott’m Forest	H	0	1	L	U	N
29 Dec	Coventry	H	2	0	W	U	N
26 Dec	Derby	A	1	0	W	U	N
18 Dec	Bristol City	H	1	0	W	U	N
15 Dec	Barnsley	A	1	2	L	O	G

The first graph shows the probabilities for each team to score exactly 0,1,2 or 3+ goals and the second the probabilities of the total goals in the game.
In the first graph the blue line is for home team, Sheffield Weds and the red line for guest team, Preston.
In the second graph the red line is the book’s estimations and the blue line is our estimations regarding total goals number. The vertical line is the 2.5 goals limit.

Below are the percentages for each team to score exactly 0,1,2 or 3+ goals gathered in a table.

Team	No-G	1 gl	2 gls	3+ gls
Sheffield Weds	28%	34%	19%	18%
Preston	34%	37%	16%	13%

According to odds offered, the bookies expect (on average) Sheffield Weds to score 1.07 goals and Preston to score 1.14 goals.
So, they expect a total of 2.21 goals in the game and both teams to straggle for victory in an very competitive match, expected goals difference is -0.07 on average.
According to our calculations, we expect (on average) Sheffield Weds to score 1.28 goals and Preston to score 1.07 goals.
So, we expect a total of 2.35 goals in the game and both teams to straggle for victory in an very competitive match, expected goals difference is 0.21 on average.

Another helpfull table presents the odds of various outcomes regarding goals number.

Goals	Odds	Goals	Odds
0	10.42	0-1	3.14
1	4.50	2-3	2.16
2	4.22	4+	4.52
3	4.42	Ov 1.5	1.46
4	6.99	Un 1.5	3.14
5	18.52	Ov 2.5	2.24
6+	41.67	Un 2.5	1.80
Gg	2.11	Ov 3.5	4.52
NoG	1.89	Un 3.5	1.28

Now we can create different game scenarios and calculate the fair odds for various outcomes.
The blue color indicates the best and the red color the worst scenario for each outcome.

if game ends at	-1-	-X-	-2-
0-1 goals	2.67	3.31	3.09
2-3 goals