Blackburn 2-2 Reading
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: C. Mulgrew 8.7 · J. Böðvarsson 8.5 · E. Bennett 7.4
Match analysis
5 sections06:2222 August 2018: the Championship matchday 4 match ended Blackburn 2-2 Reading.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-2 at half-time. Blackburn levelled after the break. Reading scored first, in the 12th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 12' J. Böðvarsson → 0-1; 25' J. Böðvarsson → 0-2; 51' C. Mulgrew (penalty) → 1-2; 76' C. Mulgrew (penalty) → 2-2.
Yellow cards: Blackburn 1, Reading 0.
Statistical comparison
Shots 16-8 (4-4 on target); possession 60%-40%; corners 6-1; pass accuracy 70%-61%.
Goals by half: 0-2 in the first, 2-0 in the second.
Standout players
C. Mulgrew was Blackburn's highest-rated player at 8.7 in 90 minutes: 2 goals, 2 shots on target, won 7 of 9 duels.
J. Böðvarsson was Reading's highest-rated player at 8.5 in 90 minutes: 2 goals, 2 shots on target, 2 tackles, won 17 of 32 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Blackburn vs Reading (Championship matchday 4, 22 August 2018) finished 2-2. Goals: J. Böðvarsson 12', J. Böðvarsson 25', C. Mulgrew 51' (pen), C. Mulgrew 76' (pen). Match stats: possession Blackburn 60%, Reading 40%; shots on target 4-4.
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