Nottingham Forest 3-2 Reading
Championship · Matchweek 44
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: Y. Kermorgant 8.9 · B. Assombalonga 8.4 · J. Obita 8.2
Match analysis
5 sections05:24Nottingham Forest beat Reading 3-2 in the Championship matchday 44 on 22 April 2017.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. Nottingham Forest scored first, in the 31st minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 31' B. Assombalonga, assisted by B. Brereton → 1-0; 47' B. Assombalonga, assisted by B. Osborn → 2-0; 54' M. Carayol, assisted by D. Fox → 3-0; 58' Y. Kermorgant, assisted by J. Obita → 3-1; 74' Y. Kermorgant → 3-2.
Yellow cards: Nottingham Forest 2, Reading 2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 19-10 (10-3 on target); possession 41%-59%; corners 11-4; pass accuracy 78%-81%.
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 2-2 in the second.
Standout players
B. Assombalonga was Nottingham Forest's highest-rated player at 8.4 in 90 minutes: 2 goals, 2 shots on target, won 7 of 14 duels.
Y. Kermorgant was Reading's highest-rated player at 8.9 in 90 minutes: 2 goals, 2 shots on target, 2 key passes, won 10 of 17 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
22 April 2017: the Championship matchday 44 match ended Nottingham Forest 3-2 Reading. Goals: B. Assombalonga 31', B. Assombalonga 47', M. Carayol 54', Y. Kermorgant 58', Y. Kermorgant 74'. Match stats: possession Nottingham Forest 41%, Reading 59%; shots on target 10-3.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.