Reading 3-1 Blackburn
Championship · Matchweek 40
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: Y. Kermorgant 7.9 · G. McCleary 7.1 · M. Emnes 7.0
Match analysis
5 sections02:294 April 2017: the Championship matchday 40 match ended Reading 3-1 Blackburn.
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Result and story of the match
It was 2-0 at half-time. Reading scored first, in the 14th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 14' Y. Kermorgant, assisted by T. Blackett → 1-0; 29' Y. Kermorgant, assisted by J. Swift → 2-0; 77' E. Bennett, assisted by L. Feeney → 2-1; 78' G. McCleary, assisted by Tiago Ilori → 3-1.
Yellow cards: Reading 1, Blackburn 0.
Statistical comparison
Shots 15-14 (6-2 on target); possession 54%-46%; corners 1-5; pass accuracy 79%-77%.
Goals by half: 2-0 in the first, 1-1 in the second.
Standout players
Y. Kermorgant was Reading's highest-rated player at 7.9 in 90 minutes: 2 goals, 3 shots on target, 1 key pass, won 11 of 16 duels.
M. Emnes was Blackburn's highest-rated player at 7.0 in 45 minutes: won 4 of 11 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
Reading vs Blackburn (Championship matchday 40, 4 April 2017) finished 3-1. Goals: Y. Kermorgant 14', Y. Kermorgant 29', E. Bennett 77', G. McCleary 78'. Match stats: possession Reading 54%, Blackburn 46%; shots on target 6-2.
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.