Reading 2-2 Blackpool
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Match analysis
5 sections22:264 January 2020: the FA Cup match ended Reading 2-2 Blackpool.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-1 at half-time. Reading levelled after the break. Blackpool scored first, in the 28th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 28' N. Delfouneso, assisted by A. Gnanduillet → 0-1; 56' S. Baldock, assisted by M. Olise → 1-1; 60' A. Gnanduillet, assisted by N. Delfouneso → 1-2; 66' D. Loader, assisted by G. McCleary → 2-2.
Yellow cards: Reading 0, Blackpool 3.
Statistical comparison
Shots 14-7 (9-5 on target); possession 55%-45%; corners 11-4.
Goals by half: 0-1 in the first, 2-1 in the second.
Standout players
Goal scorers: N. Delfouneso, S. Baldock, A. Gnanduillet, D. Loader.
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
4 January 2020: the FA Cup match ended Reading 2-2 Blackpool. Goals: N. Delfouneso 28', S. Baldock 56', A. Gnanduillet 60', D. Loader 66'. Match stats: possession Reading 55%, Blackpool 45%; shots on target 9-5.
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