Reading 2-1 Ipswich
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: R. Beerens 7.6 · Joey Van den Berg 7.6 · B. Pitman 7.3
Match analysis
5 sections00:119 September 2016: the Championship matchday 6 match ended Reading 2-1 Ipswich.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. Reading scored first, in the 45th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 45+3' G. McCleary (penalty) → 1-0; 50' B. Pitman (penalty) → 1-1; 90+5' D. Williams (penalty) → 2-1.
Yellow cards: Reading 5, Ipswich 4.
Statistical comparison
Shots 11-10 (5-5 on target); possession 63%-37%; corners 5-5; pass accuracy 76%-65%.
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 1-1 in the second.
Standout players
R. Beerens was Reading's highest-rated player at 7.6 in 90 minutes: 1 shot on target, 4 key passes, won 4 of 10 duels.
B. Pitman was Ipswich's highest-rated player at 7.3 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 2 shots on target, won 8 of 15 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 Ipswich (Championship matchday 6, 9 September 2016) finished 2-1. Goals: G. McCleary 45+3' (pen), B. Pitman 50' (pen), D. Williams 90+5' (pen). Match stats: possession Reading 63%, Ipswich 37%; shots on target 5-5.
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