Reading 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: J. Swift 8.1 · T. Ilori 7.5 · B. Osborn 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections04:1112 January 2019: the Championship matchday 27 match ended Reading 2-0 Nottingham Forest.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. Reading scored first, in the 23rd minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 23' J. Swift, assisted by M. Barrow → 1-0; 87' J. Robinson (own goal) → 1-1.
Danny Fox (Nottingham Forest) was sent off in the 62nd minute; Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) was sent off in the 83rd minute; yellow cards: Reading 3, Nottingham Forest 5.
Statistical comparison
Shots 12-8 (5-3 on target); possession 55%-45%; corners 6-2; pass accuracy 84%-80%.
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 1-0 in the second.
Standout players
J. Swift was Reading's highest-rated player at 8.1 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 2 shots on target, 2 key passes, 1 tackle, won 7 of 10 duels.
B. Osborn was Nottingham Forest's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 90 minutes: 1 shot on target, 3 key passes, 4 tackles, won 9 of 14 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 Nottingham Forest (Championship matchday 27, 12 January 2019) finished 2-0. Goals: J. Swift 23', J. Robinson 87' (o.g.). Match stats: possession Reading 55%, Nottingham Forest 45%; shots on target 5-3.
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.