Manchester City vs Reading: result 1-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 18Kick-off on December 22, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester
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What was the result of Manchester City vs Reading?
Manchester City won 1-0 on December 22, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 90′G. BarryManchester City
Official lineup for Manchester City vs Reading
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Manchester City
- 16S. Agüero
- 32C. Tevez
- 14Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 18G. Barry
- 21David Silva
- 42Yaya Touré
- 5P. Zabaleta
- 28Kolo Habib Touré
- 33M. Nastasić
- 44K. Rekik
- 1J. Hart
Reading
- 7P. Pogrebnyak
- 4Jem Karacan
- 8M. Leigertwood
- 11Jobi McAnuff
- 14J. Kébé
- 16J. Tabb
- 2C. Gunter
- 5A. Pearce
- 6A. Mariappa
- 23Ian Harte
- 1A. Federici
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Reading have 2, 5 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2012 | Newcastle(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 9, 2012 | Manchester United(home) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 4, 2012 | Borussia Dortmund(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 1, 2012 | Everton(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 28, 2012 | Wigan(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2012 | Arsenal(home) | 2-5 | Premier League |
| Dec 11, 2012 | Sunderland(away) | 0-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 8, 2012 | Southampton(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 1, 2012 | Manchester United(home) | 3-4 | Premier League |
| Nov 27, 2012 | Aston Villa(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Manchester City score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Reading score 1.7 and concede 2.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 1.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Reading | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 18 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy