Match

Reading United vs Sonic: result 2-0 and analysis

US Open Cup1st RoundKick-off on May 14, 2013 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Don Thomas Stadium, Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading United

2-0

Sonic

Full time

What was the result of Reading United vs Sonic?

Reading United won 2-0 on May 14, 2013.

Goalscorers

50′103097Reading United
55′S. NeumannReading United

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 2 matches in all competitions, Reading United have 1 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats; Sonic have 0, 0 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Reading United
Date	Opponent	Score	Competition
May 22, 2012	Charleston Battery(away)	1-2	US Open Cup
May 15, 2012	NY Greek Americans(home)	2-1	US Open Cup

Sonic
Date	Opponent	Score	Competition
May 15, 2012	Long Island Rough Riders(home)	0-2	US Open Cup

How many goals should we expect?

Reading United score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 2; Sonic score 0.0 and concede 2.0.

Club	Goals scored / match	Goals conceded / match	Clean sheets	Both teams scored	Over 2.5 goals
Reading United	1.5	1.5	0	2/2	2/2
Sonic	0.0	2.0	0	0/1	0/1

Over the last 2 matches in all competitions.

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy