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Reading vs Aston Villa: result 1-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 29Kick-off on March 9, 2013 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading
1-2
Aston Villa

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What was the result of Reading vs Aston Villa?

Aston Villa won 1-2 on March 9, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 32′N. BakerReading (o.g.)
  • 33′C. BentekeAston Villa
  • 45′Gabriel Imuetinyan AgbonlahorAston Villa

Official lineup for Reading vs Aston Villa

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading

  1. 9A. Le Fondre
  2. 10N. Hunt
  3. 19Thomas Henry Alex Robson-Kanu
  1. 8M. Leigertwood
  2. 11Jobi McAnuff
  3. 27S. Kelly
  4. 28Hope Akpan
  1. 5A. Pearce
  2. 6A. Mariappa
  3. 23Ian Harte
  1. 41S. Taylor

Aston Villa

  1. 11Gabriel Imuetinyan Agbonlahor
  2. 20C. Benteke
  3. 26A. Weimann
  1. 15A. Westwood
  2. 18Y. Sylla
  3. 25B. Bannan
  1. 4R. Vlaar
  2. 6C. Clark
  3. 32N. Baker
  4. 34M. Lowton
  1. 22B. Guzan
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Aston Villa have 3, 3 and 9.

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

Reading
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2013Everton(away)1-3Premier League
Feb 23, 2013Wigan(home)0-3Premier League
Feb 18, 2013Manchester United(away)1-2FA Cup
Feb 9, 2013Stoke City(away)1-2Premier League
Feb 2, 2013Sunderland(home)2-1Premier League
Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 4, 2013Manchester City(home)0-1Premier League
Feb 23, 2013Arsenal(away)1-2Premier League
Feb 10, 2013West Ham(home)2-1Premier League
Feb 2, 2013Everton(away)3-3Premier League
Jan 29, 2013Newcastle(home)1-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Reading wins, 0 draws, 1 Aston Villa win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 27, 2012Aston Villa 1-0 ReadingPremier League

Last archived meeting: Aston Villa vs Reading on Nov 27, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Reading score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Aston Villa score 1.1 and concede 2.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading1.51.7310/1512/15
Aston Villa1.12.4010/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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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

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