Reading vs Cambridge United: result 3-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 18Kick-off on December 3, 2024 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Cambridge United?
Reading won 3-0 on December 3, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 49′L. WingReading
- 60′Mamadi CamaráReading
- 63′L. WingReading
Official lineup for Reading vs Cambridge United
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
4-3-3- 28Mamadi Camará
- 10S. Smith
- 20C. Campbell
- 8C. Savage
- 29L. Wing
- 4Benjamin Njongoue Elliott
- 3J. Dorsett
- 24Tyler Bindon
- 27A. Mbengue
- 5M. Craig
- 22Joel Pereira
Cambridge United
3-4-3- 19S. Lavery
- 9D. Nlundulu
- 10E. Kachunga
- 7J. Brophy
- 14K. Smith
- 24J. Cousins
- 2L. Bennett
- 3D. Andrew
- 5M. Morrison
- 16Z. Rossi
- 27V. Reyes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Cambridge United have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2024 | Harborough Town(home) | 5-3 | FA Cup |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Barnsley(away) | 2-2 | League One |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Peterborough(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Newport County(home) | 3-0 | EFL Trophy |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Stevenage(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | Wigan(home) | 1-2 | FA Cup |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Bolton(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Northampton(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Barnsley(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Peterborough(away) | 1-6 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Reading win, 0 draws, 1 Cambridge United win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2024 | Reading 4-0 Cambridge United | League One |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Cambridge United 1-0 Reading | League One |
Last archived meeting: Reading vs Cambridge United on Mar 16, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 2.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Cambridge United score 0.9 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 11/15 | 11/15 |
| Cambridge United | 0.9 | 1.2 | 6 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Reading sit 6th in League One (15 points from 9 matches) and Cambridge United sit 5th (16 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. 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