Reading vs Chelsea: result 2-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 24Kick-off on January 30, 2013 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Chelsea?
Reading and Chelsea drew 2-2 on January 30, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 45′MataChelsea
- 66′F. LampardChelsea
- 87′A. Le FondreReading
- 90′A. Le FondreReading
Official lineup for Reading vs Chelsea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
- 7P. Pogrebnyak
- 4Jem Karacan
- 8M. Leigertwood
- 11Jobi McAnuff
- 14J. Kébé
- 20Danny Sean Guthrie
- 27S. Kelly
- 5A. Pearce
- 6A. Mariappa
- 23Ian Harte
- 1A. Federici
Chelsea
- 9Fernando Torres
- 7Ramires
- 8F. Lampard
- 10Mata
- 11Oscar
- 2B. Ivanović
- 3A. Cole
- 24Gary Cahill
- 28César Azpilicueta
- 34R. Bertrand
- 22Ross Turnbull
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Chelsea have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2013 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 4-0 | FA Cup |
| Jan 19, 2013 | Newcastle(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 12, 2013 | West Brom(home) | 3-2 | Premier League |
| Jan 5, 2013 | Crawley Town(away) | 3-1 | FA Cup |
| Jan 1, 2013 | Tottenham(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2013 | Brentford(away) | 2-2 | FA Cup |
| Jan 23, 2013 | Swansea(away) | 0-0 | League Cup |
| Jan 20, 2013 | Arsenal(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 16, 2013 | Southampton(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Jan 12, 2013 | Stoke City(away) | 4-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Reading wins, 0 draws, 1 Chelsea win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2012 | Chelsea 4-2 Reading | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 2.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Chelsea | 2.7 | 1.1 | 4 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
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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