Reading vs Crystal Palace: result 2-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 45Kick-off on April 21, 2012 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Crystal Palace?
Reading and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 on April 21, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 14′W. ZahaCrystal Palace
- 20′K. GorkšsReading
- 53′A. Le FondreReading
- 76′G. MurrayCrystal Palace
Official lineup for Reading vs Crystal Palace
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
- 10N. Hunt
- 19Thomas Henry Alex Robson-Kanu
- 33J. Roberts
- 8M. Leigertwood
- 11Jobi McAnuff
- 26H. Mullins
- 5A. Pearce
- 17K. Gorkšs
- 23Ian Harte
- 24Shaun Cummings
- 1A. Federici
Crystal Palace
- 16W. Zaha
- 17G. Murray
- 7D. Ambrose
- 10O. Garvan
- 28S. O'Keefe
- 36K. De Silva
- 4J. Parr
- 5P. McCarthy
- 21D. Moxey
- 30Paul McShane
- 1J. Speroni
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Crystal Palace have 3, 7 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2012 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Apr 13, 2012 | Southampton(away) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Apr 10, 2012 | Brighton(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Apr 6, 2012 | Leeds(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Mar 31, 2012 | West Ham(away) | 4-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2012 | Portsmouth(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Apr 14, 2012 | Ipswich(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Apr 9, 2012 | Southampton(home) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Apr 7, 2012 | Birmingham(away) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Mar 31, 2012 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 0-3 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Reading wins, 1 draw, 0 Crystal Palace wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2011 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Reading | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Crystal Palace vs Reading on Oct 29, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 2.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Crystal Palace score 1.1 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0 | 0.7 | 8 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Crystal Palace | 1.1 | 1.3 | 5 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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