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Reading vs Derby: result 3-3 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 34Kick-off on February 24, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading
3-3
Derby

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What was the result of Reading vs Derby?

Reading and Derby drew 3-3 on February 24, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 6′K. PalmerDerby
  • 16′L. KellyReading
  • 32′Modou BarrowReading
  • 35′R. KeoghDerby
  • 46′T. LawrenceDerby
  • 80′J. BöðvarssonReading

Official lineup for Reading vs Derby

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading

4-2-3-1
  1. 22P. Clement
  1. 17Modou Barrow
  2. 23J. Böðvarsson
  3. 38L. Kelly
  1. 19L. Bacuna
  2. 14S. Aluko
  1. 50O. Richards
  2. 20Tiago Ilori
  3. 6L. Moore
  4. 2C. Gunter
  1. 1V. Mannone

Derby

4-2-3-1
  1. 19A. Weimann
  1. 32C. Jerome
  2. 7K. Palmer
  3. 10T. Lawrence
  1. 36J. Ledley
  2. 44T. Huddlestone
  1. 29M. Olsson
  2. 6R. Keogh
  3. 12C. Baird
  4. 33C. Davies
  1. 1S. Carson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats; Derby have 7, 6 and 2.

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

Reading
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 20, 2018Nottingham Forest(away)1-1Championship
Feb 10, 2018Middlesbrough(away)1-2Championship
Feb 3, 2018Millwall(home)0-2Championship
Jan 30, 2018Burton Albion(away)3-1Championship
Jan 26, 2018Sheffield Wednesday(away)1-3FA Cup
Derby
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 21, 2018Leeds(home)2-2Championship
Feb 13, 2018Sheffield Wednesday(away)0-2Championship
Feb 10, 2018Norwich(home)1-1Championship
Feb 3, 2018Brentford(home)3-0Championship
Jan 30, 2018Millwall(away)0-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Reading wins, 2 draws, 2 Derby wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 4, 2017Derby 2-4 ReadingChampionship
Jan 21, 2017Derby 3-2 ReadingChampionship
Oct 1, 2016Reading 1-1 DerbyChampionship
Jan 12, 2016Derby 1-1 ReadingChampionship
Sep 15, 2015Reading 0-1 DerbyChampionship
May 2, 2015Derby 0-3 ReadingChampionship

Last archived meeting: Derby vs Reading on Nov 4, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Reading score 0.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Derby score 1.4 and concede 0.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading0.91.437/156/15
Derby1.40.694/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
23Derby91358156

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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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