Match

Reading vs Ipswich: result 5-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 11, 2015 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading
5-1
Ipswich

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What was the result of Reading vs Ipswich?

Reading won 5-1 on September 11, 2015.

Goalscorers

  • 7′Orlando SáReading
  • 11′F. SearsIpswich
  • 14′Orlando SáReading
  • 49′Nick BlackmanReading
  • 63′Orlando SáReading
  • 87′O. NorwoodReading

Official lineup for Reading vs Ipswich

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading

  1. 10Orlando Sá
  2. 22Nick Blackman
  1. 6O. Norwood
  2. 7M. Vydra
  3. 18A. Tshibola
  4. 21S. Quinn
  1. 2C. Gunter
  2. 5Paul McShane
  3. 11J. Obita
  4. 15A. Ferdinand
  1. 1J. Bond

Ipswich

  1. 10D. McGoldrick
  2. 11Brett Douglas Pitman
  3. 20F. Sears
  1. 8C. Skuse
  2. 14R. Fraser
  3. 22J. Douglas
  1. 3J. Knudsen
  2. 4L. Chambers
  3. 5T. Smith
  4. 6Christophe Didier Berra
  1. 1Dean Jeffrey Gerken
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Ipswich have 8, 3 and 4.

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

Reading
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 29, 2015Brentford(away)3-1Championship
Aug 25, 2015Portsmouth(away)2-1League Cup
Aug 22, 2015Milton Keynes Dons(home)0-0Championship
Aug 19, 2015Sheffield Wednesday(away)1-1Championship
Aug 16, 2015Leeds(home)0-0Championship
Ipswich
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 29, 2015Brighton(home)2-3Championship
Aug 25, 2015Doncaster(away)4-1League Cup
Aug 22, 2015Preston(away)2-1Championship
Aug 18, 2015Burnley(home)2-0Championship
Aug 15, 2015Sheffield Wednesday(home)2-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Reading wins, 0 draws, 1 Ipswich win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 21, 2015Ipswich 0-1 ReadingChampionship
Aug 16, 2014Reading 1-0 IpswichChampionship
Jan 25, 2014Ipswich 2-0 ReadingChampionship
Aug 3, 2013Reading 2-1 IpswichChampionship
Dec 31, 2011Reading 1-0 IpswichChampionship
Nov 26, 2011Ipswich 2-3 ReadingChampionship

Last archived meeting: Ipswich vs Reading on Feb 21, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Reading score 0.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Ipswich score 2.0 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading0.90.957/156/15
Ipswich2.01.5114/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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2Ipswich4623158804784

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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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