Reading vs Leicester: result 1-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 42Kick-off on April 14, 2014 at 07:07 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Leicester?
Reading and Leicester drew 1-1 on April 14, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 16′A. PearceReading
- 33′Daniel Noel DrinkwaterLeicester
Official lineup for Reading vs Leicester
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
- 7P. Pogrebnyak
- 11Jobi McAnuff
- 12G. McCleary
- 23Daniel Williams
- 2C. Gunter
- 5A. Pearce
- 15S. Morrison
- 18W. Bridge
- 35M. Hector
- 37J. Obita
- 21A. McCarthy
Leicester
- 9J. Vardy
- 35D. Nugent
- 4Daniel Noel Drinkwater
- 7Dean Hammond
- 11Lloyd Dyer
- 15J. Schlupp
- 26R. Mahrez
- 2R. De Laet
- 5W. Morgan
- 27Marcin Wasilewski
- 1K. Schmeichel
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Leicester have 9, 5 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2014 | Bournemouth(away) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Apr 5, 2014 | Charlton(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Mar 29, 2014 | Huddersfield(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Barnsley(home) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Mar 22, 2014 | Birmingham(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2014 | Brighton(home) | 1-4 | Championship |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Apr 1, 2014 | Wigan(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Mar 29, 2014 | Burnley(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Yeovil Town(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Reading wins, 0 draws, 1 Leicester win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2013 | Leicester 1-0 Reading | Championship |
| Mar 10, 2012 | Reading 3-1 Leicester | Championship |
| Aug 13, 2011 | Leicester 0-2 Reading | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester score 2.0 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Leicester | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 68 | 46 |
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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