Reading vs Manchester City: result 0-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 37Kick-off on May 14, 2013 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Manchester City?
Manchester City won 0-2 on May 14, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 40′S. AgüeroManchester City
- 88′E. DžekoManchester City
Official lineup for Reading vs Manchester City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
- 7P. Pogrebnyak
- 19Thomas Henry Alex Robson-Kanu
- 4Jem Karacan
- 11Jobi McAnuff
- 12G. McCleary
- 20Danny Sean Guthrie
- 27S. Kelly
- 2C. Gunter
- 6A. Mariappa
- 15S. Morrison
- 21A. McCarthy
Manchester City
- 16S. Agüero
- 32C. Tevez
- 7J. Milner
- 18G. Barry
- 21David Silva
- 42Yaya Touré
- 2Micah Richards
- 6Joleon Lescott
- 22G. Clichy
- 28Kolo Habib Touré
- 1J. Hart
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Manchester City have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2013 | Fulham(away) | 4-2 | Premier League |
| Apr 28, 2013 | QPR(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Norwich(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Apr 13, 2013 | Liverpool(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Southampton(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2013 | Wigan(home) | 0-1 | FA Cup |
| May 7, 2013 | West Brom(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| May 4, 2013 | Swansea(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 27, 2013 | West Ham(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Tottenham(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Reading wins, 0 draws, 1 Manchester City win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2012 | Manchester City 1-0 Reading | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs Reading on Dec 22, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.2 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 1.7 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
| Manchester City | 1.7 | 0.8 | 8 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 21 |
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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