Reading vs Walsall: result 4-0 and analysis
FA Cup4th RoundKick-off on January 30, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Walsall?
Reading won 4-0 on January 30, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 37′Thomas Henry Alex Robson-KanuReading
- 40′M. VydraReading
- 75′Daniel WilliamsReading
- 89′M. VydraReading
Official lineup for Reading vs Walsall
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
- 7M. Vydra
- 9Thomas Henry Alex Robson-Kanu
- 6O. Norwood
- 18A. Tshibola
- 21S. Quinn
- 23Daniel Williams
- 2C. Gunter
- 11J. Obita
- 15A. Ferdinand
- 35J. Cooper
- 26Ali Al Habsi
Walsall
- 9T. Bradshaw
- 2J. Demetriou
- 8S. Mantom
- 10R. Sawyers
- 12A. Forde
- 3A. Taylor
- 4James O'Connor
- 6Paul Michael Downing
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 14R. Henry
- 1N. Etheridge
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Walsall have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2016 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Huddersfield(home) | 5-2 | FA Cup |
| Jan 16, 2016 | Milton Keynes Dons(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Jan 12, 2016 | Derby(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Jan 9, 2016 | Huddersfield(away) | 2-2 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2016 | Blackpool(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Jan 16, 2016 | Bury(away) | 3-2 | League One |
| Jan 12, 2016 | Coventry(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Jan 9, 2016 | Brentford(away) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Rochdale(home) | 0-3 | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Walsall score 1.4 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Walsall | 1.4 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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