Match

Reading vs West Ham: result 1-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 29, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading
1-0
West Ham

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What was the result of Reading vs West Ham?

Reading won 1-0 on December 29, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 5′P. PogrebnyakReading

Official lineup for Reading vs West Ham

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading

  1. 7P. Pogrebnyak
  1. 4Jem Karacan
  2. 8M. Leigertwood
  3. 11Jobi McAnuff
  4. 14J. Kébé
  5. 20Danny Sean Guthrie
  1. 2C. Gunter
  2. 5A. Pearce
  3. 6A. Mariappa
  4. 23Ian Harte
  1. 1A. Federici

West Ham

  1. 9C. Cole
  1. 4K. Nolan
  2. 7Matt Jarvis
  3. 14M. Taylor
  4. 16Mark Noble
  5. 32G. O'Neil
  1. 2W. Reid
  2. 5J. Tomkins
  3. 17Joseph Martin O'Brien
  4. 19J. Collins
  1. 22J. Jääskeläinen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 1 win, 5 draws and 9 defeats; West Ham have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Reading
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2012Swansea(home)0-0Premier League
Dec 22, 2012Manchester City(away)0-1Premier League
Dec 17, 2012Arsenal(home)2-5Premier League
Dec 11, 2012Sunderland(away)0-3Premier League
Dec 8, 2012Southampton(away)0-1Premier League
West Ham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 22, 2012Everton(home)1-2Premier League
Dec 16, 2012West Brom(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 9, 2012Liverpool(home)2-3Premier League
Dec 1, 2012Chelsea(home)3-1Premier League
Nov 28, 2012Manchester United(away)0-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Reading wins, 0 draws, 0 West Ham wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2012West Ham 2-4 ReadingChampionship
Dec 10, 2011Reading 3-0 West HamChampionship

Last archived meeting: West Ham vs Reading on Mar 31, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Reading score 1.3 and concede 2.2 goals per match over their last 15; West Ham score 1.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading1.32.228/158/15
West Ham1.31.5311/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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18West Ham3810919466539

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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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