Sunderland vs Reading: result 3-0 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on December 11, 2012 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland
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What was the result of Sunderland vs Reading?
Sunderland won 3-0 on December 11, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 3′J. McCleanSunderland
- 28′S. FletcherSunderland
- 90′S. SessègnonSunderland
Official lineup for Sunderland vs Reading
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sunderland
- 26S. Fletcher
- 7S. Larsson
- 8C. Gardner
- 14J. Colback
- 21Adam Johnson
- 23J. McClean
- 28S. Sessègnon
- 3D. Rose
- 16J. O'Shea
- 24Carlos Cuéllar
- 22S. Mignolet
Reading
- 9A. Le Fondre
- 10N. Hunt
- 8M. Leigertwood
- 11Jobi McAnuff
- 12G. McCleary
- 16J. Tabb
- 3N. Shorey
- 5A. Pearce
- 6A. Mariappa
- 24Shaun Cummings
- 1A. Federici
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Reading have 2, 5 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2012 | Chelsea(home) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 2, 2012 | Norwich(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Nov 27, 2012 | QPR(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 24, 2012 | West Brom(home) | 2-4 | Premier League |
| Nov 18, 2012 | Fulham(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2012 | Southampton(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 1, 2012 | Manchester United(home) | 3-4 | Premier League |
| Nov 27, 2012 | Aston Villa(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Wigan(away) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Nov 17, 2012 | Everton(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Sunderland score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Reading score 1.6 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 0.9 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Reading | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
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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