Reading vs Ipswich stats and head-to-head

2017-18. Sat, 28 Apr 2018

ReadingHome

04Full time, half-time 0–0

IpswichAway

Ipswich won by 4 goals.

LDLLDLeague form, oldest to newestWLLWD

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Madejski Stadium. Photo: TheSportsDB, CC0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Reading have 22 scored home results and Ipswich 22 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Reading at home: 1.05 points per match (22 measured matches); Ipswich away: 1.09 points per match (22 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Reading scored 1.14 per home match (22 measured matches); Ipswich scored 1.09 away (22). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.27 per club appearance across 1058 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 24 of 44 pooled club appearances (54.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. Reading: 0 wins; Ipswich: 1 wins; draws: 0.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half00

Second half04

The match in numbers

ReadingIpswich

15Shots11
6Shots on target7
12Corners4
7Fouls13
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Reading

Shots15
On target6
Goals0

40% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Ipswich

Shots11
On target7
Goals4

64% of shots on target, 57% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

1 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Too few to read much into. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Reading wins

Draws

Ipswich wins

Goals / meeting

2.00

2 goals in 1 meeting · small sample

Both scored

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 1.5

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 2.5

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 3.5

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Reading clean sheets

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Ipswich clean sheets

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Corners / meeting

22.00

1 with corner data · small sample

Cards / meeting

7.00

1 with card data · small sample

Ipswich v ReadingSat, 16 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-182–0HT 2–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Reading at homeDWWLWD

Sat, 3 Octv Bradford1–1C 9–5 · Y 2–3
Sat, 19 Septv Notts County2–0C 4–1 · Y 2–1
Tue, 15 Septv Brentford1–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Septv Blackpool3–1C 6–3 · Y 0–1
Wed, 2 Septv Mansfield5–0C 5–2 · Y 1–0
Tue, 18 Augv Wycombe1–1C ––– · Y –––

Ipswich awayWDDLWL

Sat, 19 Sept@ Everton0–1C 4–4 · Y 2–2
Sat, 12 Sept@ Crystal Palace3–2C 3–6 · Y 3–2
Sun, 30 Aug@ Man United2–5C 4–8 · Y 3–1
Tue, 28 Apr@ Southampton2–2C 9–5 · Y 2–0
Sat, 25 Apr@ West Brom0–0C 6–2 · Y 3–2
Wed, 22 Apr@ Charlton2–1C 4–1 · Y 2–2

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Reading at home, Ipswich away

52%
Both teams scored
League 50%
23 + 23 matches
98%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
23 + 23 matches
74%
Over 1.5 goals
League 73%
23 + 23 matches
48%
Over 2.5 goals
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
28%
Over 3.5 goals
League 25%
23 + 23 matches
9%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
23 + 23 matches
2.6
Avg total goals
League 2.55
23 + 23 matches
67%
1st half over 0.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
24%
1st half over 1.5
League 32%
23 + 23 matches
10.8
Corners per match
League 10.29
23 + 23 matches
78%
Corners over 8.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
65%
Corners over 9.5
League 57%
23 + 23 matches
50%
Corners over 10.5
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
3.6
Cards per match
League 3.63
23 + 23 matches
48%
Cards over 3.5
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
33%
Cards over 4.5
League 33%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2017-18

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2017-18

Home and away Overall

Reading at home, Ipswich away

Reading (home)		Ipswich (away)
20	Position	12
DWWDL	Last 5, oldest to newest	LLLLW
23	Played	23
1.00	Points per match	1.17
22%	Win %	35%
1.09	Scored / match	1.22
1.52	Conceded / match	1.43
2.61	Avg total goals	2.65
52%	Both scored	52%
17%	Clean sheets	17%
35%	Failed to score	30%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

ReadingIpswich

0.571st half scored / match0.48
0.521st half conceded / match0.52
0.522nd half scored / match0.74
1.002nd half conceded / match0.91
26%Leading at half-time26%
70%1st half over 0.565%
30%1st half over 1.517%
83%2nd half over 0.578%
48%2nd half over 1.557%
22%Scored in both halves13%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Reading at home, Ipswich away, this season.

Goals

ReadingIpswich

1.09Scored / match1.22
1.52Conceded / match1.43
2.61Match total / match2.65
65%Scored 1+70%
30%Scored 2+35%
83%Conceded 1+83%
52%Conceded 2+39%
78%Match over 1.570%
48%Match over 2.548%
30%Match over 3.526%

Shots and xG

ReadingIpswich

11.57Shots for8.74
12.87Shots against15.22
3.78On target for2.65
4.48On target against4.96
9%Shot conversion14%

Corners

ReadingIpswich

5.83Corners for4.87
4.39Corners against6.57
10.22Match total11.43
74%Over 7.591%
70%Over 8.587%
61%Over 9.570%
52%Over 10.548%
30%Over 11.544%

Cards

ReadingIpswich

1.65Cards for2.35
1.74Cards against1.39
3.39Match total3.74
57%Over 2.570%
48%Over 3.548%
35%Over 4.530%
26%Over 5.517%
10.83Fouls committed14.13

Referee this season

K Stroud

Matches

Cards / match

4.19

27 matches

Over 3.5 cards

59%

27 matches

Over 4.5 cards

44%

27 matches

Fouls / match

24.89

27 matches

The table, 2017-18

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
10	Sheffield United	46	7	69
11	Bristol City	46	9	67
12	Ipswich	46	-3	60
13	Leeds	46	-5	60
14	Norwich	46	-11	60
18	Hull	46	0	49
19	Birmingham	46	-30	46
20	Reading	46	-22	44
21	Bolton	46	-35	43
22	Barnsley	46	-24	41

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