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Leeds United FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Leeds United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Tue 27 Nov 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ezgjan Alioski 44' Y
Barry Douglas 55' Y
Y 64' Garath McCleary
Y 75' Leandro Bacuna
Stuart Dallas 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Reading FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Mike Dean

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
Leeds United FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-27 Leeds United FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Reading FC H 1–0 W
24 Nov Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
10 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L
04 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
27 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
24 Oct Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
24 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
10 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
03 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
23 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Leeds United FC face off against Reading FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Northern Ireland international Bailey Peacock-Farrell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Ezgjan Alioski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leeds United FC tonight.
  • 15' It’s high time Marcelo Bielsa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Leandro Bacuna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leeds United FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 44' Egzijan Alioski picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Leeds United AFC make a change. Lewis Baker trudges off to be replaced by Samuel Saiz on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Leeds United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Barry Douglas on 55.
  • 60' Leeds United AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Stuart Dallas on 60.
  • 61' Reading FC ring the changes. John Swift has done his job and it is now time for Garath McCleary to step up.
  • 64' Garath McCleary has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' It is a cagey affair so far. Leeds United FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 70' Josh Sims is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yakou Meite at the 70 minute mark.
  • 73' Jamie Shackleton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mateusz Klich at the 73 minute mark.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leandro Bacuna.
  • 77' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Liam Kelly exits the field as Marc McNulty enters on 77.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Stuart Dallas on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Leeds United FC have won 532 goals from 358 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Reading FC.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.25 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC53% Draw30% Reading FC17%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Reading FC
47%
Leeds United FC or Reading FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC33% Draw56% Reading FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
18.4%
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 2
2.5%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 27% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 12% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.