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Norwich City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Norwich City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Reading FC
Wed 10 Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 48' Emiliano Martinez
Y 62' Lewis Baker

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee Matt Foley
  • Referee Keith Stroud

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
3
Norwich City FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC 2018-09-19 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Reading FC H 2–2 D
06 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 4–0 W
30 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
16 Mar Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
13 Mar Hull City AFC H 3–2 W
08 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Norwich City FC A 2–2 D
06 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–3 L
30 Mar Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
16 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
12 Mar Leeds United FC H 0–3 L
09 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 3–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
6/6
16-30
6/4
31-45
4/2
46-60
4/6
61-75
9/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden 4 G 4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma 4 G 2 A
Andre Brooks 3 G 2 A
Anthony Musaba 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Norwich City FC is hosting Reading FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Modou Barrow made 394 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Norwich City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
  • 25' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Tim Krul has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' GOAL! Yakou Meite fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' Andy Rinomhota has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emiliano Martinez.
  • 53' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' Lewis Baker picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' Norwich City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Rhodes. He replaces Todd Cantwell on 70 minute.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Modou Barrow as he leaves the pitch. Garath McCleary steps in for Reading FC.
  • 81' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Jamal Lewis has done his job and it is now time for Mario Vrancic to step up.
  • 86' Ben Godfrey has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
  • 88' Magnificent from Christoph Zimmermann! That is 3 goals in 383 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Andy Rinomhota makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Teemu Pukki by Timm Klose on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Gomes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Kieran Dowell 2
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Emiliano Buendia 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Joshua Laurent 1
Mario Vrancic 1
Xavier Quintilla 1

Head to Head

2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC 2018-09-19 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2019-04-06 Norwich City FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2019-03-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2019-03-16 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2019-03-13 Norwich City FC 3–2 Hull City AFC W 2019-03-08 Norwich City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Reading FC Form

2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2019-04-06 Hull City AFC 3–1 Reading FC L 2019-03-30 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2019-03-16 Stoke City FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2019-03-12 Reading FC 0–3 Leeds United FC L 2019-03-09 Reading FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.76 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC51% Draw25% Reading FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Reading FC
49%
Norwich City FC or Reading FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC36% Draw44% Reading FC20%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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