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

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
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Norwich City FC host Reading FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Norwich City FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Carrow Road. Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Emiliano Martinez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 20' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Marco Stiepermann is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
  • 30' Yakou Meite has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Norwich City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Onel Hernandez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 48' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' Norwich City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 62' Lewis Baker was booked on 62.
  • 67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' Jordan Rhodes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Todd Cantwell on 70 minute.
  • 75' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Garath McCleary on, Modou Barrow off on 77 minutes.
  • 81' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mario Vrancic is hanging Jamal Lewis on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Ben Godfrey adds to his 0 season tally! Norwich City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 88' A goal from the Germany international Christoph Zimmermann! He fires home on 88 to make it 2-1!
  • 90' Andy Rinomhota is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Timm Klose on, Teemu Pukki off on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Jeff Hendrick 1
Teemu Pukki 1
Grant Hanley 1
Yakou Meite 1
Andy Carroll 1
Andy Rinomhota 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.