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Reading
2 - 2
Ipswich

Williams (2' og.), Ehibhaimha (87')
Craig (76'), McIntyre (90+6')
FT
(aet)
C (45+5'), Ladapo (59')
Evans (39'), Humphreys (41'), Edmundson (87')
Ipswich win 3-1 on penalties

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Reading and Ipswich Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Exeter 2-1 Reading
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in League One

Ipswich Town

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Ipswich 3-4 Leeds
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in Championship

We say: Reading 1-2 Ipswich Town

 What Reading have lacked away from the Madejski Stadium so far this term, they have often made up for in front of their own supporters, and an Ipswich side whose morale took quite the hit at the weekend should not have it all their own way. Changes can be expected on the visitors' end in particular, but McKenna's troops have a glint in their eyes in front of goal right now and ought to secure a hard-fought win en route to round three. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ipswich Town win with a probability of 52.26%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Reading had a probability of 23.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.71%) and 0-2 (9.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.33%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (6.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawIpswich Town
23.83% (-0.252 -0.25) 23.91% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01) 52.26% (0.268 0.27)
Both teams to score 54.01% (-0.25 -0.25)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.77% (-0.192 -0.19)47.23% (0.198 0.2)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.54% (-0.18 -0.18)69.46% (0.18599999999999 0.19)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.91% (-0.32499999999999 -0.32)34.09% (0.33000000000001 0.33)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.22% (-0.353 -0.35)70.78% (0.358 0.36)
Ipswich Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.95% (0.029999999999987 0.03)18.05% (-0.025000000000002 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.05% (0.050000000000004 0.05)48.95% (-0.043999999999997 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Reading 23.83%
    Ipswich Town 52.25%
    Draw 23.91%
ReadingDrawIpswich Town
1-0 @ 6.62% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-1 @ 6.1% (-0.054 -0.05)
2-0 @ 3.56% (-0.034 -0.03)
3-1 @ 2.19% (-0.039 -0.04)
3-2 @ 1.87% (-0.032 -0.03)
3-0 @ 1.28% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 2.21%
Total : 23.83%
1-1 @ 11.33%
0-0 @ 6.15% (0.050999999999999 0.05)
2-2 @ 5.22% (-0.042 -0.04)
3-3 @ 1.07% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 23.91%
0-1 @ 10.53% (0.1 0.1)
1-2 @ 9.71% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-2 @ 9.02% (0.089 0.09)
1-3 @ 5.54% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-3 @ 5.15% (0.056 0.06)
2-3 @ 2.98% (-0.022 -0.02)
1-4 @ 2.37% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
0-4 @ 2.2% (0.025 0.02)
2-4 @ 1.28% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 3.49%
Total : 52.25%

How you voted: Reading vs Ipswich

Reading
27.5%
Ipswich Town
72.5%
40
Head to Head
Mar 2, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 35
Ipswich
1-2
Reading
Edwards (83')
Nsiala (57'), Nolan (65'), Edwards (85')
Oliveira (19'), Barrow (90')
Blackett (12'), Oliveira (13'), Moore (37'), Barrow (90')
> Match Report
Nov 10, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 17
Reading
2-2
Ipswich
Meite (7', 84')
Barrow (13')
Edwards (5'), Sears (11')
Chambers (45'), Spence (86')
Apr 28, 2018 3pm
Reading
0-4
Ipswich
Waghorn (71'), Spence (79'), Sears (90'), Connolly (90')
Dec 16, 2017 3pm
Ipswich
2-0
Reading
Connolly (3'), Garner (27')
Waghorn (34'), Knudsen (70'), Webster (89')

Barrow (8'), Bacuna (9'), McShane (52'), Edwards (66')
Feb 4, 2017 3pm
Ipswich
2-2
Reading
Lawrence (43', 61')
Knudsen (93')
Mutch (52'), Obita (78')
Grabban (85'), Evans (89')
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