Brighton vs Reading

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 25 Feb 2017 17:30 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Brighton 2 · Reading 3
Referee Stats
25 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 48%
Draws 36%
Away wins 16%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-12).
  • Reading controlled possession (64%).
  • Brighton had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 17-3-3

Goals For / Against

46 / 14
Avg: 2.00 / 0.61

Points

54
Avg: 2.35

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

2
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

25
W-D-L: 10-4-11

Goals For / Against

34 / 49
Avg: 1.36 / 1.96

Points

34
Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.35
PPG
1.36
2.00
GF
1.36
0.61
GA
1.96
57%
O2.5
65%
39%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Brighton rank2nd
Reading rank3rd
Brighton points93
Reading points85
Brighton: #2 · 93 pts · GD +34
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #3 · 85 pts · GD +4
8 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W W
Points12/15
Weighted index67
Goals9-3
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals12-13
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home91%
Brighton clean sheet at home52%
Reading score away74%
Reading clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first0%
Brighton win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Brighton score at home2.00 vs 1.50
Brighton concede at home0.61 vs 1.11
Reading score away1.36 vs 1.11
Reading concede away1.96 vs 1.50
Brighton score 33% above league average, while Reading score 22% above league average.
Defensive side: Brighton are 45% below league average at home, and Reading are 31% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Brighton goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
15
12
Shots off Goal
8
4
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
4
7
Ball Possession
36%
64%
Corner Kicks
6
5
Fouls
13
6
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
305
542
Passes Accurate
233
445
Passes %
76%
82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Brighton vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season