Reading 5–1 Carlisle: Result & Stats | League One

Reading

FT

5 – 1

HT: 3 – 1

Carlisle

11/28/2023

League One · Round 20Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

Reading53%

×Draw25%

Carlisle22%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

ReadingExpected goals in this matchCarlisle

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.64

0.97

Reading

1.64

Carlisle

0.97

Reading creates 69% more chances

Season form · 69 home / 23 away

1.58

creates per match

0.87

1.06

allows per match

1.70

creates per match

Reading

1.58

Carlisle

0.87

allows per match

Reading

1.06

Carlisle

1.70

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Reading+0.00on par

Carlisle+0.00on par

Total goals

Under52
Over48

Close call

Both teams score

No50
Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Reading ↓

Carlisle →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–17%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–112%

1–26%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–010%

2–110%

2–25%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–05%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

73%27%2.5

48%52%3.5

26%74%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Reading or draw

78%

Reading or Carlisle

75%

Draw or Carlisle

47%

Winning margin

Reading wins by 2+

28%

Carlisle wins by 2+

8%

Team goals

Reading 1+ goals

81%

Reading 2+ goals

49%

Reading 3+ goals

23%

Carlisle 1+ goals

62%

Carlisle 2+ goals

25%

Carlisle 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Reading (draw refunded)

70%

Carlisle (draw refunded)

30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

38%

Both score & under 3

12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Reading at home — creates 1.58, concedes 1.06 · 69 matches

Carlisle away — creates 0.87, concedes 1.70 · 23 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Reading attack 1.58 + Carlisle defence 1.70 → ÷2 → 1.64

Carlisle attack 0.87 + Reading defence 1.06 → ÷2 → 0.97

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 53%?"

Reading scores more

53%

level

25%

Carlisle scores more

22%

Reading at 53% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 53% does not mean "Reading will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff