Coventry City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Coventry City FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.
- Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr Reading FC H 2–1 W 19 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D 15 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–0 W 10 Apr Watford FC H 2–2 D 07 Apr Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D 01 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–2 L 19 Apr Luton Town FC H 1–1 D 15 Apr Burnley FC H 0–0 D 10 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–2 L 07 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D 01 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–1 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Coventry City FC0-152/–16-302/131-451/146-602/161-751/176+7/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Coventry City FCHaji Wright 17 G 1 A Brandon Thomas-Asante 13 G 4 A Ellis Simms 13 G 3 A Victor Torp 10 G 7 A Ephron Mason-Clark 10 G 6 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Coventry City FC to score. At the same time, Reading FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 12' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tom Holmes.
- 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gustavo Hamer made 221 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 363 games and scored 372 goals.
- 27' It’s high time Noel Hunt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 32' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Jake Bidwell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 36' GOAL! Matt Godden scores on 36.
- 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nesta Guinness-Walker.
- 46' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Mamadi Camara is replaced by Tyrese Fornah.
- 51' Goal! Lucas Joao scores his 62 goal in 370 matches.
- 54' Gustavo Hamer puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
- 56' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Andy Yiadom gets a Yellow card.
- 58' Brooke Norton-Cuffy is replacing Fankaty Dabo for the Coventry City FC side.
- 61' Josh Wilson-Esbrand was booked on 61.
- 63' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Kelvin Ehibhaimha by Tom McIntyre on 63 minute.
- 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
- 74' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Femi Azeez is replaced by Shane Long on 74 minute.
- 79' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Jonathan Panzo is replaced by Kyle McFadzean.
- 80' Tyler Walker has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Godden on 80 minute.
- 81' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Gustavo Hamer gets a Yellow card.
- 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 87' Josh Eccles was booked on 87.
- 88' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 88.
- 90' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Brooke Norton-Cuffy gets a Yellow card.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Reading FC.
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Lineups
Coventry City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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24
Matt Godden ↓ Tyler Walker 80'
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- 38
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Jonathan Panzo ↓ Kyle McFadzean 79'
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Bench
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19
Tyler Walker ↑ 80'
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Kyle McFadzean ↑ 79'
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Jake Bidwell ↑ 80'
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Brooke Norton-Cuffy ↑ 58'
Coach Mark RobinsReading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 17
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Femi Azeez ↓ Shane Long 74'
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28
Mamadi Camara ↓ Tyrese Fornah 46'
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Bench
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Shane Long ↑ 74'
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Tom McIntyre ↑ 63'
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Tyrese Fornah ↑ 46'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lucas Joao 4 Matt Godden 3 Gustavo Hamer 3 John Swift 2 Jamie Allen 2 Andy Yiadom 2 Michael Rose 2 Ian Maatsen 1 Head to Head
Coventry City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.46 Coventry City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.32 Reading FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Coventry City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.78Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Coventry City FC or Draw 71%Draw or Reading FC 55%Coventry City FC or Reading FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Coventry City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.9%2 – 1 Actual0 – 0 8.1%1 – 0 8.1%1 – 2 7.6%0 – 1 7.2%2 – 0 6.5%2 – 2 5.6%0 – 2 5.3%3 – 1 4.1%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 0 3.1%Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC
Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Reading FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 20% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 18% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Reading FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.