Thursday , 2 July 2026

Coventry City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Coventry City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 22 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Tom Holmes
Y 43' Nesta Guinness-Walker
Y 56' Andy Yiadom
Josh Wilson-Esbrand 61' Y
Gustavo Hamer 81' Y
Josh Eccles 87' Y
Tyler Walker 88' Y
Brooke Norton-Cuffy 90' Y
Y 90' Tyrese Fornah

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.

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

4
2
Coventry City FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC 2021-08-21 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2021-01-19 Reading FC 3–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Coventry City FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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 Callum Doyle suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 374 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 12' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 17' Cesare Casadei needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 27' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Lumley made 378 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Coventry City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Matt Godden on 36.
  • 41' It’s high time Noel Hunt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nesta Guinness-Walker.
  • 46' Another change for Reading FC made on 46 minute. Mamadi Camara leaves to be changed by Tyrese Fornah.
  • 51' GOAL! Lucas Joao scores on 51.
  • 54' Coventry City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gustavo Hamer on 54.
  • 56' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 58' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Fankaty Dabo by Brooke Norton-Cuffy on 58 minute.
  • 61' Coventry City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 63' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom McIntyre is hanging Kelvin Ehibhaimha on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 74' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shane Long is hanging Femi Azeez on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' Kyle McFadzean has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Panzo on 79 minute.
  • 80' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 80 minute. Matt Godden leaves to be changed by Tyler Walker.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Gustavo Hamer gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Wilson, as he is very good at scoring at Coventry Building Society Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Josh Eccles. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Tyler Walker was booked on 88.
  • 90' Brooke Norton-Cuffy was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Noel Hunt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 4
Matt Godden 3
Gustavo Hamer 3
John Swift 2
Jamie Allen 2
Andy Yiadom 2
Michael Rose 2
Sam McCallum 1

Head to Head

2023-04-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC 2021-08-21 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2021-01-19 Reading FC 3–0 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-04-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-04-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Coventry City FC W 2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-04-07 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-01 Coventry City FC 0–4 Stoke City FC L

Reading FC Form

2023-04-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2023-04-19 Reading FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2023-04-15 Reading FC 0–0 Burnley FC D 2023-04-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2023-04-07 Reading FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-04-01 Bristol City FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC45% Draw26% Reading FC29%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC29% Draw46% Reading FC25%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 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.