Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Leeds United FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Leeds United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Tue 27 Nov 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ezgjan Alioski 44' Y
Barry Douglas 55' Y
Y 64' Garath McCleary
Y 75' Leandro Bacuna
Stuart Dallas 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Reading FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Mike Dean

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

4
Leeds United FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-27 Leeds United FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Reading FC H 1–0 W
24 Nov Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
10 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L
04 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
27 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
24 Oct Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
24 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
10 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
03 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
23 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Leeds United FC vs Reading FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 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.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anssi Jaakkola, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leeds United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Barry Douglas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' A moment of madness from Egzijan Alioski on 44 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Leeds United AFC will be frustrated.
  • 46' A change in the Leeds United AFC ranks — Lewis Baker exits the field as Samuel Saiz enters on 46.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Leeds United AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' Stuart Dallas does the damage! The net is bulging and Leeds United AFC surge ahead!
  • 61' Garath McCleary is ready to make an impact after coming on for John Swift at the 61 minute mark.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Garath McCleary.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Sims is hanging Yakou Meite on the field on 70 minute.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Leeds United AFC — Jamie Shackleton on, Mateusz Klich off on 73 minutes.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Leandro Bacuna is booked for Reading FC — Yellow card on 75.
  • 77' Marc McNulty is ready to make an impact after coming on for Liam Kelly at the 77 minute mark.
  • 81' Stuart Dallas is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 86' Garath McCleary has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.25 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC53% Draw30% Reading FC17%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Reading FC
47%
Leeds United FC or Reading FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC33% Draw56% Reading FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
18.4%
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 2
2.5%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 27% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 12% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.