Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2022-23
Norwich City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Fri 30 Dec 2022 · 19:45 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Grant Hanley 2' Y
Sam McCallum 31' Y
Y 59' Tom Holmes
Y 77' Loum Ndiaye
Gabriel Sara 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

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

3
3
Norwich City FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-30 Norwich City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC 2020-12-16 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Reading FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–2 L
17 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–2 L
10 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
12 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
05 Nov Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
27 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
16 Dec Birmingham City FC A 2–3 L
10 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
12 Nov Hull City AFC A 2–1 W
08 Nov Watford FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Norwich City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 2' Grant Hanley was booked on 2.
  • 7' 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' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Nesta Guinness-Walker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Sam McCallum gets a Yellow card.
  • 36' Kenny McLean has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' Norwich City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 54' Adam Idah puts Norwich City FC on the lead.
  • 59' Tom Holmes is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Yakou Meite. He replaces Lucas Joao on 65 minute.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' Nesta Guinness-Walker has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom McIntyre on 74 minute.
  • 75' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Marcelino Nunez by Kieran Dowell on 75 minute.
  • 77' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' Gabriel Sara was booked on 79.
  • 83' What a strike from Andy Carroll! The score is 1-1.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Naby Sarr made 378 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' Amadou Salif Mbengue has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Hoilett on 89 minute.
  • 90' Isaac Hayden has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam McCallum on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Kieran Dowell 2
Ben Godfrey 1
Michael Olise 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Emiliano Buendia 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Joshua Laurent 1

Head to Head

2022-12-30 Norwich City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC 2020-12-16 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC

Norwich City FC Form

2022-12-30 Norwich City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-12-26 Luton Town FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-12-10 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2022-11-12 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-11-05 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W

Reading FC Form

2022-12-30 Norwich City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-12-27 Reading FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2022-12-16 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2022-11-12 Hull City AFC 1–2 Reading FC W 2022-11-08 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Reading FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC42% Draw28% Reading FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Reading FC
58%
Norwich City FC or Reading FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC29% Draw47% Reading FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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