Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 80' Modou Barrow

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Reading FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Ian Cooper
6 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
4
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Reading FC H 1–0 W
07 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
03 Aug Derby County FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Reading FC get us underway at .
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 394 games and scored 463 goals.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Nottingham Forest 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.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Liam Kelly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' It’s high time Paul Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Reading FC have won 463 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Baldock, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Matty Cash on, Gil Dias off on 56 minutes.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Sam Baldock as he leaves the pitch. Marc McNulty steps in for Reading FC.
  • 64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 68' The deadlock is broken! Hillel Soudani gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
  • 71' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. David Meyler departs to be replaced by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 76' Scotland international Marc McNulty has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 78' Jack Robinson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Lolley on 78 minute.
  • 80' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 80.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Tyler Blackett is replaced by Omar Richards on 83 minute.
  • 88' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Reading FC.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC51% Draw31% Reading FC18%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Reading FC
49%
Nottingham Forest FC or Reading FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC31% Draw57% Reading FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7%
3 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
2.8%
3 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 27% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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