Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Wed 22 Jan 2020 · 19:45 UTC The City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Pele
Yuri Ribeiro 65' Y
Y 72' Ovie Ejaria

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Reading FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Smith
  • Referee Joshua Smith
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee David Webb

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

2
4
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-01-12 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-08-11 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Reading FC H 1–1 D
19 Jan Luton Town FC H 3–1 W
11 Jan Reading FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–2 W
29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
18 Jan Millwall FC A 0–2 L
11 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
01 Jan Fulham FC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Preston North End FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at The City Ground!
  • 5' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pele.
  • 28' Reading FC have won 433 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Baldock is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Ovie Ejaria has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 402 appearances.
  • 61' Joao Carvalho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Samba Sow at the 61 minute mark.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Yuri Ribeiro. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Ovie Ejaria. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 77' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 78' The crowd applauds George Puscas as he leaves the pitch. Sam Baldock steps in for Reading FC.
  • 80' Lewis Grabban has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
  • 83' GOAL! Sam Baldock fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 88' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 89' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Joe Lolley by Albert Adomah on 89 minute.
  • 90' Daniel Loader has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michael Olise on 90 minute.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keinan Davis 2
Michael Morrison 1
Lucas Joao 1
Yakou Meite 1
Hillel Soudani 1
Tom Holmes 1
Hillel Soudani 1
Scott Dann 1

Head to Head

2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-01-12 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-08-11 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Reading FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC W 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-12-29 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W

Reading FC Form

2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-01-18 Millwall FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-01-01 Fulham FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2019-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–2 Reading FC W 2019-12-26 Reading FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.29 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC43% Draw29% Reading FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Reading FC
57%
Nottingham Forest FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC28% Draw50% Reading FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
11%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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