Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Tom Ince
Y 28' Andy Yiadom
Jack Colback 32' Y
Y 38' Danny Drinkwater
Y 50' Michael Morrison
Keinan Davis 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-03-12 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 Reading FC 2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Reading FC H 4–0 W
04 Mar Sheffield United FC A 1–1 D
26 Feb Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
22 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
12 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
09 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 0–4 L
05 Mar Millwall FC H 0–1 L
26 Feb Blackpool FC A 1–4 L
22 Feb Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W
19 Feb Preston North End FC A 3–2 W
16 Feb Peterborough United FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to City Ground, Nottingham that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Reading FC.
  • 1' GOAL! Keinan Davis scores on 1.
  • 6' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Yates, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 8 goals in the last 8 games.
  • 9' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tom Ince on 9.
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 24' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andy Yiadom.
  • 32' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' 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.
  • 38' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 41' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cafu is hanging Max Lowe on the field on 41 minute.
  • 46' It’s high time Steve Cooper made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Michael Morrison.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Andy Rinomhota is replaced by Ovie Ejaria.
  • 62' Goal! Keinan Davis scores his 20 goal in 355 matches.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Keinan Davis.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' Sam Surridge has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keinan Davis on 70 minute.
  • 72' Another change for Reading FC made on 72 minute. Danny Drinkwater leaves to be changed by Lucas Joao.
  • 75' GOAL! Ryan Yates scores on 75.
  • 78' Xande Silva is replacing Brennan Johnson for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 80' GOAL! Sam Surridge scores on 80.
  • 85' Steve Cook needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Junior Hoilett made 372 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Reading FC.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keinan Davis 2
Lewis Grabban 1
Sam Surridge 1
Ben Watson 1
Tobias Figueiredo 1
Michael Morrison 1
Lucas Joao 1
Yakou Meite 1

Head to Head

2022-03-12 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 Reading FC 2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-03-12 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 Reading FC W 2022-03-04 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2022-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-02-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2022-02-12 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W

Reading FC Form

2022-03-12 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2022-03-05 Reading FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2022-02-26 Blackpool FC 4–1 Reading FC L 2022-02-22 Reading FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-02-19 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC W 2022-02-16 Peterborough United FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.85 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC57% Draw24% Reading FC19%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Reading FC
43%
Nottingham Forest FC or Reading FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC41% Draw44% Reading FC15%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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