Saturday , 14 November 2026

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Queens Park Rangers FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Loftus Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan Cousins 48' Y
Josh Scowen 52' Y
Y 62' John Swift
Y 68' John O'Shea
Darnell Furlong 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Loftus Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Adam Matthews
  • Referee Graham Kane
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 6.4 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

3
5
2
Queens Park Rangers FC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Reading FC 2018-10-02 Reading FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Reading FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 3–0 W
22 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
08 Dec Leeds United FC A 1–2 L
01 Dec Hull City AFC H 2–3 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Millwall FC A 0–1 L
22 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 0–1 L
15 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
08 Dec Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
01 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
3/4
31-45
6/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
Richard Kone 5 G 1 A
Paul Smyth 3 G 1 A
Jimmy Dunne 3 G
Ilias Chair 2 G 1 A
Rumarn Burrell 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Queens Park Rangers FC and Reading FC get this one started.
  • 5' Queens Park Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 10' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Queens Park Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jose Manuel Gomes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Queens Park Rangers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' John O'Shea, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 48' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a Yellow card on 48.
  • 52' Josh Scowen was booked on 52.
  • 57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 62' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 67' Queens Park Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 68' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Darnell Furlong. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Queens Park Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Daniel Loader on, Sone Aluko off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Garath McCleary by Josh Sims on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve McClaren

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Gomes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
John Swift 4
Lyndon Dykes 3
Jeff Hendrick 2
Tyler Roberts 2
Michael Olise 1
Yakou Meite 1
Andre Gray 1
Toni Leistner 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Reading FC 2018-10-02 Reading FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2018-12-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2018-12-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2018-12-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2018-12-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-12-08 Leeds United FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2018-12-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Hull City AFC L

Reading FC Form

2018-12-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2018-12-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2018-12-22 Reading FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2018-12-15 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2018-12-08 Reading FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2018-12-01 Reading FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.1 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC47% Draw32% Reading FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Reading FC
53%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Reading FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC28% Draw57% Reading FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.2%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
2.6%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 25% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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