Reading FC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Reading FC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship at Madejski Stadium.
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren Drysdale
- Referee Geoff Eltringham
- Referee Mark Pottage
- Referee Matt Foley
13 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 2.9 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Feb Aston Villa FC H 0–0 D 29 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 19 Jan Derby County FC A 1–2 L 12 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W 05 Jan Manchester United FC A 0–2 L 01 Jan Swansea City AFC H 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Feb Reading FC A 0–0 D 26 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W 19 Jan Hull City AFC H 2–2 D 12 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 0–3 L 05 Jan Swansea City AFC H 0–3 L 01 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–2 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Madejski Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Reading FC and Aston Villa FC.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mile Jedinak, as he is very good at scoring at Madejski Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Ovie Ejaria has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 44 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Glenn Whelan.
- 53' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
- 55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nelson Oliveira.
- 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liam Moore suffering a number of foals already.
- 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andy Yiadom.
- 67' The whistle greets Callum Harriott as he departs to be replaced by Omar Richards.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Sone Aluko. He replaces Lewis Baker on 70 minute.
- 73' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Nelson Oliveira is replaced by Yakou Meite on 73 minute.
- 74' The whistle greets Glenn Whelan as he departs to be replaced by Tom Carroll.
- 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tammy Abraham made 337 appearances and scored 86 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 337 games and scored 373 goals.
- 87' Tom Carroll was booked on 87.
- 89' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. John McGinn is replaced by Mile Jedinak on 89 minute.
- 90' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Reading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 6
- 10
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15
Callum Harriott ↓ Omar Richards 67'
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- 3
- 26
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22
Nelson Oliveira ↓ Yakou Meite 73'
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16
Lewis Baker ↓ Sone Aluko 70'
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- 18
Bench
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21
Yakou Meite ↑ 73'
- 2
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27
Omar Richards ↑ 67'
- 12
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14
Sone Aluko ↑ 70'
- 17
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Coach Jose Manuel GomesAston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 40
- 18
- 21
- 3
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37
Albert Adomah ↓ Jonathan Kodjia 74'
- 14
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6
Glenn Whelan ↓ Tom Carroll 74'
- 22
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7
John McGinn ↓ Mile Jedinak 89'
- 24
- 28
Bench
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11
Tom Carroll ↑ 74'
- 30
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Mile Jedinak ↑ 89'
- 27
- 17
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26
Jonathan Kodjia ↑ 74'
- 12
Coach Dean Smith -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sam Baldock 1 Sam Baldock 1 Ahmed El Mohamady 1 Ahmed El Mohamady 1 Reading FC Form
Aston Villa FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.07 Reading FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.77 Aston Villa FC xGI would bet for: Reading FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 72%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.84Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 82% 18% ± 1.5 55% 45% ± 2.5 28% 72% ± 3.5 12% 88% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
Reading FC or Draw 75%Draw or Aston Villa FC 58%Reading FC or Aston Villa FC 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 15.6%1 – 1 14%0 – 1 10.8%2 – 0 8.6%2 – 1 6.9%1 – 2 4.9%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 0 3%2 – 2 2.8%3 – 1 2.5%1 – 3 1.3%Asian Handicap — Reading FC
Handicap Reading FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 24% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 17% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Reading FC keeps clean sheet 47% ✗Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.